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Outbreaks
For Alhassan Mohammed Sani, a 35-year-old mathematics teacher at a Junior High School in Bole, in the Savannah Region, the road to…
Outbreaks
Smoking raises infertility risk by 40% in women – WHO A new knowledge summary by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed…
Fitness & Movement
UCT and Italy strengthen ties through sport, health and innovation The growing role of sport as a catalyst for health, innovation, education…
Health Policy
BREAKING: Germany Declines To Nominate Candidate For Upcoming WHO Director-General Election - Health Policy Watch The German government will not put forward…
Cancer
Highlights From World Radiotherapy Awareness Day - OncoDaily On September 7, the global oncology community comes together to raise awareness of a…
Nutrition & Diet
Very hot drinks may damage the food pipe and increase cancer risk Regularly drinking beverages like tea and coffee at very hot…
Nutrition & Diet
Breakfast like a king, dinner like a pauper? The old popular recommendation finds new reasons for interest, but not yet a definitive…
Diabetes & Metabolic
A study of almost 29,000 people who had been diagnosed with Type-2 diabetes found that the gender of the patient influences the…
Mind & Brain
Irish-led research is to examine why disruption to sleep is linked to conditions such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Researchers…
Mind & Brain
While many want to reduce the time spent using it, the mobile phone can be a valuable tool for preserving people's health.…
Cancer
Diabetes, colorectal cancer… we already know that highly sugary drinks are not good for our health. A new study has established a…
Outbreaks
The fight against the mosquito transmitter of dengue, chikungunya and zika needs to be part of the population's routine throughout the year.…