‘We want the whole world to know’: Women and girls bear brunt of South Sudan’s extreme hunger crisis
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Reading Time: < 1 minutePibor is at the epicentre of the harrowing hunger crisis currently engulfing South Sudan. Read More
Covid has led to record levels of antidepressant use – but withdrawal can be difficult
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne of the impacts of the Covid lockdowns since March 2020 has been a widespread worsening of mental health, Read More
Hospital admissions for obese people show big jump in England
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteObesity played a role in just over one million hospital admissions in England in 2019/20 – a 17% jump on the previous…
Significant rise in India COVID variant cases in the UK as 86 areas affected
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA total of 2,323 cases of the Indian coronavirus variant have been reported in the UK, the health secretary has said. Read…
India variant will be dominant UK Covid strain ‘in next few days’
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Covid variant first detected in India is set to be become the dominant strain in the UK within days, experts have…
Why opening windows is as important as Hands, Face, Space: Leading experts argue fresh air is crucial in battle to stop Covid spreading
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteBefore we had vaccines, there were few if any weapons in the fight against Covid-19. Read More
Next best thing to a cure: Queensland researchers in huge Covid-19 breakthrough as they find a way to kill 99.9% of the virus in people's lungs
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteScientists have developed an antiviral therapy that kills off 99.9 per cent of Covid particles in the lungs of mice. Read More
Ministers prepare local Indian variant lockdown plans as Tory MPs urge Boris NOT to delay unlocking on June 21 for the sake of 'vaccine refuseniks'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMinisters are preparing emergency plans that could see local lockdowns brought in or the June 21 reopening delayed over concerns about the…
Fifty Indian doctors die from Covid in a day and the country's daily fatality toll hits 4,329 as rural leaders say official count ignores 'entire families wiped out'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFifty Indian doctors have died from coronavirus in a single day as the country struggles with a punishing second wave of infections and…
Tokyo doctors call for cancellation of Olympic Games due to COVID-19
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA top medical organisation has thrown its weight behind calls to cancel the Tokyo Olympics saying hospitals are already overwhelmed as the…