Coffins were placed on the N2 as protesters made their way to the Cape Town city centre.A group of about 100 undertakers were heading to the Department of Home Affairs in Cape Town.The action is understood to be part of the three-day national shutdown of services by the funeral industry.Undertakers on Wednesday morning brought the…
Nurses Verna Collins and Judith Parenzee. (Heroes of Groote Schuur via Facebook) The nurses' reality – in their own words - was posted on the Heroes of Groote Schuur Facebook page and shared more than 3 000 times.Verna Collins and Judith Parenzee gave a frank account of what it's like to work in a ward…
3 min read This story is part of a series on 10 life-saving medical breakthroughs. Click here to read the rest. ANTONIO TORRES, A 24-year-old from Denver, used to spend six hours each day bathing and meticulously wrapping the red, raw skin along his shoulders and spine. “My wounds take up a large percentage of
The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended granting marketing authorization for Moderna’s new RNA-based vaccine, mNexspike, for preventing COVID-19 in people aged 12 years or older. The vaccine was approved in May 2025 by the US FDA for individuals aged 65 years or older or aged 12-64 years
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed Affordable Care Act subsidies on Crooked Media’s What a Day on Dec. 10 and on Slate’s What Next on Dec. 9. Click here to hear Rovner on What a Day. Click here to hear Rovner on What Next. KFF Health News Washington health policy reporter Amanda