Tuberculosis testing gap among people living with HIV is narrowing
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The risk of developing tuberculosis among the 38 million people living with HIV in 2019 was 18 times higher than in the…
Why I truly fear the rise of ‘wombs to rent'
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Reading Time: < 1 minute As you might imagine, I’ve had many harrowing nights working on hospital wards, but I was recently reminded of one particularly upsetting…
CT scanning detects early signs of lung cancer in 70% of cases – study
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Experts are calling for routine CT scans to be offered to smokers and ex-smokers to detect early signs of lung cancer, after…
Vitamin B12 deficiency symptoms: Seven 'sneaky' signs that may be overlooked
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Vitamin B12 is absolutely essential for maintaining the body’s overall health, but many people may not be getting enough of the vitamin…
Vaccines? The Chinese got there first... Charles Kenny details a history of mankind's battles with infectious disease
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Reading Time: < 1 minute In 1962, the Nobel Prize-winning virologist Sir Frank Burnet wrote: ‘The most likely forecast about the future of infectious disease is that…
Routine blood tests could be key to stopping the silent killer of liver disease
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Reading Time: < 1 minute New research has shown that results of blood tests routinely performed by GPs everywhere contain a hidden fingerprint that can identify people…
Customary and religious laws are impeding progress towards women’s health in Nigeria
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Numerous countries have committed themselves to promoting the sexual and reproductive health of women and girls by ratifying international human rights treaties. …
Covid-infected woman needs three fingers amputated after disease turned them BLACK by ravaging her blood vessels
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A Covid-infected woman had three fingers amputated after the disease ravaged her blood vessels. Read More
New virus found in bats in Thailand with 91.5% similarity to Covid-19
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Researchers from Singapore’s Duke-NUS Medical School and Bangkok’s Chulalongkorn University took samples from bats in a wildlife sanctuary in Eastern Thailand and…
A 'game-changer' in the fight against obesity: Weekly jab can suppress your appetite and help you lose a FIFTH of your body weight, study reveals
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A drug used to treat people with type 2 diabetes is also effective at helping obese people lose weight, a landmark study had…