In Africa, stigma surrounding coronavirus hinders response
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAfter 23 days in quarantine in Uganda — far longer than required — Jimmy Spire Ssentongo walked free in part because of…
Early oxygen use contributed to more recoveries says research unit
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe early administration of oxygen contributed to lower fatalities and recoveries in COVID-19 patients, according to the Clinical HIV Research Unit at…
Don't call obese people chunky: Doctors are urged avoid using non-medical terms when talking to overweight patients in case they increase stigma
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteDoctors have been urged to avoid using ‘judgemental’, ‘threatening’ or non-medical terms such as ‘chunky’ when treating obese patients. Read More
Groups protest exclusion of HIV-infected people from coronavirus vaccine trials
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs large trials get underway to test the vaccines needed to stop the global coronavirus pandemic, one group has realized they are…
Coronavirus: India records 57,000 cases, highest daily jump
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIndia recorded the steepest spike of 57,118 new cases in the past 24 hours, taking its coronavirus caseload close to 1.7 million,…
COVID-19 may increase risk of blot cots in women who are pregnant or taking birth control pills
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCOVID-19 may increase the risk of blot cots in women who are pregnant or taking estrogen with birth control or hormone replacement…
DOCTORS CALL FOR RESEARCH INTO COVID-19 BLOOD CLOT RISK FOR WOMEN ON BIRTH CONTROL
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWomen who are pregnant, taking oestrogen birth control, or undergoing hormone replacement therapy (HRT), may be at higher risk of developing blood clots…
After a Supreme Court ruling, yes, your boss can now take away your birth control
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Reading Time: < 1 minute“When I was in my late 20s, my doctor prescribed birth control pills for me in order to slow the progression of…
The Boy Made the Difference is harrowing yet realistic tale of the effects of HIV/AIDS
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Boy Made the Difference, the debut novel from Matt Bishop, former communications director for the McLaren F1 team Read More
Groups protest exclusion of HIV-infected people from coronavirus vaccine trials
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Reading Time: < 1 minute As large trials get underway to test the vaccines needed to stop the global coronavirus pandemic, one group has realized they…