Apr 21, 2020 23:29 pm UTC| Politics Health
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo describes his meeting with President Donald Trump as productive. The two met at the White House Tuesday afternoon to discuss New Yorks COVID-19 testing. The meeting went well and I think it...
Drug-resistant superbugs: A global threat intensified by the fight against coronavirus
Apr 21, 2020 12:39 pm UTC| Health
With the worlds attention on COVID-19, I believe that now is the time to talk about another pandemic thats been happening right under our noses: antimicrobial resistance (AMR). When infections caused by bacteria,...
Coronavirus: six key factors poor countries should focus on
Apr 21, 2020 12:36 pm UTC| Health
Since the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic late last year in Wuhan, China, the global community has witnessed unprecedented policy responses to curtail, contain and control the disease. Many have proven to be successful....
Apr 20, 2020 10:08 am UTC| Health
Doctors and scientists have been working for years to find a cancer cure that can effectively treat the patients. Since the cancerous tumors have been found to have more than just one kind of cancer cell, this could...
Dry, wet, barking, hacking: a guide to coughs in the time of coronavirus
Apr 18, 2020 06:41 am UTC| Health
For centuries, doctors and care givers have listened to the different types of cough in search of clues to help diagnose underlying disease. Coughs are a valuable diagnostic tool, but how do you know if youve got a...
Coronavirus: how accurate are COVID-19 tests?
Apr 18, 2020 06:36 am UTC| Health
Coronavirus testing has been the subject of huge interest, frustration and confusion. The UK has come under worldwide criticism for its lack of mass testing, despite the director general of WHO encouraging countries to...
Apr 17, 2020 06:17 am UTC| Health
Doctors and scientists are still trying to find a cure for HIV/AIDS ailment. But even so, a person afflicted with this disease still has a chance to live normally since there are treatments and anti-viral drugs that can...
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