Misinformation about Covid-19 is a cause for concern, but hearing from a vaccine-trial participant could help to allay the most prolific fears
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Cabin fever blues as Covid bites
Working from home is getting tired as the sounds of the suburbs intrude on our columnist’s peace of mind. Practicing presence may offer a way out of the losses and woes of the second wave
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The case for Ivermectin
What is the reason governments, including our own, are slow to act on this potential Covid-19 medicine, and aren’t we past the time where their reluctance could be justified?
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Healing herbs and heritage
For a lot of Africans, traditional and Western medicine have a symbiotic relationship and are not deemed opposites
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The what, who and when of reporting Covid-19’s festive season wave
Language reflects our preoccupations, and words such as “spike”, “contract”, “admission”, “prevention”, “grant”, “MAC” and “amid” now predominate in reporting on the virus
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The story as a creative psychological quest
To combat anxiety in a disrupted, pandemic-riddled world, it’s better to channel creativity into storytelling, art and design than into conspiracy theories
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Ancient ailments and current contagions
The effects of plagues in antiquity and modern ages reveal startling similarities.
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Caster Semenya, international sports, human rights and bodily integrity
The 800 metre world champion will be unable to defend her gold medal in the 800m race at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. In order to compete Semenya is expected to take testosterone suppressing medication
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Surviving the age of anxiety
There are just some things that you can never ever prepare for
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Do Africans need genetically modified mosquitoes?
The use of biotechnology for human disease control may be an innovative idea but it takes more than that to solve public health problems
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We need far greater transparency in medical science
Science occupies centre stage in the frantic search for medical solutions to the Covid-19 pandemic, but popular misconceptions, censorship and financial interests abound
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Some Covid-19 habits are not to be sneezed at
The past few months have demonstrated how much misery can be avoided with better hygiene habits — and that it is entirely possible to work from bed