COVID-19 Vaccine
COVID-19 vaccines have been shown to reduce the severity of coronavirus (SAR-CoV-2) infections and hospitalizations. Many pharmaceutical companies have made
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The NTDs (Neglected Tropical Diseases)
What are these? And why should we care? NTDs are parasitic, bacterial, or viral infections found in the tropics and
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Fertility: It takes two to Tango
Infertility is lack of conception after one year of trying to conceive in a couple if the woman is younger
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PTSD at a time of a pandemic
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health concern that is directly as a result of a catastrophic or traumatic
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Updates in HIV medications
While the world is battling the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been advances in the care of people with Human immunodeficiency
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Mental Health Day
Today is World Mental Health Day. This is a date set to raise awareness about mental health. More often than
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Colon cancer screening
Colon cancer is the growth of abnormal cells in the colon. These abnormal cells are harmful and can spread to
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Article review: Delirium
Delirium is a clinical syndrome of acute and changing disturbance in attention and memory/perception over a short period resulting from
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12 ways to reduce Dementia
The new 2020 commission outline on the strategies for reducing dementia mentions 12 risk factors that can be modified. Dementia is a
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How does Social Capital impact healthcare?
For some time now, the term Social Capital has been used. What does this mean? Social Capital is the trusting
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