When too much news is bad news: is the way we consume news detrimental to our health?
Oct 21, 2020 06:54 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Humans are curious and social creatures by nature. The news helps us make sense of the world around us and connects us with our local, national and international community. So its no wonder were drawn to it. Objective,...
Bottle-fed babies may consume millions of microplastic particles, our research suggests
Oct 20, 2020 13:48 pm UTC| Health
Microplastics can now be found in almost every environment on Earth, but scientists know surprisingly little about how the products we use every day shed these tiny plastic particles. If you drink from a plastic water...
WHO reform: a call for an early-warning protocol for infectious diseases
Oct 20, 2020 13:41 pm UTC| Health
The World Health Organization (WHO) has come in for its share of criticism for its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. While some faults are the responsibility of the WHO, others were caused by member states, which did not...
Oct 16, 2020 07:07 am UTC| Health
COVID-19 is currently affecting the entire world, and doctors are still trying to find the cure and vaccines. Thousands of people have already died from this highly contagious disease, and the population can only rely on...
New evidence suggests that swapping tobacco for e-cigarettes can save lives
Oct 15, 2020 14:28 pm UTC| Health
Electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, are a popular aid for quitting smoking, but it is taking time for scientific research to catch up and provide clear answers on how well they work, and whether they are safe to use...
Oct 15, 2020 14:25 pm UTC| Health
Europe is again in the grip of a COVID-19 resurgence, with outbreak hot-spots in the United Kingdom, Spain and France each reporting thousands of new daily cases. The level of infections are now higher than in March and...
COVID-19 cure: Scientists discover reason behind one side-effect of the disease
Oct 13, 2020 10:05 am UTC| Science Health
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected many people all over the world, forcing people to spend most of the year indoors until a vaccine or cure is developed. As countries experience another wave of coronavirus cases,...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects