WHO urges 'immediate action' after cough syrup deaths
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The World Health Organization has called for “immediate and concerted action” to protect children from contaminated medicines after a spate of child…
Drug abuse fueling HIV in Kenya
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Reading Time: < 1 minute • People injecting with drugs share needles and syringes leading to a rise in HIV infections especially among the youth. Read More
Machines that dispense HIV testing kits, clean needles and Naloxone launch in Canada
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Machines that dispense HIV self-testing kits, clean needles and other harm reduction supplies have been installed in Atlantic Canada with plans for…
Why record numbers of women aren't being screened for cervical cancer
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Bacteria are eating plastic dumped in the sea
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The mystery of where all the plastic goes after it is dumped in the ocean has long puzzled scientists. Read More
Top virologist fear new 'worrisome' bird flu pandemic - symptoms of infection in humans
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Back in October, a breakout of bird flu was detected in farmed minks in Galicia, northwest Spain. Read More
China reports nearly 13,000 Covid deaths in a single week as officials say peak may be over
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Reading Time: < 1 minute China reported nearly 13,000 Covid-19 related deaths last week, officials said over the weekend in a suggestion that the country’s peak of infections might…
Recession to be worse than previously thought, experts say
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The recession expected to hit the UK could be twice as bad as previously thought, economists warn. Read More
Diphtheria death toll hits 34 – NCDC
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said that the death toll from Diphtheria disease across the country was now…
Hundreds of migrants braved freezing temperatures to cross English Channel in dinghies this weekend
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Hundreds of migrants risked their lives in sub-zero conditions to illegally cross the English Channel over the weekend. Read More