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Society USAMental Health Help Will Soon Have a Short, Three-Digit Hotline
A shorter code to help people suffering from mental health problems will soon be in operation across the United States, making help even more accessible in times of crisis, as part of a larger plan to address mental health challenges.
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Health TogoWe Can Soon Wave Goodbye to This Blinding Disease
Thanks to steady efforts from local authorities, Togo was able to become the third African country to reach the critical milestone of getting rid of trachoma as a public health problem, making it the only country that effectively got rid of no less than four Neglected…
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Health USAA Cancer-Killing Virus Is Set to Be Tested on Humans
For the very first time, a human patient has received a dose of an experimental cancer-killing drug made from a virus, and should the clinical trial results be positive and conclusive, this new treatment could effectively eradicate cancer tumors.
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Environment United KingdomGood News: Eco-Friendly COVID Tests Are in the Works!
An industrial design studio based in London, United Kingdom, has proposed a rapid Covid-19 test that is biodegradable, recyclable, simple, and intuitive that could prevent tons of single-use plastic to end up in landfills.
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Health SpainPainful Period? This Country Wants to Give You Time Off to Rest
Through its reproductive health reform, Spain has a three-to-five-day leave per month in mind for painful periods, and such a law would become Europe’s first legal entitlement recognizing women’s monthly bleeding as a potentially incapacitating condition.
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Health United Kingdom“Game-Changer” Treatment in the Works for This Skin Disease
Treating early-stage Dupuytrens is a possible scenario after researchers affiliated with the English University of Oxford completed a successful phase 2 clinical trial of a drug designed to soften and reduce the size of nodules of hopeful patients.