Pfizer vaccinations for 16 to 39-year-olds is welcome news. But AstraZeneca remains a good option
Aug 23, 2021 11:57 am UTC| Health
Prime Minister Scott Morrison yesterday announced the Pfizer vaccine would become available to all Australians aged 16 to 39 from August 30. This represents a vote of confidence in our vaccine supply, which has been...
How will Delta evolve? Here's what the theory tells us
Aug 23, 2021 11:53 am UTC| Health
The COVID-19 pandemic is a dramatic demonstration of evolution in action. Evolutionary theory explains much of what has already happened, predicts what will happen in the future and suggests which management strategies are...
Individual dietary choices can add – or take away – minutes, hours and years of life
Aug 22, 2021 01:40 am UTC| Health
Vegetarian and vegan options have become standard fare in the American diet, from upscale restaurants to fast-food chains. And many people know that the food choices they make affect their own health as well as that of the...
The impact of COVID-19 has been lower in Africa. We explore the reasons
Aug 22, 2021 01:29 am UTC| Health
Theres been an increase in COVID-19 deaths across Africa since mid-July 2021. But the impact of the pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa remains markedly lower compared to the Americas, Europe and Asia. The reasons for this...
Aug 22, 2021 01:24 am UTC| Health
The current COVID-19 wave in the U.S. is mostly affecting unvaccinated Americans, who represent more than 95% of current cases of hospitalization and death. Given the average cost of a COVID-19 hospitalization in 2020...
Why I no longer think we should try to eliminate COVID – public health expert
Aug 22, 2021 01:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Around the world, countries are having to strike a balance between COVID-19 cases and restrictions. In the UK and the US, daily new cases number in the thousands, but restrictions and limitations are being lifted. In...
Metabolism may not slow after 20 – so why do we still gain weight?
Aug 22, 2021 01:06 am UTC| Health
For a long time, it was believed that after the age of 20 your metabolism decreased dramatically making it harder to lose weight and keep in shape. But a recent study has shown our metabolism also known as energy...
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