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Adolescent cannabis use associated with other health risk behaviours – CDC
A study from the Centres for Disease Control in the United States suggests that adolescent marijuana use is associated with numerous other health risk...
Weighted blankets can decrease insomnia severity – Karolinska Institutet
Weighted blankets are a safe and effective intervention in the treatment of insomnia, according to a randomised, controlled Swedish study among insomnia researchers patients with psychiatric...
HIV patients: Low CD4 cell count may increase COVID-19 mortality threefold
People with HIV who had a low CD4 cell count or underlying health conditions were more likely to have poor outcomes after admission to...
Pfizer/BioNTech: Phase 3 clinical trial for potential COVID-19 vaccine commences in SA
Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE has announced the start of enrollment in South Africa for the Phase 3 pivotal COVID-19 vaccine trial. The recently...
Gauteng Health apologises for payment delays to community health workers
strong>Gauteng Health has apologised to community health workers who have been negatively impacted by the delay in the finalisation of their appointment and payment,...
Stock-outs: A 'shadow epidemic' of psychiatric illness looms in SA
In August, almost half of the most commonly used medications to treat mental illness in South Africa were out of stock, and many have...
Preventive nasal spray cuts viral replication in half — Australian animal study
A novel nasal treatment developed to boost the natural human immune system to fight common colds and flu, has proved remarkably successful in reducing...
Healthy living – chiefly, not smoking – extends life for people with multi-morbidities
A large United Kingdom analysis covering a 10-year period found that regardless of multi-morbidities, engaging in a healthier lifestyle was associated with up to...
Kenya to prosecute top officials over $7.8m in missing COVID-19 funds
In a situation that mirrors that playing out in South Africa, Kenyan investigators are to recommend the prosecution of at least 15 top government...
COVID-19 causes million-women backlog in UK screening for breast cancer
Almost a million British women have missed a breast cancer screening appointment because of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Guardian reports a charity has estimated....