Teachers from several schools in Cape Town protested in wintry morning traffic today - expressing dismay at schools being open as the Covid-19 pandemic reaches "peak". Teachers protest in wintry morning Cape Town traffic.Calls to close schools during Covid-19 peak - and only open once pandemic has subsided.Teachers speak of their fears - for themselves,…
Liquor sales and tobacco ban: 11 things you need to know from Ramaphosa's speechReflecting on the words of former president Nelson Mandela's 2007 speech during the height of the battle against HIV/AIDS, Ramaphosa called on the nation to demonstrate solidarity and compassion in the face of the global outbreak."In meeting this grave challenge, we will…
Hermanus, Athlone, Belhar.Skommere even questioned the size of the delegations that accompany Police Minister Bheki Cele and his commissioners and other government officials, saying these could be creating gatherings unintentionally.READ MORE: Four Cape Town metro cops test positive for coronavirusThe SA Police Service Facebook page reported on 26 April that 97 people were arrested during a massive…
Much to the delight of ob-gyns long espousing the upsides of hormone therapy (a.k.a. hormone replacement therapy, or HRT) for menopause symptoms, the FDA announced today that HRT products will no longer have a “black box” warning. Originally added in 2003, the label calls out risks of conditions like breast cancer, heart attack, stroke, and
7 min read I ONCE DATED a guy who seemed pretty perfect... for a while, anyway. We laughed at each other’s jokes and shared similar hobbies. He was attentive on dates, and I was always looking forward to his texts. Then, one day, he stopped responding. No explanation, no heads-up–nothing. I was left confused, overthinking
Credit: CC0 Public Domain In the United States, 1 in every 250 people has inherited a genetic variant that leads to dangerously high cholesterol levels from birth. If high cholesterol isn't lowered early, people with this genetic condition, called familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), have a high risk of having a heart attack or stroke as early