Africa detecting just one in seven Covid-19 cases, says WHO study
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteOnly one in seven Covid-19 infections in Africa is being detected, meaning the continent’s estimated infection level may be 59 million people,…
Time to ditch the sausages? Reducing consumption of red and processed meat and eating more fruit and vegetables could increase the average life expectancy by EIGHT MONTHS, study finds
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteReducing the consumption of red and processed meat and eating more fruit and vegetables could increase the average life expectancy by eight…
'THIS IS ALARMING': WHO SAYS TB DEATHS ON THE RISE AGAIN GLOBALLY DUE TO COVID
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteTuberculosis is on the rise again globally for the first time in a decade, linked to disruptions in access to healthcare because…
UN honours Henrietta Lacks, whose cells transformed medical research worldwide
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis Wednesday, the UN World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, recognized her world-changing legacy with a special award. Read…
Online calculator predicts YOUR risk of catching incurable STIs – as UK is ‘gonorrhoea capital of Europe’
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAcross the country, searches for ‘sexually transmitted infections’ (STIs) have gone up by 100 per cent in the last month alone. Read…
What If TB, HIV Medicines Stop Working? Experts Unite Against Drug Resistance
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne year and 10 months ago when first case of corona virus was reported in Wuhan, China, entire world was terrified Read…
Save babies by giving HIV pre-exposure treatment to breastfeeding moms, experts urge
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt has proven effective in protecting young women and other high-risk populations from HIV infection, Read More
New test rapidly detects bacteria associated with greater risk of preterm birth
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA study has found that a new device can rapidly and accurately detect changes in vaginal bacteria and corresponding immune responses in…
Osteopath: The two very simple tricks you need to know to relieve hip and back pain in SECONDS after sitting at a desk
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn osteopath has shared two simple tricks he claims can relieve back and hip pain in seconds – without seeing a doctor. …
Households with children were THREE times as likely to by hit by Covid than homes without youngsters when schools reopened last month, study shows
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteHouseholds with children were three times more likely to be hit by Covid as those without youngsters last month, Read More