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Igbokofi community with high maternal mortality to get hospital after PUNCH Healthwise report
The abandoned health facility The era of women and children dying needless deaths in Igbokofi community, in the Yewa North…
South African woman fighting for her life after boyfriend stabbed her 20 times in front of their children
A 27-year-old woman, Khanyisile Vanessa Mndayi, is in a coma and fighting for her life after she was stabbed more than…
Tattoos could trigger rare form of cancer, new study finds
Having a tattoo could increase your risk of developing a rare type of cancer by 21%, a new study…
Surgery risks are disproportionately high for women in Africa - study
Shutterstock Amy Paterson, University of Oxford and Salome Maswime, University of Cape Town Improving surgical care for women in low-…
Snakebites can destroy skin, muscle, and even bone – exciting progress on drugs to treat them
The World Health Organization estimates that 1.8 million to 2.7 million people are envenomed by snakes annually, resulting in upwards…
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Lung cancer is the deadliest of all cancers, and screening could save many lives − if more people could access it
Lung cancer screening can save lives, but it isn’t accessible to everyone at risk of developing the disease. sudok1/iStock…
Watch your language when talking about autism
Words are important. nito/www.shutterstock.com Liz Pellicano, UCL Words matter. The way we use them to communicate with or about…
Mapping malaria in Africa: climate change study predicts where mosquitoes will breed in future
Water bodies such as the Nile River, pictured here running through Juba in South Sudan, are included in the new…
Snakebites can destroy skin, muscle, and even bone – exciting progress on drugs to treat them
The World Health Organization estimates that 1.8 million to 2.7 million people are envenomed by snakes annually, resulting in upwards…
The danger of masturbation
Masturbating is sexual self-pleasing that involves some form of physical stimulation of the genitals, usually by fondling, caressing and stroking…
