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Just over one in 10 GPs has signed up for abortion programme six years on
5+ hour, 57+ min ago (258+ words) Just over one in 10 general practitioners (GPs) have signed up to the HSE's abortion programme six years after its introduction, leaving many areas still without access. A HSE report has reviewed the first six years of the termination of pregnancy…...
Doctor urges safe sex among young people to stop HPV
7+ hour, 17+ min ago (340+ words) Young people should practice safe sex, a Taichung-based doctor said yesterday after excising 103 warts from the lower body of man with human papillomavirus (HPV). Young people should be careful and use prophylactics before engaging in intercourse, as sexually transmitted disease…...
Possible brain tumour risk tied to some birth control, new study finds | Watch News Videos Online
3+ hour, 4+ min ago (41+ words) Possible brain tumour risk tied to some birth control, new study finds Global News Go Back Close Local Add Global News to Home Screen Close Possible brain tumour risk tied to some birth control, new study finds Report a Video…...
Here's what Zydus Apollo partnership is doing for early detection of cancers in India - Business Today
9+ hour, 59+ min ago (276+ words) Zydus Lifesciences has partnered with Apollo Hospitals to introduce Guardant Health's Shield multi-cancer detection (MCD) blood test in India, as pharmaceutical companies and healthcare providers step up investments in precision diagnostics and early cancer detection. The collaboration follows an exclusive agreement…...
Nepal's cities lag rural areas in vaccinating children
10+ hour, 46+ min ago (692+ words) In April this year, immunisation workers deployed from the Public Health Office, Dolpa travelled four days to reach Chharka Bhot, one of the highest permanent human settlements in the world, located in upper Dolpa. They walked around 14 hours a day,…...
Confronting the Stigma: Women's Sexual Health in the Family Planning Aisle
13+ hour, 53+ min ago (640+ words) Condoms are an important component of a comprehensive and long-term approach to HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) prevention, and they help avoid unplanned pregnancies. Picture: ANA Pics Although sex positivity is celebrated across our digital feeds, the reality…...
Factors determining who receives cervical screening in South Africa
16+ hour, 58+ min ago (104+ words) UNSW Sydney Factors determining who receives cervical screening in South Africa A new study on determinants of cervical screening from South Africa, based on a representative sample of 2789 women from the 2016 South African Demographic and Health Survey, was co-authored by…...
HPV Prevention Alliance, The Karen Leung Foundation and Omnicom Health Hong Kong launch campaign to connect young women with free vaccination before time runs out
16+ hour, 1+ min ago (361+ words) adobo Magazine Omnicom Health Hong Kong, in partnership with the HPV Prevention Alliance and the Karen Leung Foundation, has launched "Catch-up Now" a campaign designed to raise awareness and drive registrations for Hong Kong's free HPV Vaccination Catch-up Program The…...
Researchers, experts bet on ultrasound to fight oral cancer
20+ hour, 20+ min ago (171+ words) BENGALURU: A team of researchers and experts from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and MS Ramaiah Medical College and Hospitals is betting on low frequency ultrasound to fight oral cancer. The study noted that oral cancer cells were vulnerable…...
Maura Gillison, who identified the role of HPV in head and neck cancer, changing the standard of care, dies at 61
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (1732+ words) The leading source for information on the issues that shape oncology since 1973 Maura L. Gillison, MD, Ph D, a medical oncologist and molecular epidemiologist whose work changed the standard of care for head and neck cancer by distinguishing human papillomavirus-positive from…...