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‘Music to my Ears’: New Malaria Drug Succeeds in Large Clinical Trial to Combat Resistance
Mon Nov 17 2:30 pm

Among the world’s manifold disease burdens, antibiotic resistant bacteria hold a special place of concern. But recent evidence points to the malaria parasite also developing resistance to drugs that have been working to killed it off for the last quarter-century. Therefore, news that a major drug trial looking at the efficacy of a new-class of […]

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Shut Eye Without Shutting Off Lights and Devices Increases Risk of Heart Disease
Mon Nov 17 7:00 am

A street lamp outside your window, the orange charging light on a plug adapter next to your nightstand, a flash of your phone late at night indicating you’ve received an email—these artificial light sources would never occur in nature, and recent studies suggest they harm your brain. Higher levels of artificial light at night were […]

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British Surgeon Saves Baby’s Life by Removing Tumor the Size of her Face – For Free
Sun Nov 16 9:08 am

A British surgeon removed a life-threatening tumor from a baby’s neck that was as big as her entire face. The lump has been growing since she was just five months old, but when her mother, Aminata, took her to the local hospital in Sierra Leone doctors told her she was too young for surgery. By […]

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Hero Saves Golf Buddy’s Life When Heart Attack Hits During Video Call
Sat Nov 15 1:56 pm

A quick-thinking woman saved her friend’s life after witnessing him having a heart attack during a video call. Shannon Jeffries was about to head out into the English countryside for her weekly nine holes with buddy Darren Oliver, when the 60-year-old rang her to say he felt too unwell to play. But, as they chatted, […]

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