Medical workers in protective gear prepare to draw blood from volunteers participating in a trial of a coronavirus vaccine at the Budenko Main Military Hospital outside Moscow, Russia, on July 15, 2020. Russian Defense Ministry Press Service Europe's healthcare regulator has endorsed using dexamethasone to treat Covid-19 patients with breathing difficulties, paving the way for…
Finance minister Tito Mboweni delivering SA's coronavirus budget. (Parliament of SA) Pension funds could be used to finance infrastructure projects, if Regulation 28 of the Pension Funds Act is amended, says Finance Minister Tito Mboweni.Government, however, has no intention on adjusting the percentage that should be invested in this asset class beyond 25%.The Financial Sector…
Die Jeffreysbaai-windplaas is een van die grootste windplase in Afrika en lewer genoeg krag vir sowat 100 000 huishoudings. Foto: MAINSTREAM RENEWABLES Pele Green Energy plans to expand its wind and solar projects in Africa after raising capital with the help of Investec, a South African and UK specialist bank.The first round of financing was arranged…
Springboks 2020-05-11 17:02 Jacques Nienaber (Gallo) Captain Siya Kolisi has welcomed the appointment of Jacques Nienaber as the new head coach of the Springboks.Register your interest for the British & Irish Lions tickets in South Africa 2021Nienaber was announced as the new man in charge in January, replacing Rassie Erasmus, who will now operate in…
Aiden Markram (Getty) Former Proteas head coach Ray Jennings is adamant Aiden Markram should be chosen as Faf du Plessis' replacement as captain of the Test team.After a lengthy spell at the helm of the side in all three formats of the game, Du Plessis stepped aside in early 2020 after a string of poor…
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain In the United States, 1 in every 250 people has inherited a genetic variant that leads to dangerously high cholesterol levels from birth. If high cholesterol isn't lowered early, people with this genetic condition, called familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), have a high risk of having a heart attack or stroke as early
I was officially diagnosed with Lupus in May of 2021. I say officially because my symptoms started long before that, I just didn't know it. Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that can cause inflammation and pain in different parts of the body. Your immune system is meant to help your body fight infection. But