Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior.The authors set out to understand what risk factors, alongside the pandemic, may impact adult mental health in the United States, and how these might affect levels of suicidality.Stay informed with live updates on the current COVID-19 outbreak and visit our coronavirus hub for more advice on prevention and treatment.Suicidality refers to…
A woman shows support for sex workers. Estelle Ruiz, NurPhoto via Getty Images Sex workers ply their trade outside the Roodepoort Magistrate's Court on a daily basis.They say they apply sanitisers to their bodies before and after meeting clients, to prevent being infected by Covid-19.Sex Worker Education and Advocacy Taskforce (Sweat) spokesperson Katlego Rasebitse said sex…
Fumigation takes place in a classroom in preparation of the opening of schools under Level 3 lockdown. Fourteen schools that were affected by Covid-19 will reopen on Monday.KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala confirmed that 28 teachers and five pupils had contracted the virus. He said there had also been challenges in providing water and sanitation at some schools…
Share on PinterestHow has the pandemic affected different aspects of primary healthcare? In this Special Feature, we investigate.Over the past few weeks, Medical News Today have investigated the many ways in which the coronavirus pandemic has affected — directly or indirectly — the lives of people all around the globe.In one feature, we spoke about…
Laurence Olivier, Wuthering Heights (1939) United Artists Laurence Olivier’s performance embodies Heathcliff’s dichotomy of hard and soft. Oliver’s presence on screen is distinguished and sympathetic, given his deep, dark eyes, knife-sharp jaw, and a background in Shakespearean productions that made him a household name. In the 1930s, masculinity was in a crisis (Isn’t it always?).
4 min read The following story contains spoilers for The Pitt season 2, episode 6, "12:00 P.M." LIKE SO MANY other viewers of The Pitt, I watched the show's first season in a binge. And for a show that's so fast-paced and where each episode truly bleeds directly into the next, that felt right. For
6 min read Kimmie Ng, M.D., a Boston oncologist, started noticing an alarming trend in her work a few years ago. Men in their 20s, 30s, and 40s—runners, CrossFitters, lifelong nonsmokers—were streaming through her door at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. They all appeared lively and strong—yet there they were, battling colorectal cancers, a family of