Should you ever share a toothbrush?
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Reading Time: < 1 minute We’ve all been caught without a toothbrush. Read More
VIRUS OUTBREAK First case of fast-spreading polio found in 5 years in Africa as toddler left paralysed
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A CASE of polio has been detected in Africa for the first time in five years, the World Health Organization (WHO) has…
Malawi finds Africa’s first wild polio case in five years
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Malawi has declared a wild polio outbreak after a case was identified in a three-year-old girl – the first of its kind…
More proof pollution damages sperm: Men living in areas with most toxic air have swimmers of poorer quality, study claims
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Men living in heavily polluted cities have weaker sperm, according to yet another study. Read More
Organ transplant breakthrough sees scientists successfully convert lungs to become 'universal' and work in ANY patient regardless of their blood type
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Scientists have moved one step closer to creating ‘neutral’ organs that can be transplanted into any patient — regardless of their blood…
Want to keep your memories in old age? Exercise three times a week in your 50s and 60s, scientists say
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Keeping active in your 50s and 60s may be key to staving off memory loss, a study suggests. Read More
Six African countries to establish mRNA vaccine production: WHO
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Reading Time: < 1 minute World Health Organization Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Thursday announced that Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia Read More
NHS looking for missing 14,000 men in UK who don't know they have prostate cancer
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Reading Time: < 1 minute An NHS hunt has been launched to find 14,000 men unaware they have prostate cancer. Read More
Avoid reusable plastic water bottles unless you want chemicals in your drink, says study
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Leaving water in a plastic bottle for just one day may allow hundreds of chemicals to seep into your drink, a…
The long-term consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection in people with HIV
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Reading Time: < 1 minute In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, an interdisciplinary team of researchers from the United States (US) analyzed a cohort…