Playing catch up on childhood immunisations
Playing catch up on childhood immunisations
The World Health Organisation and UNICEF say global immunisation services reached 4 million more children in 2022 compar... Read more
26 Jul 2023
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A new era for Alzheimer’s drugs?
A new era for Alzheimer’s drugs?
Just months after the ‘momentous’ announcement of the first drug shown to slow the effects of Alzheimer’s disease, the r... Read more
19 Jul 2023
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26mins
Sickle cell disease: Fighting for the future
Sickle cell disease: Fighting for the future
“Sickle cell is not all that we are – Sickle Cell is solvable.” Lea Kilenga Bey from Kenya founded the non-profit Africa... Read more
12 Jul 2023
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26mins
Drumming for a healthy life
Drumming for a healthy life
Since early times, the drum has been part of human society. But have you ever considered how drumming might actually imp... Read more
5 Jul 2023
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26mins
The future of HIV research in Africa
The future of HIV research in Africa
African HIV research now makes up almost a third of total research being conducted into the virus. A new study highlight... Read more
28 Jun 2023
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27mins
Healthcare under threat in Myanmar
Healthcare under threat in Myanmar
When the Myanmar military staged a coup d’état in February 2021, many healthcare workers became the first government emp... Read more
21 Jun 2023
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27mins
A step closer to a Chikungunya vaccine
A step closer to a Chikungunya vaccine
Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne disease which spreads to humans and can cause fever and severe joint pain, sometimes fel... Read more
14 Jun 2023
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26mins
China's Covid-19 lockdown: What happened next?
China's Covid-19 lockdown: What happened next?
When China abruptly ended its tough lockdown policy in December 2022, Covid cases in the country rose rapidly. The Gover... Read more
7 Jun 2023
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26mins
Uganda's anti-gay law and healthcare
Uganda's anti-gay law and healthcare
As Uganda approves some of the harshest anti-LGBTQ legislation in the world, we hear from Dr Chloe Orkin, Professor of i... Read more
31 May 2023
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26mins
What can we do about back pain?
What can we do about back pain?
As new research is released showing that lower back pain is the leading cause of disability across the world, we ask Pro... Read more
24 May 2023
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26mins