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Share on PinterestAn obstetrician-gynecologist wears protective gear as she consults with her patient at the RSIA Tambak hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 22, 2020.Image credit: ADEK BERRY/AFP via Getty ImagesThe coronavirus pandemic has affected people differently based on their sex and gender. And, as we explained in our previous feature, gender has played an…

There is a lot that is still unknown about the Covid-19 coronavirus, the global pandemic first identified just over four months ago in Wuhan, Hubei Province in China.Chief among the unknowns is why this disease has a seemingly milder clinical course in children than in adults. And as parents wait to hear what will become…

South Africa's autism community is pleading with the government for urgent lockdown concessions to restore much needed "routine" and access to support services.In letters written this week to several government ministers and heads, Action against Autism, Autism Western Cape, Autism South Africa, Els for Autism, Autism Eastern Cape, Autism Limpopo, The Centre for Autism Research…

It took 28 days for Minnesota to lose 121 people to COVID-19. It took just seven more for the count to double. State health officials announced 23 more deaths Saturday, pushing the statewide total to 244 since the first Minnesotan to die from the virus was reported March 21. People living in long-term care facilities…

The Covid-19 death toll has risen to 86 after seven more deaths were reported, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced on Saturday evening.Four were recorded in the Eastern Cape, two in the Western Cape and one in Limpopo.The number of confirmed positive cases nationally also increased by 141, with 4 361 people testing positive for the virus.Mkhize…