Fri 03 October 2023: The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) is urging people travelling to malaria-endemic areas to take the appropriate precautions this summer. Summer generally marks the start of the malaria season due to higher temperatures and increased rainfall in the malaria transmission areas, the NICD said in a statement. “The malaria-endemic regions […]
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Mon 30 October 2023: Nearly half of us know someone who ended their life by suicide. Worldwide, 700,000 people die by suicide each year. In Canada, 12 people die by suicide each day — and another 200 attempt suicide. While the prevalence and destructiveness of suicide is clear, much less is known about why people die by suicide. Alcohol […]
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Sun 29 October 2023: A spider was extracted from the ear of a 64-year-old woman in Taiwan by doctors. A woman went to an ear, nose, and throat clinic after experiencing a weird sensation in her left ear, as well as persistent clicking and rustling sounds. The doctors figured it was a spider slithering around […]
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Tue 24 October 2023: An outbreak of avian flu – a highly contagious viral infection that affects wild birds as well as poultry – has hit poultry farms in South Africa. Two different strains are causing outbreaks in the country – A(H5N1) and influenza A(H7N6). A specialist in poultry health, Shahn Bisschop, answers some questions put to him […]
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Fri 20 October 2023: OpenAI’s AI chatbot, ChatGPT, may outperform primary care doctors in adhering to recognized treatment criteria for clinical depression while avoiding gender and social class biases that might occur in doctor-patient relationships, according to a new study, The study, which was published in the open-access journal Family Medicine and Community Health,, shows […]
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Fri 20 October 2023: Cabinet has noted that the majority of independent poultry and egg producers have not been affected by avian flu as several South African farmers work around the clock to curb the outbreak. This is according to the Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, who said they were updated on containment measures […]
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Tue 17 October 2023: It’s normal to have bacteria in your mouth. But harmful bacteria have been linked to a host of health problems. Medical scientist Glenda Davison and microbiologist Yvonne Prince, who have researched the oral cavity, explain why it’s so important to practise good oral hygiene. Can poor oral hygiene lead to serious diseases? Why […]
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Mon 16 October 2023: Every 3.2 seconds, a new person is added to the more than 55 million Alzheimer’s patients worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. According to the WHO data, there are more than 55 million Alzheimer’s patients in the world, and this number is expected to rise to 139 million by 2050 […]
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A 0.25 mg injection pen of Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug Wegovy is shown in this photo illustration. (Reuters) Novo Nordisk on Thursday warned of a surge in counterfeit versions of its weight-loss drug Wegovy and diabetes drug Ozempic offered online as illegal traders seek to take advantage of their huge popularity, putting users’ health […]
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Thu 12 October 2023: The escalating issues of obesity, eating disorders, digital addiction, and perceptual problems in children can largely be attributed to their excessive screen exposure. Allowing children to watch screens while eating, especially those struggling with mealtime, exacerbates these risks. It’s an almost universal concern among families that their children spend an inordinate […]
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