Giving the drug metformin to women diagnosed with preterm pre-eclampsia may help to prolong pregnancy (gestation), finds a study published by The BMJ today.
Sep 22, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Combined drinking and smoking after the first trimester of pregnancy is associated with an increased risk for late stillbirth, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in JAMA Network Open.
Aug 23, 2021
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South African pharmaceutical company Aspen said Monday it was releasing its first batch of African-produced COVID-19 vaccines under a licensing deal with the US giant Johnson & Johnson.
Jul 26, 2021
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A national study published in the Journal of Pediatrics found that Emergency Department (ED) visits by youth for self-harm were nearly 40 percent higher in rural areas compared to urban settings. Strikingly, ED visits by ...
Jul 16, 2021
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Indigenous people living in rural Canada are 16 times more likely to have to travel 200 km or more to give birth than non-Indigenous people, underscoring the need for more access to birthing facilities and providers for Indigenous ...
Jun 21, 2021
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Intestinal worm infections can leave women in sub-Saharan Africa more vulnerable to sexually-transmitted viral infections, a new study reveals.
Apr 14, 2021
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They're just your regular neighborhood pharmacists, but some now wear superhero capes.
Mar 8, 2021
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Ghost town high streets could come back to life using empty shops to house sealed, self-contained, self-cleaning remote working pods that use ultraviolet light to kill coronavirus. Home workers could escape cramped kitchen ...
Mar 2, 2021
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Battling a COVID-19 resurgence driven by a more infectious variant, South Africa is preparing to roll out its first vaccines to frontline healthcare workers.
Jan 27, 2021
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South Africa, the country most affected by the coronavirus on the continent, has entered a second wave of the pandemic, the health minister declared Wednesday.
Dec 9, 2020
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