A good night’s sleep, a long-sought dream for sleep apnea patients, may be in closer reach
Oct 29, 2019 19:34 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
For millions of people who suffer from sleep apnea, getting a good nights sleep is an elusive dream. Patients with obstructive sleep apnea have blockage of breathing while they sleep, leading to snoring, disruption of...
Health professionals and cadavers: the quest for an ethical approach
Oct 29, 2019 19:32 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
The study of anatomy has been the foundation for the training of students in medical and allied health sciences dentistry, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, pharmacy, nursing and medical science for hundreds of years....
Zombie flu: How the 1919 influenza pandemic fueled the rise of the living dead
Oct 29, 2019 19:30 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Zombies have lurched to the center of Halloween culture, with costumes proliferating as fast as the monsters themselves. This year, you can dress as a zombie prom queen, a zombie doctor even a zombie rabbit or banana. The...
Miscarriages affect 1 in 6 pregnancies. We need better investigations and treatments
Oct 29, 2019 19:29 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
A miscarriage is a devastating event. Those who experience them are suddenly and unexpectedly robbed of the promise of new life and the dream of an expanded family. The emotional toll can be even greater if conception was...
How steak became manly and salads became feminine
Oct 26, 2019 08:25 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
When was it decided that women prefer some types of food yogurt with fruit, salads and white wine while men are supposed to gravitate to chili, steak and bacon? In my new book, American Cuisine: And How It Got This...
Oct 20, 2019 10:24 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Would you eat a burger if you knew it contained almost 6,000 calories? Some would gladly tuck in while others would recoil in horror. But if you have calories on the menu, at least you know what youre biting into. And as...
For people with a mental illness, loved ones who care are as important as formal supports
Oct 20, 2019 10:24 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
People living with mental illness often require support from carers, such as family and friends, on a long-term and somewhat unpredictable basis. But these support networks are not always in place. Geographical or...
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’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects