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WHO calls for robust measures to tame Africa’s soaring cancer fatalities
Sub-Saharan African countries should come up with targeted interventions like enhanced surveillance, timely…
Weed in South Africa: apartheid waged a war on drugs that still has unequal…
Cannabis is being commercialised into a multibillion-dollar global industry and South Africa wants a piece of…
South Africa’s base metal export value up 21.8 percent in Jan-Nov
According to data released by the South African Revenue Service (SARS), in November last year the value of South…
Why this could be the worst flu season in the US in more than a decade
The number of positive flu tests and hospitalizations in the United States is the highest in more than a…
Weight Loss Drug Led to Lower BMI in Teens with Obesity, Study Finds
Semaglutide — the medication in the blockbuster anti-obesity drug Wegovy — plus lifestyle…
Magic mushroom compound psilocybin can help treat depression, study finds
The research found the compound to be effective against hard-to-treat depression and larger trials will now…
Invasive mosquito could disrupt Africa’s ‘landscape of malaria’ after cases rise
Insecticide-resistant newcomer caused unprecedented urban outbreak in Ethiopia and can survive the dry season,…
African Development Bank head urges multilateral development banks to drive…
Africa will never again be caught flat-footed at the outset of another health pandemic, African Development…
South Africa reports uptick in pertussis cases in 2022
The South Africa National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reported recently an increase in…