Click here if you want to submit a question about the coronavirus.Trust Index: Pulse oximeterIn the hospital, many people are put on monitors called pulse oximeters, which work by painlessly shining a special red light through the pad of your finger or your earlobe and detecting how much can be seen from the other side.The…
Click here if you want to submit a question about the coronavirus.Trust Index: Pulse oximeterIn the hospital, many people are put on monitors called pulse oximeters, which work by painlessly shining a special red light through the pad of your finger or your earlobe and detecting how much can be seen from the other side.The…
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As parents, we tend to want to make things better for our kids. But the seriousness of the novel coronavirus has forced us to talk to our children seriously about their safety and the safety of others.Now that the CDC is recommending people wear cloth face coverings when venturing out in public, many parents are…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Vitamin D supplements are recommended by public health officials during the lockdown Public Health England is recommending people consider taking daily vitamin D supplements throughout the spring and summer as the coronavirus lockdown continues. Normally, many of us get enough of it by spending time outdoors. Our skin makes…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…