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Most people don't wash their hands properly – here's how it should be done
Pexels Ellen W. Evans, Cardiff Metropolitan University It’s something most people do everyday, often without really thinking about it, but…
Communities can make -- or break -- strategies to curb HIV
The fight against AIDS can’t be won without communities. Narendra Shrestha/EPA-EFE Hilton Humphries, Centre for the AIDS Program of Research…
Vaping is an urgent threat to public health
The evidence shows that vaping is creating a generation of nicotine-addicted youth, who start with e-cigarettes and move on…
Nigerian Writer Akwaeke Emezi Goes Topless To Reveal Her Mastectomy Scars After Breast Removal Surgery
Nigerian-Tamil writer, Akwaeke Emezi, 32, shared a topless photo to show her chest after undergoing breast removal…
Teenage Girls Struggle To Afford Sanitary Pads In Lagos Community; Use Cotton Wool As Alternative (Video)
Gbenga Odunsi writes on the challenges many underprivileged Nigerian girls face in having access to sanitary pads for their menstrual cycle.…
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Africa's genetic material is still being misused
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Africa's genetic material is still being misused
Shutterstock Keymanthri Moodley, Stellenbosch University Biodiversity – the variation in all living organisms – is one of Africa’s richest assets.…
Children and HIV: what we found about vaccine-preventable diseases
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Understanding autism: new research dispels common assumptions
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DNA database sold to help law-enforcement crack cold cases
Individuals who upload their DNA test results to databases may not have much control over how it’s used. (Shutterstock) Julia…
