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Why is hypertension called a silent killer? What happens in your body when your blood pressure is high? Learn about the 4 “S”s to protect yourself from hypertension....

Why do men die younger compared to women? People with fewer or weaker social connections tend to have higher death rates, for reasons that are unclear, and this tends to be men more often than women....

Exercising to keep the brain young: Latest research and expert opinions Exercise greatly benefits brain health, improving cognition, mood and reducing the risk of neurodegenerative diseases....

Why women’s health matters for everyone Seven in 10 of maternal deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa. An estimated 287,000 women globally lost their lives due to maternal causes, according to a report...

Part-Time Job Opening in the Fight AIDS Coalition under the Strengthening Community Responses in Addressing Advanced HIV Disease Project. Click the link below for more details. FAC job opportunity V_4

Researching HIV in children Despite substantial advances in preventing perinatal HIV transmission, infants remain at high risk for HIV due to undiagnosed or untreated maternal HIV....

Tobacco and nicotine industry tactics addict youth for life The report shows that globally an estimated 37 million children aged 13–15 years use tobacco, and in many countries, the rate of...

AstraZeneca to withdraw Covid vaccine After more than three billion doses, the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine is being withdrawn. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-68977026 Global Fund and African...

Why female doctors are better than male People treated by female physicians have lower rates of mortality and readmission than those treated by male physicians....

China helps Uganda fight malaria as global funding shrinks Uganda also ranks as the seventh-highest contributor to malaria deaths globally (2.9 percent). World Health Organization figures indicate...

Dating someone new? Here’s how to ask them about their STI status Talking about STI status and testing can be more comfortable if you use a kind yet assertive approach, experts say....

Yellow fever vaccine hesitancy blamed on elites and mistrust Experts say the number of children who have never been vaccinated with a routine vaccine has almost doubled in the last two years...