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Young people are key to a nicotine-free future: five steps to stop them smoking
A girl holds a placard during a rally to create awareness about the effect of tobacco. Himanshu Bhatt/NurPhoto via Getty…
Use of antihypertensive drugs generates pressure-packed debate in COVID-19 era
Researchers have been trying to understand a possible link between blood pressure medications and COVID-19. (Shutterstock) Fatéma Dodat, Université de…
SPECIAL REPORT: Residents lament as abandoned NDDC health centres litter Imo
NDDC Health Centre cA long, black snake uncurled from the corner of the room where it had been nesting…
Children with disabilities face health risks, disruption and marginalization under coronavirus
Because support from specialized professionals and technologies is often accessed through schools, families of children with disabilities may find childcare…
The coronavirus doesn't exist in isolation — it feeds on other diseases, crises
A woman uses her feet to pull herself along in a wheelchair among cherry blossoms at a homeless camp at…
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Health Experts Raise Alarm Over Plans By FG To Reopen Schools Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
The government and parents have been warned on the dangers of allowing schools to reopen amid coronavirus pandemic. Minister…
Family dug grave for HIV-positive man in 1998 but he is still alive
His wife abandoned him at a health facility and the family dug a grave for him in anticipation of his…
What are the characteristics of strong mental health?
Shutterstock Simon Rosenbaum, UNSW and Jill Newby, UNSW Amid the coronavirus pandemic we are being warned of a “second wave”…
Can antibody tests tell us who is immune to COVID-19?
It’s not yet clear whether antibodies in the blood of patients who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 indicate immunity. Above:…
Data linking race and health predicts new COVID-19 hotspots
Racialized people are disproportionately at the frontlines of the economy. Many workers may have no choice but to take public…
