Medical research
Young researcher on the trail of herbal snakebite antidote
A PhD student at the University of Copenhagen has drawn on nature's own pharmacy to help improve the treatment of snakebites in Africa.
Sep 17, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Malaria jabs set for broader rollout in Africa
The United Nations heralded Wednesday the forthcoming scale-up of malaria vaccination across Africa after the first shipment of doses arrived in Cameroon.
Nov 22, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO turns to public for monkeypox name change
The World Health Organization, which is looking to rename monkeypox, called Tuesday for help from the public in coming up with a less stigmatising designation for the fast-spreading disease.
Aug 16, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
South Africa surpasses the UK in confirmed coronavirus cases
South Africa on Tuesday surpassed the U.K. in its number of confirmed coronavirus cases as the country's president warns of "the gravest crisis in the history of our democracy."
Jul 15, 2020
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Health
Child deaths in Africa could be prevented by family planning
Children under 5 years of age in Africa are much more likely to die than those in wealthy countries as a direct result of poor health outcomes linked to air pollution, unsafe water, lack of sanitation, an increased family ...
Oct 1, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases surge above a half-million
Africa now has more than a half-million confirmed coronavirus cases, while South Africa's health minister declared Wednesday that "we have now reached the surge."
Jul 8, 2020
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Vaccination
South African firm to make Pfizer vaccine, first in Africa
A South African firm will begin producing the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, the first time that the shot will be produced in Africa, Pfizer announced Wednesday.
Jul 21, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers share insights on the evolution of proton radiotherapy
In a review article published in The Lancet Oncology, Susu Yan, Ph.D., and Thomas Bortfeld, Ph.D., from the Biophysics Division of MGH's Department of Radiation Oncology, and co-authors describe the evolution of proton therapy ...
Jun 8, 2023
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Vaccination
Africa secures another 400 million COVID-19 vaccine doses
Another 400 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been secured for the African continent through the Serum Institute of India, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
Jan 28, 2021
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Vaccination
UN urges more vaccines for Africa, with only 2 percent now
The U.N. Security Council called for accelerated availability of coronavirus vaccines for Africa on Wednesday, expressing concern that the continent has received only about 2% of all doses administered globally.
May 20, 2021
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