Delirium, depression, anxiety, PTSD – the less discussed effects of COVID-19
May 20, 2020 15:28 pm UTC| Health
Cough, fever, loss of sense of smell … these are the symptoms of COVID-19 that we all know about. But did you know that confusion affects 20% or more of patients in hospital with COVID-19? Or that previous...
How to recover from an exercise injury – according to a sports physiotherapist
May 20, 2020 15:26 pm UTC| Health
Being active is beneficial for our bodies and mental health. But sometimes we can overdo it, resulting in sprains, strains, or pulled muscles. We need time to rehabilitate, or more injuries will occur. If youve...
Eric Trump says coronavirus will ‘magically’ disappear after November election
May 18, 2020 18:50 pm UTC| Politics Health
President Donald Trumps son Eric Trump has been criticized for making claims about the coronavirus that has no scientific basis and runs counter to health experts projections. According to the younger Trump, the...
What we do and don't know about the links between air pollution and coronavirus
May 14, 2020 10:41 am UTC| Health
As an atmospheric scientist, I am well aware that air pollution is bad. And as a human being in 2020, I am also well aware that this coronavirus is also bad. However, while its true that both pollution and the pandemic are...
Seven things you might not know about blood
May 14, 2020 10:31 am UTC| Health
Blood is fascinating. Many people learn at school that its function is to transport oxygen and nutrients around the body and remove waste products. But blood has many more functions, including defence against pathogens,...
The science of sleep: how sharing your dreams could help to improve your relationships
May 14, 2020 10:26 am UTC| Health
When you wake up from a strange or particularly memorable dream, how likely are you to share it? Maybe you might tell your partner about it over breakfast or text a friend to tell them the details and ponder over its...
Coronavirus diets: What's behind the urge to eat like little kids?
May 14, 2020 10:16 am UTC| Health
Have you noticed grabbing an extra bag of chips at the supermarket? Or eating more frozen dinners than you used to? Or even eating snacks that you havent eaten since you were a little kid? The COVID-19 pandemic has...
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