Public Health
Chronic health issues for third in late 40s – study
About one in three middle-aged people has multiple chronic health issues, a long-running British study suggests. The 1970 British Cohort...
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Parklands residents get new health facility
Residents in Parklands and neighboring communities in Nairobi will now access more reliable health services following the unveiling of a...
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92 killed in huge fire at hospital in southern Iraq
At least 92 people were killed and dozens wounded in a huge fire that broke out at a hospital in...
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Disrupted sleep may lead to declining cognitive function of elderly men – study
Australian researchers have found that disrupted sleep for elderly men may contribute to declining cognitive functions. In a study published...
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New drugs work against the many strains of hepatitis C found in African countries
John McLauchlan, University of Glasgow Around the world, 71 million people have been infected with the hepatitis C virus. The...
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Covid: EU approves Pfizer-BioNTech jab for 12-15 year olds
The EU's medicines agency (EMA) has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for 12-15 year olds - the first jab allowed for...
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China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine safe and efficacious, says WHO official
China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines, very much used globally, have been considered both safe and efficacious, according to Mariangela Simao, World...
Read moreAfrica’s COVID-19 cases surpass 4.63 million
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 4,635,599 as of Monday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control...
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Moderna starts COVID-19 vaccine trial on children less than 12 years old
American drugmaker Moderna announced Tuesday that the first group of children participants have been vaccinated in its COVID-19 vaccine trial....
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Patients with NCDs want enjoined in NHIF
Patients with Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) want the national government to allow them benefit from the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHF)...
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