HIV/AIDS Cure 2019: Second Patient Confirmed Cured; Treatment is a Breakthrough in the AIDS Endemic
Mar 05, 2019 11:42 am UTC| Health
HIV is a virus that has gripped the world and currently, around 37 million people in the world are suffering from AIDS due to the HIV virus infection. It was reported that since 1980, the disease already claimed 35 million...
How much sleep do teenagers really need?
Mar 05, 2019 10:07 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Parents worry about whether their teenagers are getting enough sleep. Research studies suggest that teenagers are suffering an epidemic of sleep deprivation in Canada and globally one that will have long-term health...
Beaches are banning sunscreens to save coral reefs
Mar 05, 2019 10:07 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Many families will soon escape the winter to seek warmer, sunnier climes. Swimsuits and sunglasses will invariably find their way into suitcases, but one common item might be giving people a little more pause than it once...
We know lungs are necessary, but did you know they also are beautiful? An anatomy professor explains
Mar 04, 2019 13:20 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Lungs are remarkable organs that continuously achieve amazing feats, which they do so well that we take them for granted, except when their function is diminished. It all happens in a space inside your chest, divided in...
We asked five experts: is vegetarianism healthier?
Mar 04, 2019 12:58 pm UTC| Health
Vegetarianism is on the rise in Australia, as many vegetarians will gladly tell you. While many people who eschew meat products do so for the sake of animals and the environment, were starting to learn more about the...
Cultured meat seems gross? It's much better than animal agriculture
Mar 01, 2019 15:20 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
The world is in the grips of a food-tech revolution. One of the most compelling new developments is cultured meat, also known as clean, cell-based or slaughter-free meat. Its grown from stem cells taken from a live animal...
Sore throat, cough and phlegm – all you need to know about your horrible cold
Mar 01, 2019 14:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
The human body has a large surface area that is in contact with the outside world, much of this comes from the bodys largest organ our skin which protects us from a variety of potential threats. The other major sites of...
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
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight