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How Nigeria's One Million Doses Of AstraZeneca Vaccine Expired In November Before They Could Be Administered
About one million doses of COVID-19 vaccines were estimated to have expired in Nigeria last month without being used. This…
Traumatised after testing positive, mothers recount stories of birthing HIV-negative babies
As Nigeria joined the global community to mark the 2021 World AIDS Day, PUNCH HealthWise spoke with some mothers who…
Alzheimer’s disease: hyperbaric oxygen proposed as treatment in new study
People wearing masks while having oxygen therapy in hyperbaric chamber. Drazen Zigic/Shutterstock Osman Shabir, University of Sheffield Alzheimer’s disease, the…
How COVID-19 threatens to undo years of progress in TB control
Of the more than 1.6 million TB deaths recorded every year, more than 75,000 are in South Africa alone. Noah…
New study shows that normal breathing is a major spreader of TB
Study implies that TB transmission might happen by other means that don’t involve coughing. Shammi Mehra/AFP via Getty Image Ryan…
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Omicron: Senior Nigerian scientist considers fallout, and why travel bans are a waste of time
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How inequality drives HIV in adolescent girls and young women
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German immunologist explains possible origin of Omicron
A German immunologist said the high number of mutations in the Omicron COVID-19 variant could signal that it originated in…
