Buckle up, everyone! Consider a world in which yeast transforms dough into light, airy bread, genes can be edited like a problematic tweet, and nurses have superpowers straight from a sci-fi action flick. This, folks, is biotechnology, the most epic crossover between science and innovation that’s been rolling with the punches for humanity for thousands …
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MPOX. Photo credit: thisdaylive.com Health is one of the broad areas we need to keep our eyes on every day. We may be fatigued with the news of health issues all the time; we turn on our radio or television, read newspapers, visit social media, and many others. But the truth of the matter is …
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Introduction In this digital age, the youth face a growing threat that often goes unnoticed: behavioural addictions. While substance abuse has long been a concern, the addictive nature of certain activities, such as gaming, gambling, and excessive internet use, has emerged as a silent killer among young individuals. This article sheds light on the alarming …
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As a healthcare professional, when friends and family called you, and you tell them you are not well…….what they say is do you health workers also fall sick? I do chuckle and jovially say we are not super beings but human beings like you. Healthcare professionals also fall sick like you too. Routinely, I wake …
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It’s never too early or too late to start looking after your mouth: your body will thank you. FDI World Dental Federation Every 20th March marks the #WorldOralHealthDay, an initiative of the FDI World Dental Federation to bring together the world of dentistry to achieve optimal oral health for all. The World Oral Health Day …
The concept of speaking is that you speak what you hear. This may reveal that if one cannot hear, one is unable to speak. It can also be argued that if one can speak but as a result of total hearing loss, he or she might not be able to speak because he or she …
From 1998 to 2017, earthquakes have caused nearly 750,000 deaths globally more than other natural disasters as cited in World Health Organisation (WHO) report on earthquakes. This makes an earthquake a serious natural disaster, hence, it needs a conversation. According to WHO, an earthquake is “a violent and abrupt shaking of the ground caused by …
World Health Organisation (WHO) reported that 38.4 million people living with HIV at the end of 2021. Out of this number, 25.6 million people with HIV are in Africa, this means two third of the population living with HIV are in Africa. It was also noted from WHO report that HIV/AIDS has claimed 40.1 million …
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