High-risk Covid gene more common in South Asians
About 60% of people from South Asian backgrounds carry a gene that puts them at higher risk.
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Cervical cancer: ‘It came out of nowhere, I had no symptoms’
Laura Flaherty was diagnosed with cervical cancer after a routine smear test. She then had a hysterectomy at 29 years old.
First pill to treat Covid gets approval in UK
The tablet - molnupiravir - will be given twice a day to patients recently diagnosed with the disease.