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Can a portable ultrasound scanner really cut childbirth deaths across Africa?
Devices the size of a smartphone and powered by artificial intelligence do not need an expert to operate them – or at least that is the hope
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Global fertility rates set to crash, triggering ‘staggering’ social change
Modelling projects that 97 per cent of the world’s countries will have a shrinking population by 2100
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South Africa’s alcohol addiction and the disabled newborns paying the price
Mothers-to-be are drinking during pregnancy, unaware of the implications for their unborn children
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FGM cases rise by 30 million in the last decade, report shows
Latest figures from Unicef suggest there are now 230 million victims globally, compared to 200 million in 2016
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Carnival party-goers told to cover up as mosquito-borne virus surges in Rio de Janeiro
Multiple states in Brazil have declared a public health emergency following an outbreak of dengue fever
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It happened on Call The Midwife – now NHS nurses deal with thousands of cases a year
Once rare in the UK, thousands of women subjected to the ritualistic practice are seeking treatment with the NHS
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Measles cases to double in England and Wales, experts warn
New data suggests case numbers could jump by 1,000 in the coming weeks, attributed in part to low vaccination rates
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‘Measles destroyed my health – my parents didn’t vaccinate me’
Sorrel Kinton missed out on childhood jabs due to vaccine hesitancy. It was a decision that cost her dearly
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UK aid cuts having ‘devastating’ impact on women’s health, MPs warn
The International Development Committee urged the government to take action
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Bird flu kills 17,000 elephant seal pups in Argentina
Conservationists say the ‘catastrophic’ mass seal deaths have never been seen before in Patagonia
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Europe reports ‘alarming rise’ in measles after cases surge in 2023
Health officials blame pandemic disruptions to routine immunisations and call for ‘urgent vaccination efforts’ to prevent further spread
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Cameroon launches world’s first routine malaria vaccine programme
The rollout is projected to save tens of thousands of children’s lives each year across Africa
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Warmer weather linked to spread of diarrhoeal illness
Bacteria appears to spread more rapidly in higher temperatures, new study finds
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Inside California’s secret sterilisation programme – and its antivax legacy
Hundreds, if not thousands, of inmates were sterilised against their will. The impact on lives and trust in medicine has been devastating
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Cape Verde becomes third African country declared free of malaria
Archipelago nation receives WHO malaria-free status following three years of no reported local transmission cases
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Medical support charity intervenes at notorious UK asylum centre
Doctors Without Borders has launched a clinic at an asylum housing centre in Essex
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