The Department of Health has responded to the upcoming funeral practitioners' strike.It has stuck to its guns, saying certification, something many funeral practitioner do not have, will be a must.The striking funeral associations say they have been left by the wayside, while a select few controls this process.The Department of Health warned the upcoming funeral…
File photo: Funeral parlour staff prepare a grave for a victim of Covid-19 at Waterval Cemetery, Johannesburg. 17 funeral associations and forums will close its doors as it wants government to address a long list of grievances.During the shutdown period, starting on Monday, the grouping says there will be no removal of bodies from hospitals…
The South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) has resolved that schools should close during the Covid-19 peak. Sadtu has resolved that schools should close during the Covid-19 peak.It says, though, that approaching courts will be a last resort.Should the Department of Basic Education not meet its demands, the union said it will draft a programme…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.A group of angry demonstrators amassed Wednesday outside the state capitol building in Kentucky to voice their disdain for the closing of non-essential businesses to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus as Gov. Andy Beshear was inside the building making an announcement on the…
Know gap and know-do gap in antibiotics prescribing for child diarrhea. Credit: Science Advances (2025). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ady9868 Researchers from USC and Duke report in Science Advances that the persistent "know-do gap"—where clinicians know guidelines but practice differently—is the primary driver of antibiotic overprescribing for pediatric diarrhea in India's private sector, not lack of knowledge, point-of-sale
Uncertainty is a natural part of life, but it’s easy to feel completely overwhelmed when a lot of unknowns are coming your way at once—like, right about now. Between political tension and rising gun violence, ongoing debates over health mandates, and the general unpredictability happening in your personal life, it’s no wonder many of us
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