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New test to diagnose vaginal inflammation could help reduce risk of HIV infection
Saberi Marais, University of Cape Town; Jo-Ann Passmore, University of Cape Town, and Lindi Masson, Burnet Institute In healthcare systems where resources are limited, it’s common for some conditions to be overlooked or misdiagnosed. This is especially true if the patient...
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Politics & Policy
How pooled testing can increase access to essential laboratory tests in Africa
Prof. Wolfgang Preiser, Stellenbosch University and Gert van Zyl, Stellenbosch University The COVID-19 pandemic tends to conceal other important health...
Kenya among 10 countries implementing Cholera control plans
By David Kipkorir Kenya is among 10 countries taking active measures towards cholera control plans in alignment with a Global...
Universal healthcare only guarantee to country’s future
Dr Cleopa Mailu December 12 has now been confirmed by the United Nations as the World Universal Health Coverage Day....
Medical Research
15 EU countries already rolling out Digital COVID certificate
More than half of the 27 member states of the European Union (EU) have started to use the EU Digital...
Scientists have identified seven lineages of SARS-CoV-2: why it matters
Christian Happi, Redeemer's University By the first week of August 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic had caused about 654,000 deaths worldwide....
Weekly injection could treat type 2 diabetes, new enzyme discovery suggests
Magdalene Montgomery, University of Melbourne and Matthew Watt, University of Melbourne A newly discovered protein produced by the liver, and...
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