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JAMA Internal Medicine, may offer valuable insights, given the likely increased severity of thunderstorms due to climate change.Research has shown that our hearts and lungs are likely to bear the brunt of the damage that climate change will do to our health.According to Dr. Mary B. Rice — an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard…

Share on PinterestResearch indicates that people with asthma may not be more at risk of severe COVID-19.In their latest advice, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warn that people with moderate-to-severe asthma may be at greater risk of developing severe COVID-19.However, a review of research by scientists at the University of Colorado in…

Share on PinterestNew cases of prostate cancer mortality are much higher among Black males.In the United States, prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in males after skin cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. The society estimate that in 2020, there will be around 191,930 new cases of prostate cancer and 33,330 deaths…

Load shedding will move from stage 1 to stage 2 from 2pm on Wednesday, Eskom has said. The power utility said the system was "severely constrained" with demand constantly increasing due to the cold weather. Find your load shedding scheduleStage 2 power cuts are set to continue until 10pm. In a power update issued on Wednesday, the utility…

May 24, 2020, 7:51 p.m. ETEnvironmental health and rodent control programs may see an increase in service requests related to “unusual or aggressive” rodent behavior, the agency said on its website on Thursday.“The rats are not becoming aggressive toward people, but toward each other,” Bobby Corrigan, an urban rodentologist who has both a master’s degree…