Find out the facts about organ donation law change
NHS Blood and Transplant is urging people to find out the facts about organ donation and the upcoming law change,
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Mental health in Kenya: ‘I was accused of bewitching my husband’
Esther Kiama was working as a teacher in Nyeri, central Kenya, when she received the call. Her husband, David, was
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NHS £10,000 bid for more BAME organ donors in Bristol
£10,000 has been awarded to the Malcolm X committee in Bristol, in a drive for more BAME organ donors. Currently,
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Fake drugs: How bad is Africa’s counterfeit medicine problem?
The proliferation of fake medicines in Africa is a public health crisis that can no longer be ignored, according to
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Help! I have diabetes
Diabetes is a metabolic disorder which reduces the ability of the body to control the amount of glucose in the
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How Anxiety affects African Americans
*Mental health advocates have been shedding light on PTSD, depression, and other mental health conditions for African Americans, but the
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African Americans Face Unique Mental Health Risks
When Demetrius Minor left the Army after 12 years in 2013, he went through a standard medical review. Physically fit
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How UK entrepreneurs are helping to provide world-class healthcare across Africa.
It is unfortunately a fact that 25% of the world’s disease cases occur in Africa. As someone who grew up
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Study links hair dyes and chemical straighteners to higher breast cancer risk, particularly among black women
Permanent hair dye and chemical hair straightener use was linked to a higher risk of breast cancer in a new study from
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Help! I have diabetes Part 2 by Modupe Peters
Diet is fundamental in the treatment of the two main types of diabetes; type 1 and type 2, carbohydrates (carbs)
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Black Women at a Higher Risk of Gestational Diabetes
Black women who develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy face a 52% increased risk of developing diabetes in the future compared to white
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Black community urged to make this Black History Month another record for lifesaving blood donor sign-ups
Black people are being urged to save lives this Black History Month and help make it another record October for
Read moreStudy: Racism shortens lives and hurts health of blacks by promoting genes that lead to inflammation and illness
Negative social attitudes, such as racism and discrimination, damage the health of those who are targeted by triggering a cascade
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Highest ever numbers of organ donors and recipients from black, Asian and minority ethnic communities last year, but shortage remains critical
More black, Asian and minority ethnic people are giving the gift of life through organ donation and receiving lifesaving transplants
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BAME communities would benefit from the mandatory fortification of vitamin D in wheat flour say researchers
Adding vitamin D to wheat flour would prevent 10 million new cases of vitamin D deficiency in England and Wales
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