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IN NIGERIA: Cleaners, ward attendants do medical jobs as Adamawa hospitals lack nurses, doctors
Shortage of nurses, midwives and some other technical personnel has created a situation in Adamawa State in which cleaners and…
INTERVIEW: Why lack of good sleep is deadly — Clinician
Sleep is essential to the body just as food and water are for good living, said Ogunjimi Oluwamayowa, a clinical sleep…
How Nigeria can break the culture of silence around women's reproductive illnesses
A woman gets her blood pressure checked at a camp for internally displaced people in Maiduguri, north-east Nigeria. Stefan Heunis/AFP…
Coronavirus lessons from when the 1937 polio epidemic delayed school reopenings
Ontario schools plan to reopen after being closed since March 14, 2020. (Shutterstock) Tara Abraham, University of Guelph In September…
COVID-19: how the lockdown has affected the health of the poor in South Africa
Hunger contributes strongly to health inequalities. Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images Chijioke Nwosu, Human Sciences Research Council and Adeola Oyenubi,…
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Why vaccines are less effective in the elderly, and what it means for COVID-19
Vaccinologists have not focused their research on tailoring vaccines to induce robust immune responses in the elderly. (Shutterstock) Byram W.…
Mental health impact of coronavirus pandemic hits marginalized groups hardest
Mental health issues resulting from COVID-19 and efforts to contain it are the fourth wave of the pandemic. (Pixabay, Canva)…
South African study highlights growing number of landfill sites, and health risks
Living close to waste sites has multiple health risks. Frédéric Soltan/Corbis via Getty Images Andrew Tomita, University of KwaZulu-Natal and…
Neurostimulation may herald a new treatment for depression
Medical treatments involving neurostimulation, or cerebral electromagnetic stimulation, are resurfacing and appear to be more effective than drugs for treating…
Condoms are the best defence against rising sexually transmitted infections
Clear and accurate information about condoms and sexually transmitted infections is one of the best tools to avoid sexual health…
