As the world battled the SARS-CoV-2 virus over the past two years, different strains developed. A new study has found that variants are more likely to develop in infected people who have immunosuppr… [+165 chars]
The world observes HIV Testing Day on the 27th of June annually. HIV/ AIDS continues to take the lives of millions of people around the world. However, with treatment, prevention and healthy living… [+3046 chars]
Participants Between January 1, 2012 and July 31, 2015, 430,969 people were evaluated for TB in the Western Cape province and recorded in NHLS, of whom 93,619 (21.7%) were diagnosed with TB. Among t… [+7166 chars]
COVID-19 patients with sickle cell trait (SCT) were prone to poor outcomes that appeared to be driven in part by kidney dysfunction, a genetic association study suggested. Among U.S. veterans of Afr… [+3152 chars]
Participants Between January 1, 2012 and July 31, 2015, 430,969 people were evaluated for TB in the Western Cape province and recorded in NHLS, of whom 93,619 (21.7%) were diagnosed with TB. Among t… [+7166 chars]
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Whether you're on the receiving end of it or the one responsible, snoring is the cause of bad sleep, exhaustion the next day and arguments with your partner who is also feeling irritable and bleary-e… [+10879 chars]
<ul><li>RSV causes respiratory infections in children, the elderly, and immunocompromised adults.</li><li>It is the most common cause of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) in young children gl… [+7484 chars]
The World Health Organizations (WHO) latest fact sheet on dementia, published in September 2021, defines the condition as a syndrome in which there is deterioration in cognitive function beyond what … [+13905 chars]
We definitely cannot say Covid is over because history tells us that the end of pandemics is rarely neat, uncomplicated, or even easy to date. None of the previous pandemics the world has had been cl… [+4127 chars]
From the Darkest of Days to a New dawn: 35 years of the Nigerian Response to HIV and AIDS is the title of a seminal book just published by a team of institutions that have been part of the AIDS respo… [+7658 chars]
Karen Wilmot aka 'The Virtual Midwife' is a midwife, prenatal yoga teacher and founder of The Due Date Club, a private online community for pregnant women. Testing for sexually transmitted infectio… [+9309 chars]
