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Lessons from a diabetes clinic in Malawi: why everyone should follow a healthy diet
Many people with diabetes did not follow a healthy diet. Shutterstock Chimwemwe Kwanjo Banda, University of Malawi and Adamson S.…
Family mental health crisis: Parental depression, anxiety during COVID-19 will affect kids too
An escalation in parental anxiety and depression during COVID-19 not only affects parents’ mental health, but may also have long-term…
Beyond Numbers (2): Profiling Nigerians who died from COVID-19 Outside the Country
As of Monday morning, about 888 Nigerians sickened by the coronavirus, have succumbed to the virus. But while figures of…
Lessons from a community-driven rabies vaccination campaign in Kenya
Vaccination campaign roll outs in Laikipia’s pastoralist communities. Laikipia Rabies Vaccination Campaign Dishon Muloi, International Livestock Research Institute and Dedan…
Coronavirus: how worried should I be about the shortage of face masks? Or can I just use a scarf?
from www.shutterstock.com C Raina MacIntyre, UNSW and Abrar Ahmad Chughtai, UNSW The World Health Organisation (WHO) has just declared the…
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Brains manage neurons like air traffic controllers manage airplane movements
Our brains communicate information in a manner that can be likened to an air traffic controller. (Shutterstock) Jérémie Lefebvre, L’Université…
Getting to grips with the COVID-19 outbreak in Nigeria
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Coronavirus lessons from when the 1937 polio epidemic delayed school reopenings
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TB, HIV and Covid-19: Urgent questions as three epidemics collide
Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV pose a significant burden on South Africa’s health system. There’s a close relationship between the two.…
