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Why all young people should get the HPV vaccine—girls and boys
Cervical cancer is a devastating disease that can strike down women in the prime of their lives.
To patients, parents, and caregivers, proposed Medicaid cuts are a personal affront
Cynthia Williams is furious with the U.S. House Republicans’ willing to slash Medicaid, the government-run insurance program for people with low incomes or disabilities.
New Mexico adult dies with measles, though cause of death isn’t yet confirmed
An adult who was infected with measles has died in New Mexico, state health officials announced Thursday, though the virus has not been confirmed as the cause.
Insomnia and lack of sleep linked to high blood pressure in teens
Teenagers who do not get the recommended amount of sleep may be at an increased risk for high blood pressure, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association’s Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle & Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions 2025. The meeting is being held in New Orleans, March 6–9, 2025, and features the latest science on population-based health and wellness and implications for lifestyle.
Hepatitis B with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease leads to increased risk of mortality
A study from National Taiwan University Hospital has unveiled how metabolic dysfunction significantly influences the mortality risks of patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). The research, recently published in the Journal of Hepatology, analyzed data from over 8,000 CHB patients over a 15-year period, highlighting the crucial role of metabolic health in liver disease outcomes.
How the brain turns sound into conversation: Study uncovers the neural pathways of communication
A new study has uncovered how the brain seamlessly transforms sounds, speech patterns, and words into the flow of everyday conversations. Using advanced technology to analyze over 100 hours of brain activity during real-life discussions, researchers revealed the intricate pathways that allow us to effortlessly speak and understand.
Two men jailed five years for blackmail and filming sex act
A MAGISTRATE has jailed two men of Lusaka’s Linda Township for five years with hard labour for filming two people whom they ordered to have sex in the bush. The two convicts were found guilty of demanding K800 from the man and woman they filmed having sex and threatened to share the sex video online […]
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Traditional healer jailed for life after killing ex-lover’s son
THE Lusaka High Court has sentenced a traditional healer from Chainda, Lusaka, to life imprisonment for killing his ex-lover’s five-year-old son. Blackford Phiri murdered Justine Mvula, a friendly boy who frequently visited his house, barely a month after breaking up with the child’s mother, Memory Chilala. This is in a case in which Mr Phiri […]
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16-year-old girl defiled and killed, police say.
A FRANTIC search by a Lusaka couple for their 16-year-old daughter has turned tragic after she was discovered dead. Like any other day, Blessings Malekati returned home from school and was sent by her mother, Jane Mulenga to buy a few household items. Sadly, the teenage girl did not make it home, after being attacked, […]
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