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Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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UK Researchers Discover Key Cause of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Potential Treatment

Scientists in the UK have made a breakthrough in understanding and potentially treating inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This condition includes Crohn’s disease and...

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Cyber-Attack Disrupts London Hospitals, Causes Operation Cancellations

The National Health Service (NHS) reported on Tuesday that some major London hospitals had to cancel operations due to a cyber-attack on a...

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Doctors Without Borders Warns Of Worsening Malnutrition In Northern Nigeria

The Médecins Sans Frontières, a humanitarian non-governmental organisation, also known as Doctors Without Borders, has warned of worsening malnutrition in northern Nigeria. MSF...

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Tobacco Smoking Causes Over 8 Million Deaths Yearly – Anatomy Professor

Professor Gabriel Omotoso, an Anatomy professor at the University of Ilorin, has highlighted tobacco smoking as a major cause of preventable deaths and...

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Watchdog Group Finds High Levels of BPA in Sports Bras and Athletic Wear

An increasing number of sports bras and athletic wear brands have been found to contain high levels of BPA, a chemical compound used...

heat India
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Heatwave Claims Lives Across India Amid Elections

Several people have died from heat-related illnesses as temperatures rise in northern and central India. According to authorities, ten deaths were reported at...

WHO Dengue
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WHO Warns of Rising Global Dengue Cases

The World Health Organization (WHO) has voiced concerns about the rising number of dengue cases worldwide. Over the past five years, the number...

WHO Tobacco Africa
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WHO Advocates For Complete Ban On Public Smoking, Calls For Higher Taxes On Tobacco

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, has called for a complete ban on public smoking and the...

U.K. Gov't Alters Death Stats To Make Covid Vaccine Appear Less Harmful
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U.K. Gov’t Alters Death Stats To Make Covid Vaccine Appear Less Harmful

The U.K. government reportedly altered the deaths of people who took and died of the COVID-19 vaccine as “unvaccinated” people to make it...

Moderna's bird flu vaccine.
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U.S To Fund A Deal With Moderna To Produce mRNA Bird Flu Vaccine

According to a Financial Times report, the U.S. government is about to finalise a deal to fund a late-stage trial for Moderna’s mRNA...

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Papua New Guinea: More Landslide Survivors Unlikely, UN Warns of Disease Risks

Papua New Guinea has announced that finding more survivors from last week’s landslide is unlikely, as a UN agency warns of a risk...

NCDC Cholera Nigeria
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Lassa Fever Outbreak: NCDC Records 14 New Cases, 1 Death In Ondo, Edo, And Bauchi

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 14 new confirmed cases and one death due to a Lassa fever...