According to non-profit organisation Safer Spaces up to 40% of South African women have experienced sexual and physical intimate partner violence in their lifetime. Thabo Nonkenge and his SOSS Tech group have developed a tech-based solution that seeks to realise greater community cooperation for safety. SOSS Tech is a technology company that seeks to create…
The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in doctors and hospitals seeing fewer patients (PHOTO: Morsa Images/Getty Images) Momentum's average beneficiary age is 33, resulting in fewer Covid-19 claims from members.South Africa's Covid-19 cases topped 400 000 this week and medical schemes expect a rise in claims related to the pandemic.Covid-19 is likely to have an impact…
Professor Shabir Madhi. South Africa's Covid-19 vaccine trial lead researcher, Professor Shabir Madhi, believes South Africans should only expect a return to normal by 2022, he can make a bigger impact outside of the Ministerial Advisory Committee, and the health department has fared "reasonably well" dealing with the pandemic.Professor Shabir Madhi, the man leading the University of Oxford's Covid-19 vaccine…
NEW YORK (AP) — What is this enemy?Seven months after the first patients were hospitalized in China battling an infection doctors had never seen before, the world’s scientists and citizens have reached an unsettling crossroads.Countless hours of treatment and research, trial and error now make it possible to take much closer measure of the new…
Dr Nic Spaull, the man who led the report President Cyril Ramaphosa referred to a day after it was released, believes that 10 years from now, South Africans might be grateful for Covid-19 - and that a "regular 2020" would not have benefited the country. Doctor in Economics Nic Spaull sees Covid-19 as South Africa's Damascus…
4 min read A new study found people lost an average of 32.4 pounds while on semaglutide and tirzepatide. People who discontinue GLP-1 drugs regained nearly 22 pounds within a year. They returned to their starting weight in less than 2 years. Doctors say there's three common mistakes people make that is likely contributing to
Estás listo para salir del hospital, pero todavía no te sientes en condiciones de cuidarte solo en casa. O bien ya terminaste un par de semanas de rehabilitación. ¿Podrás manejar una rutina complicada de medicamentos, además de hacer las compras y cocinar? Tal vez te caíste en la ducha y ahora tu familia quiere que
6 min read SO YOUR DOCTOR said to include exercise in the lifestyle changes you’re making to get your cholesterol under control. But what kind of exercise, exactly, should you be doing? Both cardio and weight training affect your cholesterol in different ways. Ultimately, “you need both aerobic and resistance types as they complement each