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Gluten-free diet is expensive, socially challenging for those with celiac disease and wheat allergy
For people with conditions such as celiac disease, avoiding gluten is crucial to health. However, sticking to a gluten-free diet…
With COVID-19's third wave, we're far from 'all in this together'
Ontario Premier Doug Ford posted a photo of himself making cheesecake on Twitter on May 14, 2020. Doug Ford/Twitter Yvonne…
3 doses, then 1 each year: why Pfizer, not AstraZeneca, is the best bet for the long haul
Last week, the chief executive of Pfizer said anyone who receives its COVID-19 vaccine will probably need to have a…
Pandemic underscores flaws in Nigeria's farming and food supply chains
A tomato vendor attends to buyer at a makeshift food market established to cushion the effect of COVID lockdown in…
Yes, taking pain relievers after or before receiving the COVID-19 vaccine can be risky
The claim that taking painkillers after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine is harmful and can lead to death is mostly true.…
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AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine FAQ: Why do the age recommendations keep changing? Does it cause VIPIT blood clots? Is it effective against variants?
The AstraZeneca vaccine was 70 per cent effective against symptomatic COVID-19 infection in a large multinational study, and recently reported…
COVID-19 variants FAQ: How did the U.K., South Africa and Brazil variants emerge? Are they more contagious? How does a virus mutate? Could there be a super-variant that evades vaccines?
Colorized scanning electron micrograph of a cell (orange) infected with UK B.1.1.7 variant SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (green), isolated from a…
Chronic kidney disease is still a major health challenge in Africa
In Africa, many patients with kidney failure either incur catastrophic out of pocket medical bills or die. Shutterstock Irene Labuschagne,…
How to get COVID-19 vaccines to poor countries – and still keep patent benefits for drugmakers
Hospital staff in Lagos, Nigeria, administer the AstraZeneca vaccine. AP Photo/Sunday Alamba Dalindyebo Shabalala, University of Dayton The world has…
Pandemic underscores flaws in Nigeria's farming and food supply chains
A tomato vendor attends to buyer at a makeshift food market established to cushion the effect of COVID lockdown in…
