Mon 19 August 2024: The Department of Health has assured South Africans that the current Mpox outbreak remains under control. “However, this does not mean people should become complacent because we have learned from the COVID-19 pandemic that viruses are unpredictable as they mutate from time to time.” According to the department, South Africa remains […]
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Sat 17 August 2024: A friend of mine recently lost her security deposit at the holiday home she and her fellow hens were renting for a weekend. Why? Well, she dropped a microwaveable lasagne into the hot tub. Could happen to anyone. Despite trying their hardest to sieve out all the bits of minced beef […]
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Fri 16 August 2024: The World Health Organization (WHO) regional director for Europe warned on Thursday that mpox could spread to other countries after Sweden confirmed the first case of infectious viral disease outside of Africa. Sweden early Thursday reported the first case of the more contagious variant of mpox outside of Africa, just a […]
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Sun 11 August 2024: Muscles are biological powerhouses, capable of truly incredible feats. You only need to look at the world’s strongest man, capable of dead lifting over 500kg, to see what they can accomplish. While our muscles are capable of performing monumental tasks, asking them to do this can raise the risk of them tearing. […]
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Sat 10 August 2024: As a medical student, nails were one part of my anatomy course that I really struggled with. I found it difficult, at first, to stomach the sight of painful nail injuries. My squeamishness may have stemmed from witnessing someone sharply removing a plaster from their stubbed big toe – only to take […]
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Fri 09 August 2024: The British Islamic Medical Association (BIMA) has recorded a significant rise in “racist abuse” against Muslim NHS (National Health Service) workers following the onset of far-right riots across the UK, leaving many healthcare professionals in fear, local media reported on Friday. Dr. Salman Waqar, the president of BIMA, which represents around […]
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Fri 09 August 2024: South Korea announced on Friday an increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations as the country faces a summertime resurgence of the virus. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, the number of people admitted to hospitals nationwide for COVID-19 has reached 861 in the first week of August, marking the highest […]
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Thu 08 August 2024: Bluetongue disease has been confirmed in all 12 Dutch provinces, according to official data released on Monday. The disease is potentially deadly for sheep and cattle. Until last week, Flevoland was the only province without reported cases of the bluetongue virus. However, new data from the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product […]
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Thu 08 August 2024: The World Health Organization (WHO) chief said Wednesday that he has convened an emergency committee to advise whether the mpox outbreak constitutes a public health emergency of international concern amid its recent spread. “In light of the spread of mpox outside (the Democratic Republic of Congo) DRC, and the potential for […]
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Tue 06 August 2024: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said the circulation of COVID-19 is rising in all countries while an “alarming decline” in vaccine coverage has been observed. “The virus is circulating in all countries,” Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO director for epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention told a UN press […]
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