Lateral flow tests set to replace PCRs for returning travellers by half-term
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteGrant Shapps has said he wants returning international travellers to be able to use lateral flow tests instead of costly PCR tests…
Flu deaths could hit 60,000 in worst winter for 50 years, say experts
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFlu deaths could be the worst for 50 years because of lockdowns and social distancing, health chiefs have warned, as the NHS…
What your blood group says about your health
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteYou’ve probably never paid much attention to what blood type you are. Read More
Antibiotic breakthrough as new treatment could be used to kill deadly superbugs
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteScientists have created the first “living medicine” to treat bacteria that is resistant toantibiotics. Read More
52 Ghanaians contacted HIV daily in 2020; more females than males - Ghana AIDS Commission
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs of the end of last year, there were 346,120 people living with HIV in Ghana. Read More
What is self-harm? Why does it happen, and what can we do to prevent it?
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSelf-harm is an issue that often, for those it doesn’t affect, sits out of sight and out of mind. Read More
Mouthwash may protect you from Covid: Infected patients with poor oral health are more likely to become severely ill, study claims
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSwilling mouthwash every morning could help to protect you against Covid, another study has suggested. Read More
First malaria vaccine could be rolled out to billions as World Health Organisation experts give approval
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe first vaccine against malaria could be rolled out to billions of people after key advisers to the World Health Organisation (WHO)…
Covid bombshell: Wuhan scientists plotted to 'create new coronavirus' before outbreak
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSince the outbreak of Covid in late 2019, the Wuhan lab has been at the heart of a raging debate about a…
The drive to beat HIV for good is doomed to failure if it continues to ignore women
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMy mum gave birth to me in 1981, the same year as the first cases of what would come to be as…