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Africa

DRC Launches Mpox Vaccination Campaign Amid Rising Death Toll and EU Vaccine Support

The Democratic Republic of Congo has begun administering mpox vaccines, starting with medical staff before extending to the public next week indicates Duetsche Welle. The country has recorded nearly 1,000 deaths and over 30,000 mpox cases amid an outbreak that has spread to 16 neighboring countries. The World Health Organization reported that 70% of the 988 deaths across Africa were children under five. The European Union has sent its first […]

today7 October, 2024

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Rwanda reports six deaths from Marburg virus outbreak

Six people have died from a Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda, primarily affecting healthcare workers in an intensive care unit. According to the BBC, Health Minister Sabin Nsanzimana reported that twenty cases have been identified since the outbreak was confirmed on Friday. Marburg, which can have a fatality rate of up to 88%, is related to Ebola and is transmitted to humans from fruit bats, spreading through contact with the […]

today30 September, 2024

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How the health of your lungs is linked to the bacteria in your gut

Children with asthma may have lower levels of beneficial bacteria in their gut. Studio Nut/ Shutterstock   By Samuel J. White, York St John University and Philippe B. Wilson, York St John University   The trillions of bacteria living in our gut have an extraordinary effect on our health. They’re in charge of digestion, breaking down the foods we eat and extracting their vitamins and minerals. A healthy, balanced microbiome […]

today18 September, 2024

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Romantic breakups can spark severe trauma in young people – new study

      By  Alberta SJ van der Watt, Stellenbosch University     What should I study? What do I want to be? How will I pay for my education? Who do I want to spend the rest of my life with? These are the life-changing decisions many young people face. Emerging adulthood (between the ages of 18 and 25 years) is a critical stage in the life course, especially […]

today18 September, 2024

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It’s almost impossible to keep teens off their phones in bed – but new research shows it really does affect their sleep

    By Rachael Taylor, University of Otago     Parents of children and teenagers have long been warned about the dangers of screen time and digital devices before bed – the worry being that screens could harm the sleep patterns of young people. But do screens really hurt the length and quality of sleep? Our new research found that using screens in bed was worse for sleep than using […]

today18 September, 2024

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Getting shorter and going hungrier: how children in the UK live today

    By Danny Dorling, University of Oxford   Children’s lives in the UK are changing. They are becoming shorter in height. More of them are going hungry than they were a few years ago. Recently, more have died each year than they did a few years ago. Increased poverty, more destitution and the effects of ongoing austerity are the clear culprits. But why did this happen to our children? […]

today17 September, 2024