Share on PinterestA recent study shows that older adults may be more at risk of advanced cancers if they take aspirin daily.The findings raise the possibility that taking aspirin every day may make cancers worse once they have developed in this age group.In recent years, there have been high hopes that taking a daily, low…
Dr Zuhoor Dadaker is a GP in Eerste River, Cape Town.He estimates that he has seen about 100 confirmed Covid-19 cases since the pandemic broke out.While video- and teleconsultations were encouraged to avoid the risk of infection, Dadaker said this simply wasn't feasible for the people he services.It's 03:00 and Zuhoor Dadaker's buzzing cellphone wakes…
The Daily Lotto jackpot was won by one player on Monday.The lucky player walked away with R362 633.The next jackpot is estimated at R400 000.Here are the results for the draw:Here are the results for Sunday's draw:Download the News24 app via the Play or iTunes App stores and get a free alert moments after each…
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California is weighing stiff penalties for hospitals and other healthcare entities that don’t stay under state spending limits, potentially levying hundreds of millions of dollars in fines if these providers don’t take steps to rein in rising healthcare costs. If the state Office of Health Care Affordability adopts the fines next week, hospitals, medical groups
Everything Sprouts LLC of Minneapolis, MN, is recalling three varieties of alfalfa sprouts products because they have been linked to a 15-state outbreak of Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) and/or Salmonella. The recalled products were distributed by Everything Sprouts from May 27 to Aug. 21 to wholesale distributors and to grocery stores located in
The patient count for an outbreak of infections from the Cyclospora parasite linked to iceberg lettuce has topped 10,000. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting 10,930 patients as of Aug. 21, up from 9,481 reported on Aug. 13. The sick people are spread across 17 states. There are 454 patients who have