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Health walk finds pockets of dirty air on some Accra streets

A health walk through some of Accra’s busiest streets has found that people can be exposed to high levels of air pollution even while walking through the city. The Global Shapers Accra Hub, in partnership with the UrbanBetter Accra Hub, organized the 7-kilometre walk on Saturday, August 15, 2026, as part of the Roots & Routes: Health Walk…

Researchers find cold storage platelets safe and effective

A new study has found platelets kept in cold storage are as effective at treating bleeding and have a longer shelf life than platelets stored at room temperature. Dr. James Preuss and Dr. Warren Pavey, from The University of Western Australia's Medical School, were co-authors of the study published in JAMA that could make platelets used…

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