Will a coronavirus vaccine work in obese people?
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s already well-known that being overweight is a major risk factor for contracting the novel coronavirus. Read More
Test results delay, behaviour leading to high death toll
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Reading Time: < 1 minutePoor health-seeking behaviour and the long turnaround time of Covid-19 test results are some of the reasons why Kenya is recording Read…
5,500 children contracted HIV last year — Report
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Over 5,500 children, aged 14 years and below, contracted HIV last year, according to a new report by the United Nations…
Everything you need to know about preparing for pregnancy
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSo you’ve decided to have a baby – how exciting! Read More
Africa passes 1M confirmed virus cases; true number far more
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAfrica’s confirmed coronavirus cases have surpassed 1 million, but global health experts say the true toll is likely several times higher, Read…
ViiV Healthcare announces FDA approval of an expanded indication for Dovato (dolutegravir/lamivudine), a complete two-drug regimen for virologically suppressed adults with HIV-1
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteViiV Healthcare, the global specialist HIV company majority owned by GSK, with Pfizer Inc. and Shionogi Limited as shareholders, today announced Read…
1,200 people in Kyrgyzstan learn about HIV-positive status thanks to project
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Reading Time: < 1 minute More than 1,200 people in Kyrgyzstan have learned about their HIV-positive status and more than 2,000 people living with HIV Read…
Amid a pandemic, HIV-positive patients confront reduced access to life-saving drugs, fears of social ostracisation in India
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe discourse around the coronavirus outbreak has shifted entirely to weathering the ramifications of the pandemic, Read More
Ministers 'wasted more than £150million buying face masks that don't work' from investment firm with no experience in PPE
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMinisters spent m ore than £150milllion buying millions of face masks from a small investment company that cannot be used by NHS…
Eating too much rice could be fatal as low levels of arsenic in the grains can increase your risk of dying from heart disease, study warns
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteScientists have found that eating a lot of rice increases the risk of dying from heart disease due to the naturally-occuring arsenic…