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Health Tanzania

22. January 2023

Traditional Healers Help Fight the World’s Most Deadly Infectious Disease

Tuberculosis (TB) in Tanzania, one of the countries most burdened with TB, is declining partly thanks to traditional healers.

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Dotplot device used by woman to check for breast cancer

Health The World

18. January 2023

Checking for Breast Cancer at Home Just Got a Lot Simpler

A new handheld device connected to an app can map a user's chest and use sound waves to determine if there is a lump - a possible indicator of breast cancer - somewhere below the surface.

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Health United States

17. January 2023

Studies Open Door to Treating This “Incurable” Disease

Findings in a new study may lead to easier diagnosis and more effective treatments for endometriosis - a chronic, painful disease affecting around 190 million people worldwide.

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Health Korea

15. January 2023

Breakthrough Progress in Treating Arthritis

Researchers in Korea have just found a clue that could help treat rheumatoid arthritis.

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Health Senegal

30. November 2022

More Oxygen, Less Sickness in This Country

Following the Covid-19 pandemic, more attention is being put on access to oxygen to curb the "forgotten epidemic" - childhood pneumonia - in Senegal.

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Society Sri Lanka

8. November 2022

No One Left Behind: The Women Behind Successful Vaccinations in This Country

Public Health Midwives play an integral role in maternal and child health in Sri Lanka: each PHM takes care of around 3,000-5,000 people in their area, giving mothers the necessary knowledge they need to ensure their children get their scheduled vaccines.

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Health Pakistan

6. November 2022

Malaria No More? This Country Makes Major Progress

Cost-free treatment and related facilities have contributed to an approximate 45 percent decrease of malaria cases in Pakistan.

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Health USA

28. October 2022

New Treatment Could “Undo” Paralysis in Newborns

A new stem cell treatment may be effective at reversing paralysis caused by spina bifida in newborn babies.

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Health Vanuatu

14. October 2022

Blindness No More: This Disease Eradicated Here

Trachoma, a neglected tropical disease that can cause blindness, has just been eliminated in the Pacific island country of Vanuatu.

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Health United Kingdom

22. September 2022

How Honey Helps Protect Against Lung Infections

A team of scientists affiliated with Aston University in Birmingham, the United Kingdom, have discovered that mānuka honey enhances the potency of an antibiotic when the two are combined, giving hope for improved treatment of a lung infection that's been challenging to heal.