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…
A healthcare worker wears PPEs. Binnur Ege Gurun Kocak/Anadolu Agency via Getty Im The latest weekly mortality report finds an estimated 17 090 excess deaths occurred from natural causes between 6 May and 14 July.Not all of these excess deaths are attributed to Covid-19 – but could be related to the outbreak.The weekly death reports…
Philip Friedman 3 min read MEN'S HEALTH IS 38 this year, and like any self-respecting guy in their mid-thirties, we're taking a beat to look back on some of the highlights over the three and a half decades we've been around, from the guys who've best exemplified strength over the years to some of our
11 min read AS A BRIGHT light flashes against a mustard yellow backdrop, 33-year-old actor Chase Stokes plays with the edges of a chunky sweater. First, he pulls on a sleeve, like he’s simply at home getting dressed, not on the last day of a long-ass press tour for the fifth and final season of
Published: August 25, 2026, 9:44 pm Indus Foods LLC, doing business as Gangothri Foods, an Austin, TX, firm, is recalling 1,626 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) pickled goat and chicken products that were produced without the benefit of inspection, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The RTE pickled goat and chicken products were produced between
