300,000 generations ago, the human species split from an ancient ancestor that we share with chimpanzees. Since then, human life expectancy at birth has doubled.Over the last 200 years, life expectancy at birth has doubled again. As animals go, humans perform well in longevity.According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “Between 2000 and 2050, the…
here.This time, we focus on myths that surround how much sleep the average person needs. We also discuss naps, the effects of sleeping too little or too long, and sleep in the animal kingdom.As with many aspects of human biology, there is no one-size-fits-all approach to sleep. Overall, research suggests that for healthy young adults…
More than 2 300 medical interns have joined the health workforce this year.More than a quarter of the interns have been allocated to Gauteng, 545 to KwaZulu-Natal and 322 to the Western Cape.A further 41 interns who have studied abroad are also being allocated across the country.A total of 2 369 medical interns have joined…
need sleep of some kind, and if evolution has retained a behavior across many species, it must be important.After all, lying unconscious for hours does not seem like the safest activity for an animal in the wild. So whatever goes on during sleep is vital.“Those little slices of death,” as Edgar Allen Poe referred to…
Doctors have asked medical aid schemes for financial assistance as the grapple with Covid-19. The Health Funders Association has questioned the benefit of doctors' request for medical aids and their members.Doctors are grappling with the impact of Covid-19 as they see fewer patients.The Health Funders Association has asked for clarity on how the mechanism to…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared an end to a dual outbreak of E. coli and Salmonella traced to alfalfa sprouts and the seeds used to grow them. The outbreak traced to Everything Sprouts of Minneapolis, MN, and Berlin Seeds of Millersburg, OH, was unusual because it included more than one pathogen
For 20 years I have been saying some version of the same thing about leafy greens and cattle. Water runs downhill. Cows poop. Lettuce grows at the bottom of the hill. Now FDA’s own scientists have put real numbers on it, and they deserve credit for doing it. A new paper in the Journal of Food
Published: November 08, 2026, 8:00 am Quick bites from around the food safety arena this week Infant formula maker ByHeart has “discontinued” manufacturing its products after getting caught up in an outbreak of infant botulism. ByHeart’s founders started a new company, MeridianMade, earlier this year and announced in late October that it would purchase Dublin-based