Alarm over test kits shortage as Kenya inches closer to peak
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs Kenya inches closer to the peak of Covid-19 pandemic, a shortage of reagents for testing and contact tracing remain the biggest…
Common STDs teenagers can be infected with
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn a study carried out in Singapore, there was an increase in individuals aged 10 to 19 years diagnosed with sexually-transmitted diseases…
Facebook 'is a threat to public health': Up to 84% of posts peddling medical misinformation do not have 'false content' warning labels, new report finds
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFacebook has come under fire recently for allowing medical misinformation to run rampant on its platform Read More
Sex positions that don't involve face-to-face contact see a rise in Google searches post-lockdown
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCoronavirus has wreaked havoc on nearly aspect of our lives – including the way we are having sex. Read More
Wearing masks can cut severity of Covid-19 symptoms, reduce chance of serious disease or death, doctor says
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs health experts urge the public to wear masks to slow the spread of the coronavirus, they continue to get resistance. Read…
Cleared by doctors, but not by the public: After COVID-19, survivors face stigma
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn the three months since Dashauna Ballard of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, recovered from the coronavirus, she has learned to not mention that she…
Outdoor Masking Isn’t Always Needed
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteDepending on where you live, you might be seeing masked joggers and cyclists on the streets of your neighborhood. Read More
Opinion: Lessons from the HIV epidemic can teach us resilience in the face of COVID-19
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn many ways, COVID-19 is the newest iteration of a decades-long struggle for equality and justice: too often, the most vulnerable are…
Second stage of "promisng" COVID-19 vaccine trial begins in SA
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSouth Africa is scheduled to begin the clinical trials of US-developed Covid-19 vaccine this week, the second study of its kind, Read More
Is anyone safe from Covid-19? This is what we know so far about immunity
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAbout nine months ago – as we now all know – a new coronavirus jumped to humans, causing a complex respiratory disease…