How does the Wuhan coronavirus cause severe illness?
Feb 03, 2020 23:57 pm UTC| Health
We usually think of viral respiratory infections, like the common cold, as mild nuisances that pass in a few days. But the Wuhan coronavirus has proven to be different. Of those infected, around 2% are reported to have...
Coronavirus in Wuhan: Residents shout 'Stay Strong' from windows
Feb 03, 2020 12:34 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
In Wuhan, China, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, residents have been shouting Wuhan jiāyóu meaning, Wuhan, stay strong out of their windows, from apartment building to apartment building, to send words of...
Coronavirus outbreak: quarantining millions in China is unprecedented and wrong
Feb 03, 2020 12:31 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. China has recorded over 8,246 cases, but just 170 deaths from the disease. As far as...
WHO declares global health emergency over coronavirus: 4 questions answered
Feb 03, 2020 12:28 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Editors note: The World Health Organization reversed course on Jan. 30 and declared the coronavirus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. The first human-to-human transmission in the U.S. was announced. India...
Lung cancer: quitting smoking regrows protective lung cells – new research
Feb 03, 2020 12:27 pm UTC| Health
We know that quitting smoking is an excellent way to reduce your risk of developing lung cancer. But until now, experts werent quite sure why this was the case. Our latest research has uncovered that in people who quit...
Coronavirus: Fear of a pandemic, or a pandemic of fear?
Feb 03, 2020 12:24 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
The coronavirus outbreak in China raises important questions about how well governments manage the latest pathogens to jump the species barrier and infect humans. The virus known as 2019-nCoV has now been diagnosed in...
Anthrax vs. cancer – researchers harness the deadly toxin to cure dogs and hopefully people
Feb 03, 2020 12:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Can the feared anthrax toxin become an ally in the war against cancer? Successful treatment of pet dogs suffering bladder cancer with an anthrax-related treatment suggest so. Anthrax is a disease caused a by bacterium,...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
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IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects