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As school officials try to figure out whether to open classrooms this fall, the science they need to make these tough choices is still evolving. A few things are clear: That most kids don’t become as seriously ill from Covid-19 as adults, and have much lower fatality rates. That’s according to data from the US…

File Photo: Patients, some HIV-positive, and their relatives protest for the lack of medicines and medical supplies in hospitals, in front of the Health Ministry in Caracas on April 18, 2018.Luis Robayo | AFP | Getty ImagesMore than 70 countries warned they are at risk of running out of HIV medication due to the coronavirus…

June 23, 2020Updated 6:00 p.m. ETAs the coronavirus pandemic hits more impoverished countries with fragile health care systems, global health authorities are scrambling for supplies of a simple treatment that saves lives: oxygen.Many patients severely ill with Covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, require help with breathing at some point. But now the epidemic…

Race the Comrades legends logo (Supplied) Thanks to the Comrades Marathon Association’s (CMA) international footprint and its band of passionate International Brand Ambassadors, the foreign entry tally for Sunday's 'Race the Comrades legends' virtual race has surpassed the usual foreign contingent at the traditional Comrades Marathon.With 25 brand ambassadors representing countries on the six continents…

Of the world's poorest states, the Democratic Republic of the Congo spends the least per citizen on health care — $19 per person annually. And in Sierra Leone, the highest health spender south of the Sahara, it's over triple — $66 per capita. That's still just a fraction of how much the world's wealthiest countries…