Thembi Ngubane was a young woman who became famous through the American National Public Radio show Thembi's AIDS Diary: A Year in the Life of a South African Teenager.. She was vibrant, punchy, full of life. She recorded ...
May 13, 2021
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Clinical practice guidelines for dealing with the physical and mental health of transgender people highlight the current lack of a solid research base which must be improved, according to a new study published in the journal ...
May 6, 2021
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COVID-19 is overwhelming hospital oxygen systems. COVID-19 pneumonia creates breathing difficulties leading to low blood oxygen levels (hypoxaemia). Unable to get enough oxygen to supply vital organs, patients with hypoxaemia ...
May 6, 2021
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Amid global vaccine rollouts, with nearly 1.2 billion doses currently administered, some countries have recommended a mixed-dose approach where a first prime shot is followed by a booster of a second type.
May 5, 2021
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Around the world, 71 million people have been infected with the hepatitis C virus. The primary route of infection is through direct contact with another person's blood. This means the virus can be transmitted in a number ...
May 3, 2021
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India is battling a record-breaking rise in COVID-19 infections that has overwhelmed hospitals and led to severe bed and oxygen shortages.
Apr 22, 2021
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Last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced an ambitious plan: to create a 'cervical cancer-free future." The potential reward is huge. If we succeed, cervical cancer will become the first cancer to be 'eliminated' ...
Apr 20, 2021
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India on Sunday banned the export of remdesivir as infections soared to a new daily high and hospitals grappled with increasing demand for the coronavirus treatment drug.
Apr 11, 2021
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Patients' sex and gender are being confused by doctors at the risk of reducing the effectiveness of treatment, a group of senior medical researchers, led by the University of St Andrews, has concluded.
Apr 2, 2021
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Vietnam has approved Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, its health ministry said Tuesday, two weeks after the Southeast Asian country kicked off its inoculation campaign.
Mar 23, 2021
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