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The future of HIV research in Africa

HIV research by African academics has increased but doesn鈥檛 yet reflect the virus鈥� impact

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Drumming for a healthy life

Drumming to Martian technology; Health research at the Royal Society summer exhibition

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Sickle cell disease: Fighting for the future

Better care for people with Sickle Cell Disease after figures reveal its global impact

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A new era for Alzheimer鈥檚 drugs?

Global trial confirms Alzheimer鈥檚 drug donanemab slows cognitive decline in early stages

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Playing catch up on childhood immunisations

How to get children immunised to pre-Pandemic numbers after Covid backslide

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Henrietta Lacks鈥� family settle lawsuit

Family of a black woman whose cells were taken settle case with biotech company

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A closer look at leprosy

Leprosy could now be endemic in Florida. We look at the disease鈥檚 past, present & future.

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Contaminated cough syrup found in Iraq

Cough medicine batch contained unacceptable levels of toxic chemicals says WHO.

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Disgraced surgeon appeals prison sentence

Paolo Macchiarini appeals conviction for transplant surgeries in patients who later died.

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What happened to babies with Zika virus

How families in Brazil have been coping with the fallout from the Zika epidemic.

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Opioid overdose antidote made available in US

Naloxone made accessible in American pharmacies without prescription for the first time.

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Do men have a friendship problem?

A discussion on the issues men face with friendship from the Cheltenham Science Festival.

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Could global Aids program be cut?

Some US Republicans call for PEPFAR funding to be stopped over alleged links to abortion.

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The deadly practice of gum lancing

How the tradition of extracting babies鈥� teeth used in some communities can be fatal

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Malaria vaccine backed by WHO

The World Health Organisation recommends University of Oxford vaccine for global use.

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US proposes world first policy to reduce STIs

US public health officials consult on prescribing antibiotics after unprotected sex

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Cholera cases surge in Zimbabwe

Large gatherings are banned in parts of the country after 100 people die of the disease.

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A musician鈥檚 story of coping with schizophrenia

How a mother is supporting her son to perform again after he developed psychosis.

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Warnings over antibiotic resistance in children

A new study shows some antibiotics are now less than 50% effective at treating infections

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A drug to prevent breast cancer

Anastrozole can halve your chances of developing breast cancer if you are at high risk.

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Vaccinating children against chickenpox

Why do some countries vaccinate children against chickenpox and others choose not to?

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Gene editing treatment approved for sickle cell

UK is the first country to approve Casgevy, but is the drug too expensive for most?

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New Zealand backtracks on smoking ban

New Zealand鈥檚 government to scrap world leading ban on tobacco products.

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How do we know when a mystery illness is serious?

Claudia Hammond hears how unusual health events are identified and investigated.

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Closer to a cure for morning sickness

Researchers work out why some pregnant women are more at risk of morning sickness

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When will we have an HIV vaccine?

Following failed trials, researchers are worried we won鈥檛 get an HIV vaccine before 2030.

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A year in health in review

The highs and lows of global health news in 2023 reviewed

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2024 in global health

What health advances, challenges and discoveries will the next 12 months hold?

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Are outcomes better with female surgeons?

Patients treated by female surgeons have fewer adverse postoperative outcomes.

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Endurance

From rowing across the Atlantic Ocean to running across the Sahara Desert.

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