CDC confirms monkeypox case in Texas emanating from Nigeria
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Reading Time: < 1 minutehe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Texas Department of State Health Services have confirmed a case of human…
Deaths from drug overdoses rose to record 93,000 in 2020 during pandemic
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA record 93,000 people died of drug overdoses last year as the country continues to struggle with its ongoing opioid crisis amid the coronavirus pandemic….
Covid-19 has made period poverty worse with increasing numbers of girls skipping school when on their period
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Reading Time: < 1 minutePeriod poverty has become worse among young girls in the UK during the coronavirus pandemic with increasing numbers of pupils skipping school…
Covid-19 likely to become common cold – but could it take centuries?
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAround 20,000 years ago, about the same time that humans first started to keep dogs as pets, a coronavirus epidemic swept through…
Walking in the fresh air is good for the brain
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteDuring the Covid-19 pandemic many people took to walking outdoors as a rare permitted activity during lockdown, Read More
COPD symptoms - the four early warning signs of COPD
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) develops slowly over several years. Read More
Covid cases surge among young men coinciding with Euro 2020, new data suggests
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteData from Public Health England (PHE) suggests the number of people testing positive for the virus has rapidly increased since the Euro 2020…
Covid news – live: Travel chaos as France becomes amber-plus and ‘pingdemic threatens food supplies’
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteLess than 60 hours ahead of 19 July, when international travel to amber list countries was set to become quarantine-free for travellers…
Norovirus cases three times higher than usual, warns Public Health England
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCases of norovirus were almost three times higher in the last five weeks when compared to normal levels, Public Health England (PHE)…
Coronavirus – Africa: COVID-19 deaths in Africa surge more than 40% over previous week
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAfrica has recorded a 43% week-on-week rise in COVID-19 deaths, as hospital admissions increase rapidly and countries face shortages in oxygen and…