Western Cape govt confident of bed capacity, amid claims of shortages at Tygerberg HospitalEmployees would work remotely during this time, she said."Management has put in place business continuity measures and employees will continue to discharge their responsibilities remotely while in isolation."In addition, the office has been closed for deep cleaning to ensure that it is…
The Premier League Logo with a Protective Face Mask (Getty Images) Six positive cases for coronavirus have been detected at three Premier League clubs after players and staff were tested ahead of a return to training, England's top flight said on Tuesday."The Premier League can today confirm that, on Sunday, 17 May and Monday, 18…
By Layal Liverpool Bomb tests in the 1950s and 60s might have changed weather patterns Everett Collection Historical / Alamy Electric charge released by radiation from cold war nuclear bomb tests may have changed rainfall patterns thousands of kilometres away, in the UK. Rain is formed in warm clouds when small droplets of condensation collide…
Could a new type of ultraviolet lamp be used in stations, airplanes and schools to kill dangerous viruses, becoming a gamechanger in the COVID-19 fight?Researchers at Columbia University have been working on such uses for years, and the current pandemic could confirm the value of their efforts.UVC lamps have long been used to kill bacteria,…
As disagreements pile up over easing COVID-19 restrictions and reopening businesses, scientists are racing to gauge how many people have truly been infected. Among other reasons, measuring the pandemic’s spread can clarify how deadly the disease is and how many people are presumably immune to it, which is crucial for anticipating future waves of the…
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain In the United States, 1 in every 250 people has inherited a genetic variant that leads to dangerously high cholesterol levels from birth. If high cholesterol isn't lowered early, people with this genetic condition, called familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), have a high risk of having a heart attack or stroke as early
I was officially diagnosed with Lupus in May of 2021. I say officially because my symptoms started long before that, I just didn't know it. Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that can cause inflammation and pain in different parts of the body. Your immune system is meant to help your body fight infection. But