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Six Out Of 10 Living With HIV In Nigerian Are Females
Six of 10 persons living with HIV in the country are females, the National Agency for the Control of AIDS…
Female genital mutilation is on the rise in Africa: disturbing new trends are driving up the numbers
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Bondi attacker had ‘mental health issues’ but most people with mental illness aren’t violent
James Ogloff, Swinburne University of Technology The man who killed six people and injured countless others at a Bondi shopping…
Waste pickers play a key role in the fight against plastic pollution – insights from South Africa into how their voices can be heard
Our addiction to plastics is trashing the planet, exacerbating global heating and threatening our very survival. Since 2022, the UN…
The Thing Inside Your Belly: A Woman’s 4-Year ‘Pregnancy’ Exposes a Crime Ring in Eastern Nigeria
The thing inside your belly, which you have carried for four years, is not a baby. All some women…
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The interest in psychedelics is growing both in scientific circles and among the public. These are powerful substances capable of…
School uniforms may trigger sensory overload in kids who are sensitive to fabrics – our research can help
Children who experience sensory overload struggle with many items of clothing, including school shirts. macniak Lizette Diedericks, University of Pretoria…
Academics with disabilities: South African universities need an overhaul to make them genuinely inclusive
Academics with disabilities need support to ensure they’re fully included in university life. LumiNola Sibonokuhle Ndlovu, University of Johannesburg Very…
Two new malaria vaccines are being rolled out across Africa: how they work and what they promise
Malaria incidents are on the rise. There were 249 million cases of this parasitic disease in 2022, five million more…
Man Dies After His Wife Forced Him To Undergo A Surgery In India To Stop Him From Snoring
Actor Ugezu Ugezu who shared the story online said the wife who was tired of her husband's snoring convinced…