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275 People Die of HIV-AIDS In Ashanti

Two hundred and seventy-five (275) people died of HIV/AIDS in the Ashanti Region, last year. Mr. Dennis Bandoh, the...

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IMF Urges US To ‘protect’ Gains Won Under Obamacare

The International Monetary Fund on Thursday weighed into the US health care debate, urging the Trump administration to...

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AstraZeneca, Merck Strike Key Cancer Drugs Partnership

Pharmaceutical giants AstraZeneca and Merck said on Thursday they had agreed a multi-billion-dollar deal to jointly...

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Trump’s Transgender Military Ban ‘not Worked Out Yet’

The White House has not yet decided how it will implement the president’s ban on transgender people serving in the US...

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275 People Die of HIV-AIDS In Ashanti

Two hundred and seventy-five (275) people died of HIV/AIDS in the Ashanti Region, last year. Late reporting to the...

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Don’t Self-Medicate — NVFI Cautions Fisher-Folks

New Vision Foundation International, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) based in the Central Region, has advised...

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Could A Green Sponge Hold Cancer-Fighting Secrets?

A small green sponge discovered in dark, icy waters of the Pacific off Alaska could be the first effective weapon...

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[Video] Perinatal Depression: The Silent Killer Among Women?

Heard of perinatal depression before? Well, it’s a very common disorder amongst women yet very little is known about...

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Bangladeshi Twins Born Joined At Skull To Undergo Surgery

Bangladeshi twins born conjoined at the skull will undergo a difficult and potentially dangerous operation to separate...

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9 Impressive Benefits Of Coffee

Some of the most impressive health benefits of coffee include its ability to improve cognitive health, protect the...

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Antibody Helps Keep Man’s HIV At Bay For 10 Months

Antibody helps keep man’s HIV at bay for 10 months An experimental therapy has held back one man’s HIV infection...

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Brain Damage Found In 110 of 111 Deceased NFL Players

As a new American football season is set to begin, researchers examining the brains of deceased NFL players have found...

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Crunch Time As US Senate Braces For Health Care Vote

Senate Republicans vote Tuesday on the latest effort to repeal Obamacare, in the face of withering criticism from...

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Trump Plea For Unity On Showdown Healthcare Vote

US President Donald Trump has issued a challenge to Republican senators to rally behind their healthcare bill, on the...

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McCain To Return To US Senate As Health Vote Teeters

US Senator John McCain returns to Washington on Tuesday for the first time since being diagnosed with brain cancer, his...

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Insecticide Responsible For Deaths of 13 Children In Bangladesh

Controversial insecticide endosulfan, which has been banned by more than 80 countries, was responsible for the deaths...

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Trump Pressures Republicans To Repeal, Warns ‘Obamacare Is Death’

President Donald Trump strongly warned Republicans on Monday that they must pass health care reform, taking his party...

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South African Child ‘virtually Cured’ of HIV

A nine-year-old infected with HIV at birth has spent most of their life without needing any treatment, say doctors in...

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Swaziland Turns Around World’s Highest HIV Infection Rate

Swaziland, which bears the world's heaviest HIV burden, has halved the rate of new infections in five years by boosting...