India passes 20m Covid cases as calls grow for national lockdown
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIndia has passed a grim milestone of 20 million Covid-19 cases amid growing calls for the country to go into a national…
COVID-19 crisis: In a first in India, eight lions test positive in Hyderabad zoo
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteNZP officials decided to test the lions for coronavirus after wildlife veterinarians working in the park noticed coronavirus-like symptoms including loss of…
Hundreds of fat children should be given NHS weight-loss ops to reverse their type 2 diabetes, leading medic claims
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteHundreds of fat children should be offered NHS weight-loss surgery to reverse their diabetes, according to a leading medic. Read More
Diet soft drinks are no better for your health than their sugary counterpart, new study suggests
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteDrinking ‘diet’ cola or lemonade is as bad for you as full-sugar varieties, a major study suggests. Read More
The 'acid' jab that may beat back pain for good
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA once-in-a-lifetime jab may treat back pain. In a new trial, injections of lactic acid — a syrup-like substance formed in sour…
‘Gamechanger’: Uganda launches drone delivering HIV drugs to remote islands
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs the bottles of medication are carefully loaded into the body of the drone, a small crowd gathers to watch on the…
Bill and Melinda Gates announce plans to end their marriage
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMultibillionaire philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates abruptly announced on Monday that they will be separating. Read More
UN recommendations for tackling HIV/AIDS
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUnited Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that inequalities in addressing AIDS threaten global efforts to stamp out the disease as a…
India records 368,000 new coronavirus cases as catastrophic surge continues
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIndia has recorded 368,147 new coronavirus cases, including 3,417 deaths, as a catastrophic surge ripples through the country. Read More
COVID-19 oral pill could be ready by year-end: Pfizer CEO
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS-based pharmaceutical major Pfizer`s Chief Executive Officer Albert Bourla said that the company`s Covid-19 oral antiviral pill, which is in early-stage trials,…