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Anxiety, confusion, terror, relief: Giving birth in pandemic

Shawdesh desk: Pregnancy, birth and life with a newborn in the middle of a pandemic has brought on high anxiety, ever-shifting hospital protocols and intense isolation for many of the

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Simple tips to reduce the impact of kidney disease

Shawdesh Desk: World Kidney Day (WKD) is celebrated on the second Thursday of March, every year. The primary objective of the day is to spread awareness around the globe around

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Novavax vaccine 96pc effective against original coronavirus, 86pc vs British variant in UK trial

Shawdesh Desk: There were no cases of severe illness or deaths among those who got the vaccine, the company said, in a sign that it could stop the worse effects

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What is guava tea? Can it help you quit smoking?

Shawdesh Desk: No Smoking Day is observed on the second Wednesday of March every year. No Smoking Day 2021 being observe on March 10. Did you know that every single puff you

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10 million additional girls at risk of child marriage: Unicef

Shawdesh Desk: Ten million additional child marriages may occur before the end of the decade, threatening years of progress in reducing the practice, according to a new analysis released by

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Why testing for Covid-19 is still important

Shawdesh Desk: Covid-19 testing numbers are dropping in the US. And that’s bad news. Without testing, there’s no way to keep track of where the pandemic is headed and whether

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Pandemic tips for working parents

Shawdesh desk: As any working parent will tell you, life is very much a juggling act. It is all about how to balance the competing responsibilities of work, home and

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‘We sink or we swim together’: 5 things you need to know about COVAX

COVAX has been trending in stories about the COVID-19 pandemic in recent days, particularly in relation to the shipment of vaccines to Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, the first to arrive

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