Vaccination
Vaccine storage issues could leave 3B people without access
The chain breaks here, in a tiny medical clinic in Burkina Faso that went nearly a year without a working refrigerator.
Oct 19, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Spain says 'tough weeks' ahead as Madrid hit hard by virus
Health authorities warned Madrid residents Thursday to brace for tough weeks ahead as a sustained coronavirus spread that is hitting the Spanish capital hard brought the country's total infections over the 700,000 mark.
Sep 24, 2020
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Health
Poorest risk being left behind in mobile phone healthcare rush
Poorest communities around the world could suffer from worsening health as mobile phones become more relied upon for access to healthcare.
Sep 23, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The hidden impact of coronavirus on Gypsy, Roma Travellers
We know well by now that coronavirus does not affect everyone equally. In England and Wales, Black people are four times more likely die from COVID-19 than white people, while people from a Bangladeshi background are twice ...
Aug 18, 2020
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Health
Meeting the health needs of Indigenous LGBTQ+ youth
Understanding the multiple identity groups of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQ+ young people can assist in meeting their health care needs, according to the authors of a Perspective published online today by the ...
Aug 17, 2020
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Overweight & Obesity
Southern Mexico state bans junk food sales to children
Legislators in southern Mexico have approved a ban on selling high-calorie snack food to children, seeking to combat one of the world's highest rates of childhood obesity.
Aug 7, 2020
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Health
We need to Close the Gap on health. But even official dietary advice disadvantages Indigenous people
Recently announced Closing the Gap targets aim to improve the health and well-being of Indigenous people.
Aug 6, 2020
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Dentistry
Collaborating with communities delivers better oral health for Indigenous kids in rural Australia
Aboriginal children in rural Australia have up to three times the rate of tooth decay compared to other Australian children.
Jul 23, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Medicare data: Blacks likelier to be hospitalized for COVID
Blacks were nearly four times more likely than whites to be hospitalized with COVID-19 among people with Medicare, the government said Monday.
Jun 23, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
India virus deaths pass 1,000, but low toll puzzles experts
India's confirmed coronavirus death toll passed 1,000 on Wednesday following its highest daily increase, but the numbers remain low compared with Europe and the United States in a phenomenon that is puzzling experts.
Apr 29, 2020
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