What is self-harm? Why does it happen, and what can we do to prevent it?
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSelf-harm is an issue that often, for those it doesn’t affect, sits out of sight and out of mind. Read More
First malaria vaccine could be rolled out to billions as World Health Organisation experts give approval
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe first vaccine against malaria could be rolled out to billions of people after key advisers to the World Health Organisation (WHO)…
Sickle cell disease: New treatment could help 5000 people
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA new sickle-cell treatment has been approved and will help keep lots of people who suffer from the disease stay out of…
Almost half of toys sold via onlinemarketplaces are unsafe for children, report finds
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteNearly half of the toys being sold on online marketplaces by third-party sellers are dangerously unsafe for children, the British Toy and Hobby Association…
Daily consumption of red meat drops by 17% in a decade, study says
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteConsumers in the UK are eating around 17g less red meat on a daily basis than they were a decade ago, according…
Report: 95,000 deaths caused annually by firewood smoke in Nigeria
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFollowing a report that an estimated 95,000 deaths are caused annually by smoke from the traditional use of firewood, Minister of Environment…
Food and Drugs Authority warn Ghanaians against use of glutathione for skin bleaching
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFood and Drugs Authority (FDA) for Ghana warn de public against de use of glutathione injections for skin lightening. Read More
Nearly 12,000 women could be living with undiagnosed breast cancer after missing out on screening during the pandemic
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA million and a half women have missed out on breast cancer screening as a result of the pandemic. Read More
Seeing the same GP over years helps patients live longer, study finds
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSeeing the same GP over several years is vital to help patients live longer and stay out of hospital, a major study…
GPs should be told to 'think twice' before dishing out opioid drugs
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteTelling GPs to ‘think twice’ about prescribing opioids may prevent tens of thousands of patients from getting hooked on them, research suggests….