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CDC updates age criteria for RSV jabs
The US Centres for Disease Control & Prevention has narrowed its recommendation for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines in older adults this year –...
Multivitamins don’t help you live longer – major US study
Taking a daily multivitamin does not help people to live any longer and may actually increase the risk of an early death, according to...
SA's rollout of HIV prevention jabs stymied by price
Although HIV infections in South Africa have plummeted in 20 years, from highs of more than 500 00 to around 149 000 in 2023, new...
Hormones safe for menopause – US study dispels old flawed findings
The benefits of hormone therapy for the treatment of menopause symptoms outweigh the risks, and what is available now is very different from two...
New cholera vaccine-makers gearing up as global stocks run out
The global stockpile of cholera vaccine has dried up, with doses being given to patients as fast as they are produced, but the good...
Finnish study calls for review of HPV screening policies
Vaccines that prevent the cancers caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV) are so effective that it may be time to review HPV screening protocols,...
Corporate bosses risk cardio-metabolic health from lack of sleep – UCT study
A recent study has confirmed that four years of consistently inadequate sleep for corporate executives was associated with adverse cardio-metabolic health.
The research, led by...
Plant extract combo may relieve hangover symptoms; dehydration causation challenged
A German study using a plant extract combination of fruits, leaves found evidence for a significant efficiency in the reduction of hangover symptoms such...