Dr. Anthony Fauci. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters Dr. Anthony Fauci supplements his diet with two vitamins: C and D. For the general public, he recommends getting enough sleep, maintaining a healthy diet, and avoiding or alleviating stress as the three most potent ways to keep your immune system strong. "That is much more healthy living than giving…
An email obtained by Politico shows a Trump political appointee accusing career scientists at the CDC of undermining the president's messaging on COVID-19. "CDC to me appears to be writing hit pieces on the administration," Dr. Paul Alexander, a scientific advisor to agency spokesperson Michael Caputo, wrote in the Aug. 8 email. Caputo and Alexander…
Corticosteroids are a class of drugs that suppress out-of-control immune-system responses. They may improve survival rates for patients with severe cases of COVID-19, according to new research. The World Health Organization issued a "strong recommendation" for the use of steroids among seriously ill patients based on the results of seven clinical trials. Steroids are cheaper…
Reports of people catching the novel coronavirus a second time are starting to trickle in, months into the pandemic.A Belgian woman was reported to have a mild second case, three months after her first illness.And an older person in the Netherlands with a weakened immune system caught the coronavirus twice too, a leading Dutch researcher…
(Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo) It is alleged that a East London businessman who had been dead for two years, scored a PPE tender during the Covid-19 pandemic.The Daily Dispatch reported that the deceased's company was listed as having received R992 105.The Special Investigating Unit was investigating 239 cases worth R622.4 million in the Eastern Cape. An…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…