KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu. The eThekwini metro and uMgungundlovu district have been ranked as the top two hotspots in KwaZulu-Natal. The Health MEC has urged residents to follow the strict guidelines and to take the virus seriously.Some traditions - such as weddings - may have to adjust to the new rules, she said.KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC…
By Chris Stokel-Walker Pubs can reopen in England in JulyYellow Dog Productions/Getty Images England’s pubs can reopen on 4 July, UK prime minister Boris Johnson has announced, after they were shut due to covid-19. Customers will have to provide personal information upon entry to help coronavirus contact tracing, but there are concerns about how the…
Two of the world’s leading medical journals on Tuesday expressed concern about potential flaws in the data produced by a small company to draw major conclusions about Covid-19 — that certain heart drugs are safe, and that the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine is not. The latter finding led to the pause of an important study of…
With an expert flick of the wrist, nurse Bhelekazi Mdlalose collected throat swabs from young men lining up for coronavirus testing at a run-down hostel in downtown Johannesburg.Health workers were sent to the overcrowded block of single-room flat as part of a mass community screening and testing (CST) campaign launched by the government last month.Mdlalose,…
DIETITIANS LIKE ME have been recommending a fiber-rich diet for years. The average American consumes between 10 to 15 grams of fiber in their diet daily. (The recommendation is between 20 to 38 grams, depending on age and gender). A big part of the problem is that only one in 10 of us eat enough
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KFF Health News correspondent Rachana Pradhan discussed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new “Make America Healthy Again” strategy for children’s health on CBS News’ “CBS Morning News” on Sept. 10. Click here to watch Pradhan on “CBS Morning News.” KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed Kennedy’s pseudoscientific approach