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ZAMMSA suspends 8 procurement officers
By NATION REPORTER
THE Zambia Medicines Medical Supplies Agency (ZAMMSA) has suspended eight procurement officers to pave way for investigations.
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Researchers pinpoint brain area where people who are blind recognize faces identified by sound
Using a specialized device that translates images into sound, Georgetown University Medical Center neuroscientists and colleagues showed that people who are blind recognized basic faces using the part of the brain known as the fusiform face area, a region that is crucial for the processing of faces in sighted people.
US Clean Air Act associated with increased average lifetime earnings of $21,400
Early exposure to airborne lead has long-term outcomes on employment, disability and lifetime earnings, and the passage of the US Clean Air Act in 1970 has had an estimated US $4.23 trillion in benefits through its impact on airborne lead levels and the resulting increase in labor market outcomes, according to a new study published November 15 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Spencer Banzhaf of North Carolina State University and Melissa Ruby Banzhaf of the US Census Bureau.
Is autism ‘overdiagnosed’ in Australia due to the NDIS, or is it being better identified?
Ahead of the release of the government’s review into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), the topic taking center stage is the diagnosis of autism. Over one-third of people accessing the scheme list it as a primary disability.
Recently discovered genetic mutation could be behind some cases of severe osteoporosis
A recently discovered genetic mutation could be the cause of some severe and baffling cases of osteoporosis—including cases in young people.
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A recent study, published in Nature Communications, focuses on the interaction between free fatty acids (FFAs) and GPR84, a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR).
Malaria jabs set for broader rollout in Africa
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Ubrogepant beneficial for treating migraine during the prodrome
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Race/ethnicity, socioeconomics, age contribute to disparities in cancer death
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