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Romantic breakups among emerging adults are often trivialised as a rite of passage. Instead they can lead to acute trauma.
Africa’s most dangerous snakes not only kill their victims, they can also destroy skin, muscle, and even bone. New drugs could limit these wounds.
Two out of five cases of TB remain undiagnosed. A test using a skin patch could help change that.
A significant number of older adults in rural South Africa are HIV-positive. Awareness programmes and self-testing would reduce cases.
The use of medicinal plants in childhood diseases remains largely undocumented. A study in North West province in South Africa catalogued many of these for the first time.




