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Scabies: the neglected tropical disease no one wants to talk about
Mykola Samoilenko/Shutterstock Michael Head, University of Southampton Some diseases are more likely to enter public conversation than others. COVID-19 has…
Diabetes prevention and care needs more nurses with extra training and support
Nurses are the backbone of the health system. Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images Sundeep Ruder, University of the Witwatersrand As…
Diabetes prevention and care needs more nurses with extra training and support
Nurses are the backbone of the health system. Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images Sundeep Ruder, University of the Witwatersrand As…
Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 1.93m as death toll reaches 46,505
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has said that coronavirus cases in the African continent have reached 1,930,981…
Unpacking the legal and ethical aspects of South Africa's COVID-19 track and trace app
Many countries around the world have launched digital contact tracing apps. Sean Gallup/Getty Images Dr Marietjie Botes, University of Pretoria…
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Pfizer Inc’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine is more than 90% effective based on initial trial results, the…
Why COVID-era campaigns against wildmeat consumption aren’t working
A newly-hunted wild boar is taken back to a village in Borneo. Paul Hasan Thung, Author provided Paul Hasan Thung,…
COVID-19 drug and vaccine patents are putting profit before people
The TRIPS waiver enables WTO member states to manufacture and distribute COVID-19 drugs and medical supplies that would normally be…
COVID stress syndrome: 5 ways the pandemic is affecting mental health
The network of interconnected mental health symptoms associated with COVID-19 is best understood as a multi-faceted syndrome. (Pixabay/Canva) Gordon J.…
The benefits of integrating the diagnosis of depression and diabetes treatment
Depression screening must happen in the chronic care clinics. GettyImages Michael Udedi, University of Malawi and Adamson S. Muula, University…
