The world has not yet won the war against malaria. While the total number of cases has declined from about 81.1 cases per 1,000 population to 59 per 1,000 since 2000, there were still an estimated 24… [+4594 chars]
Baby girls are more susceptible to urinary tract infections (UTI), says Hannah Duncan, Lead Midwife and Nurse Manager at Nightingale Healthcare Services. And while its common in all infants, when it … [+4219 chars]
Smoking cigarettes is the number one risk factor for lung cancer, with tobacco products causing up to 90 percent of lung cancer deaths in the United States. Without a doubt, the safest way to prote… [+3251 chars]
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After virtually disappearing for two years, influenza is back and rapidly sweeping across Australia and the world. So far this year, there have been more than 15,000 flu cases in New South Wales al… [+6377 chars]
The WHO goes on to say that the virus is spread by close contact with lesions, body fluids, respiratory droplets and contaminated materials such as bedding. At the time of writing there were 145 con… [+791 chars]
The AstraZeneca vaccine, developed in partnership with the University of Oxford, was one of the first vaccines available for use in the UK and around the world during the Covid-19 pandemic. More th… [+5501 chars]
The City of Piracicaba, through the Municipal Health Department, holds another D-Day of vaccination against flu and measles on Saturday, May 28. There will be seven health units with immunizing agent… [+4383 chars]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has now confirmed nearly 100 cases of monkeypox in over a dozen countries, with the largest number in the UK. While most cases so far are among gay and bisexual me… [+9729 chars]
Occasionally, as a doctor, I am asked to see a patient in the emergency department who is completely mute. They sit motionless, staring around the room. I lift up their arm and it stays in that posit… [+3380 chars]
Vaginal rejuvenation treatments are becoming increasingly popular around the globe, and according to the Body + Skin Clinic, South African women are taking more of an interest in these procedures. … [+206 chars]
We all know a few of those lucky people who, somehow, have managed to avoid ever catching Covid. Perhaps you’re one of them. Is this a Marvel-esque superpower? Is there any scientific reason why a pe… [+5313 chars]
