How can we prepare for the coronavirus? 3 questions answered
Mar 01, 2020 13:03 pm UTC| Health
Editors note: Public health officials in the U.S. warned that the coronavirus, which has in large part spared the U.S., is coming and that the country needs to be prepared. But just what does this mean for you, as well as...
Government triggers emergency plan for COVID-19 pandemic, and considers economic assistance
Mar 01, 2020 12:51 pm UTC| Health
The federal government has activated its emergency response plan to deal with a spread of the coronavirus locally, in anticipation of it becoming a pandemic. It is also considering limited assistance for those hardest...
Coronavirus: cruise ships were prepared for quarantine thanks to norovirus horror stories
Mar 01, 2020 12:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Some tourists might welcome an extra two weeks of holiday on a luxury cruise ship. But imagine being confined to a cabin of 14 square meters with no windows, little access to fresh air and only wifi and the TV for...
How counselling can help breast cancer patients: Zulu women share their stories
Mar 01, 2020 12:32 pm UTC| Health
Breast cancer is the most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women around the world. It is also the most commonly diagnosed cancer in South African women, accounting for 20% of all...
The house call: 5 lessons I have learned as a doctor
Mar 01, 2020 12:30 pm UTC| Health
In the past year, I have done half a dozen house calls. Seeing a person in their home highlights both their unique humanity and the reality in which any proposed intervention must occur. This sense of the whole person...
Feb 28, 2020 08:50 am UTC| Health
Cancer cure is almost at hand, as some scientists claimed that they finally discovered how to treat the dreaded illness. People have been waiting for the cure for decades as the chances of survival is slim, especially...
Feb 28, 2020 00:17 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
While countries around the globe have been taking precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, it has now been reported in 37 countries outside China. As of February 26,...
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