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Minimally invasive focal therapies for prostate cancer are associated with a lower overall cost and improved quality of life for patients.

A first-of-its kind study has found that virtual reality gaming may be effective in promoting men’s awareness of testicular diseases and increasing testicular self-examination.

From 2020 to 2021, there were increases in the total number, rate, and ratio of reported abortions, according to research published in the Nov. 24 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

By NATION REPORTER 

CHAMA Town Council in Eastern Province has assured residents that no cases of anthrax disease have been reported in the district despite the recent outbreak reported in Lundazi and Chipata respectively. 

Cases of respiratory illnesses have been surging in northern China, particularly among children, sparking speculation online of a new pandemic threat four years after COVID-19 first emerged in the country.

A major new survey of trust and mistrust in the UK has revealed worryingly high levels of mistrust in society, with a quarter of respondents mistrustful of other people and a similar proportion keen for help to feel more trusting.

You’re out for dinner with a bunch of friends, one of whom orders pizza with anchovies and olives to share, but you hate olives and anchovies! Do you pipe up with your preferred choice—Hawaiian—or stay quiet?

By RUTH YAMBAYAMBA

VICE President Mutale Nalumango says there is need for the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) member states to channel energies in areas that will enhance economic development.

Ms Nalumango said it is important to leverage on the opportunities offered under the COMESA -EAC -SADC Tripartite so as to eradicate poverty in the COMESA region.  

She was speaking during the 44th meeting of COMESA Council of Ministers in Lusaka yesterday.

Ms Nalumango said utilising the opportunities will enable to improve the wellbeing of the people in the COMESA region. 

She said enhancing productivity will generate employment opportunities which will increase household income earnings therefore eradicating poverty in the region.

She said it is important that the member states focus on issues that are critical to the development of the region.

Meanwhile, COMESA Secretary General Chileshe Kapwepwe said, there is need to mobilise resources through Public Private Partnership (PPP) as public funding is not adequate to bridge the infrastructure gap.

Ms Kapwepwe said that inadequate infrastructure in the region remains one of the major constraints to economic growth and development.

Researchers from multiple institutions in China have found a way to use gene editing to reactivate dormant fetal oxygen-transporting proteins in adult blood cells to potentially reverse a wide range of blood disorders.

Dental professionals can make a marked and positive difference to public health by being trained to spot some of the key markers of chronic disease, according to new research.