Fri 17 February 2023: A new study has claimed that the face masks which was worn by people round the clock to curb the spread of the Covid-19 virus did ‘little to nothing’ to stop the transmission. A new scientific review titled “Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses” claimed that the face masks […]
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Fri 17 February 2023: Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), his family says, nearly a year after the Die Hard franchise star retired from acting because aphasia had hampered his cognitive abilities. “Since we announced Bruce’s diagnosis of aphasia in spring 2022, Bruce’s condition has progressed and we now have a more specific diagnosis: […]
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Wed 15 February 2023: South Africa is joining the global community to observe International Childhood Cancer Day to raise awareness and improve understanding of childhood cancer. International Childhood Cancer Day is observed annually across the world on February 15, with this year’s campaign observed under the #ThroughTheirHands theme, which focuses on paying tribute to the […]
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Mon 13 February 2023: Hundreds of thousands of people flooded the streets of the Spanish capital on Sunday to protest what they say is the crumbling public healthcare system in the region of Madrid. Government figures estimate that around 250,000 participated in the protest, while organizers claimed up to a million people took part to […]
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Wed 08 February 2023: A new three-paper series published in The Lancet has called for a clampdown on the formula milk industry’s marketing tactics, calling them “exploitative”. The paper says that misleading claims and political interference need to be tackled on an urgent basis as these seriously jeopardise the health and rights of women and […]
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Sat 04 February 2023: A new smartphone application may help people who are having a stroke or their family and caregivers recognise common stroke symptoms in real time, prompting them to quickly call healthcare providers. Called FAST.AI, the app might be as accurate at diagnosing stroke as a neurologist, which may minimise the long-term effects […]
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Sat 04 February 2023: According to a Cancer Research UK analysis released on Friday, the number of cancer cases in the UK is expected to exceed 500,000 by 2040. “If current trends continue, the figure will rise from the 384,000 per year now to 506,000 in 2040,” said the study. It means around one-third more […]
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Mon 30 January 2023: Indonesian authorities have said two ingredients, ethylene glycol (EG) and diethyelene glycol (DEG), found in some syrup-based paracetamol medications are linked to acute kidney injury, which many of the children suffered, may have caused deaths of more than 200 children across the country, Reuters reported. The two ingredients are used in […]
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Fri 27 January 2023: There is no way to justify unhealthy junk food, then why do we still crave it? We keep reading about how harmful junk food can be for our health, it can lead to cardiovascular diseases, heart attacks, obesity, high blood pressure, and a myriad of other health problems. But, most of […]
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Wed 25 January 2023: More than 1,000 people have died in Malawi’s deadliest cholera outbreak on record, which has seen 30,621 cases. Malawi’s health minister, Khumbize Chiponda said. According to the World Health Organization, the death toll on Tuesday passed a somber milestone and surpassed the deadliest outbreak ever, which claimed 968 lives between 2001 […]
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