Govt promises to support people living with HIV/AIDS
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Lagos State Government has said it is supporting people living with HIV/AIDS in the state with equipment, training and grants to…
High rates of gender-based violence linked to high rates of HIV infection among women, study shows
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA study among survivors of intimate partner violence has revealed the dangerous relationship between gender-based violence (GBV) and HIV infection. Read More
Bill Gates says the worst of the pandemic is still ahead of us
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteBill Gates has become an unlikely figurehead during the coronavirus pandemic. Read More
Scotland is drug deaths capital of Europe: Nicola Sturgeon is accused of overseeing a 'national disgrace' as fatalities from heroin and other narcotics soar to the highest levels since records began
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteNicola Sturgeon was accused of presiding over a ”national tragedy and disgrace’ today as new figures showed Scotland has the highest rate of…
Cancer treatment waiting list shoots up by 70,000 in just seven months as effects of lockdown start to emerge, documents reveal
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe waiting list for cancer treatment has nearly doubled since May, leaked NHS documents show. Read More
People who suffer from depression are at higher risk of heart disease and stroke in later life, study finds
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteDepression has been linked to an increased risk of heart disease and stroke later in life, according to a new study. Read…
Pregnant women will be allowed to have their partner present 'at all times during their maternity journey' under updated NHS rules
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Reading Time: < 1 minutePregnant women will be allowed to have their partner present ‘at all times during their maternity journey’, Read More
20 diseases much more common than we think
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere are hundreds of diseases and illnesses that we don’t think about because they’re not part of our lives. Read More
Heart disease leading cause of death globally for last 20 years: WHO
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Non-communicable diseases now make up 7 of the world’s top 10 causes of death, according to WHO’s 2019 Global Health Estimates,…
People living with HIV to receive coronavirus vaccine alongside cancer patients, diabetics and severe asthmatics
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn Tuesday (8 December) the UK became the first country in the world to start administering the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine after it was approved…