Brain haemorrhages can be passed on by blood donors
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A major study by the Karolinska Institute in Sweden found that patients who received blood from donors who later suffered brain haemorrhages,…
Italy's migrant detention centers in spotlight after death of Guinean and calls to close them down
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Pressure is building on authorities in Italy to close a notorious Rome migrant detention center where a 19-year-old Guinean allegedly hanged himself last…
Zimbabwe forcibly removed USAID officials on assessment mission, US says
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The United States on Friday said Zimbabwean officials last month “abruptly detained and deported” U.S. Agency for International Development officials who had…
230 million females circumcised globally, 30 million more than in 2016: Unicef
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Reading Time: < 1 minute More than 230 million women and girls have undergone female genital mutilation, most of whom live in Africa, according to a report…
In a hotter world, these Indian women are left with little option but hysterectomy
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Jayashree Owhal, a 45-year-old cane cutter from India’s western state of Maharashtra, made a life-changing decision when the pain of her menstrual cramps became unbearable. Read…
Microplastics in blood linked with stroke and heart attack, study finds
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Doctors have sounded the alarm on tiny plastic particles entering the human body after finding people with higher levels in blood vessels…
Japa syndrome: We’re frustrated by Nigeria’s system – Health workers
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) has decried the poor working conditions in the country’s health sector. Read More
Cancer patients may be at risk due to overstretched NHS staff, ombudsman warns
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Cancer patients in England could be at risk because NHS staff are overstretched and exhausted, the official complaints body has warned. Read…
Tracking Nigeria’s response to HIV in children
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Human Immuno-deficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) among infants and children in Nigeria remains a public health challenge. Read More
Drug-Emitting Vaginal Ring Safely Protects Pregnant Women From HIV
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A vaginal ring that emits the antiviral dapivirine has passed safety trials and could shield vulnerable women against HIV infection during pregnancy,…