Why older skin heals with less scarring
Sep 27, 2018 16:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
When it comes to your skin, getting older isnt all bad news. Older people heal skin wounds with thinner scars. As a practicing dermatologist, my physician colleagues and I make this somewhat counterintuitive observation...
What causes schizophrenia? What we know, don't know and suspect
Sep 27, 2018 15:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Schizophrenia is one of the worlds top ten causes of disability. It develops between the ages of 16 and 30 and often persists for life. It affects between 100,000 and 200,000 Australians. Symptoms include delusions and...
Hiding 'grannycams' in aged care facilities is legally and ethically murky
Sep 27, 2018 15:43 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health Law
Our society is replete with tales about the unobserved abuse of vulnerable people in schools, kindergartens, child care facilities, psychiatric institutions, hospitals and the aged care facilities highlighted in the...
Why malnutrition is an issue for more than half of patients in intensive care
Sep 27, 2018 10:15 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Weve known for a long time that certain patients in the intensive care unit recover faster and have better clinical outcomes if they receive enough nutrition. Often, critically ill patients require tube feeding in order...
Breast Cancer Awareness: Get Test Before The Cancer Gets Worse
Sep 26, 2018 10:37 am UTC| Health
With the breast cancer awareness month approaching this October, now may be the perfect time to highlight the importance of early detection and treatment of the disease. The early symptoms of breast cancer are not exactly...
Flu Jab Symptoms: Could a Vaccine Cause Illness?
Sep 26, 2018 08:20 am UTC| Health
While some vaccine skeptics continue believing that vaccines can cause autism and other illness, a few reports suggest a flu jab can make you ill. There are symptoms and some side effects after taking a shot, according to...
I can't sleep. What drugs can I (safely) take?
Sep 25, 2018 18:45 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
If youre having trouble sleeping, medicines shouldnt be your first option. Exercise regularly, cut back on coffee (and other caffeinated drinks) after midday, eat less in the evening, ease up on screen time before, and in,...
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