A Rady Children's Hospital patient who contracted COVID-19 also tested positive for multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), a rare disease being investigated for its connection to the novel coronavirus in children. MIS-C, formerly called Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome (PIMS), has been described by medical experts as a "mystery" illness linked to COVID-19. A spike…
Before the virus overwhelmed the hospitals of New York, before it changed how Americans went about their daily lives, James “Charlie” Mahoney was planning for his retirement.He had just gone on a Caribbean cruise with his family, a January vacation that his sister, Saundra Chisholm, said was part-62nd birthday celebration, part-early retirement party. He had…
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IOL reported that the cleaner alleged that they were told to use Jik and other cleaning products to sanitise the J Ground.READ | 20 liquor licenses suspended in Western Cape for illegal alcohol salesThis followed the infection and death of nurse Ntombizakithi Ngidi last week.She is the second nurse to die of Covid-19 in the…
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors around the country are reporting instances of a mysterious inflammatory condition in children linked to the coronavirus.In Los Angeles, doctor's at Children's Hospital are treating three young patients with the condition and they expect to see more.The condition is similar to Kawasaki Disease, a rare, complex…
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…