Flavoured generic HIV drug for babies to be rolled out in Africa in 2021
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA strawberry-flavoured tablet for children living with HIV will be rolled out in African countries in 2021, Read More
US sees its deadliest day of pandemic so far with 2,879 deaths as hospitalizations reach a record 100,667 and LA is reduced to a ghost town after mayor tells residents to 'cancel everything' - while Biden warns of 250K more deaths by January
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteLos Angeles was reduced to a ghost town following the city’s new lockdown order closing all nonessential businesses and Read More
We're beating the flu, too: NHS could DODGE a winter crisis as influenza cases fall 90% and first Covid-19 jabs arrive in UK
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFears that the NHS will be overwhelmed this winter are receding, with official figures revealing the country is virtually free of the flu…
No-lockdown Sweden will close high schools for a month in bid to stem infections after 209 deaths were recorded in the last two days
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSweden will close its high schools for a month from next Monday and students will take online classes after 209 deaths were…
The three ages when alcohol poses the greatest danger: Effect of booze on the brain is worst for unborn children, older teens and over-65s, research shows
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe three key stages of life when alcohol is most damaging to the brain have been pinpointed by researchers. Read More
WHO is looking at 'e-vaccination' certificates to allow people to travel – but says antibodies in people who have recovered from Covid-19 should not qualify for 'immunity passports'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe World Health Organisation is looking at ‘e-vaccination’ certificates to allow people given the coronavirus vaccine to travel, Read More
Ratodero HIV stats continue to rise 19 months after outbreak
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt has been 19 months since the HIV outbreak in children was unearthed in the town of Ratodero in Sindh’s Larkana district. …
Eight Nigerians Discuss Their Scariest HIV Self-Tests
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteDespite the scrapping of testing fee in government health facilities and the large donor funds Nigeria receives annually, one in five young persons…
Gareth Thomas: HIV isn’t the killer - stigma is
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWales rugby legend Gareth Evans talks about living with HIV on World AIDS Day. Read More
WHO backing boosts new vaginal ring that protects against HIV
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAccess to a long-acting vaginal ring, which was tested in SA, is a step closer after the World Health Organisation gave it…