Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a chronic condition that causes increasing difficulty in breathing as it progresses, is the third leading cause of death worldwide. The clinical diagnosis and monitoring of COPD and other pulmonary diseases can be taxing, often requiring blood testing, which can be uncomfortable for patients, or costly imaging procedures, such as CT scans.…
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[This Day] Abuja -- Barely five days after the first imported case of Ebola virus disease was evacuated to Switzerland, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed that…
Speaking at the launch, the Director-General of the Ghana AIDS Commission, Dr Kharmacelle Prosper Akanbong, said the desk would connect grassroots youth organisations in both urban and rural…
