How to stay healthy on HIV treatment, and what side effects to look out for - Malawi research
Melani Ratih Mahanani , University of Heidelberg - HIV treatment has delivered life-altering advantages. Antiretroviral therapy has led to a reduced mortality and improved life expectancy for people living with HIV. Near…
Long COVID: effects on fatigue and quality of life can be comparable to some cancers – new research
Cancer care in Africa: translations of key words convey fear and need to change
South Africa has a good childhood vaccination system – what’s stopping it from being great
Rushing or delaying decisions is linked to anxiety and depression in young people – study
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How to stay healthy on HIV treatment, and what side effects to look out for - Malawi research
Melani Ratih Mahanani , University of Heidelberg - HIV treatment has delivered life-altering advantages. Antiretroviral therapy has led to a reduced m…
Cancer care in Africa: translations of key words convey fear and need to change
Hannah Simba , African Population and Health Research Center - Language can give people the power to take an active part in their own healthcare, or i…
Are you sitting too long in your office job? South African study offers some health tips
Philippe Gradidge , University of the Witwatersrand Sedentary behaviour can result in chronic health conditions such as obesity and heart diseases, bad news for the millions of office workers who are forced to sit behind…
Long COVID: effects on fatigue and quality of life can be comparable to some cancers – new research
Henry Goodfellow , UCL - As of March 2023, the Office for National Statistics estimated that 1.7 million people in the UK were living with self-report…
Rushing or delaying decisions is linked to anxiety and depression in young people – study
Eugene Lee Davids , University of Pretoria - Each day we make thousands of decisions, starting with what to have for breakfast and what to wear. We ma…
HIV breakthrough: drug trial shows injection twice a year is 100% effective against infection
Linda-Gail Bekker , University of Cape Town - A large clinical trial in South Africa and Uganda has shown that a twice-yearly injection of a new pre-exposure prophylaxis drug gives young women total protection from HIV i…
South Africa has a good childhood vaccination system – what’s stopping it from being great
Susan Goldstein , University of the Witwatersrand and Haroon Saloojee , University of the Witwatersrand - The two public health interventions that hav…
Read, sing, dance and funny faces: expert tips on how you can help your baby’s development through play
Alessandra Prioreschi , University of the Witwatersrand Play is how children learn about the world, explore their environments, and engage in physical…
Menopause increases your risk of STIs due to how aging changes your body
Thomas L. Cherpes , The Ohio State University Diagnoses for sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, are increasing in older adults. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports the number of people older than…
