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First-hand account: Inside a Covid-19 vaccine trial

by Robyn Porteous 26 January 202126 January 2021

Misinformation about Covid-19 is a cause for concern, but hearing from a vaccine-trial participant could help to allay the most prolific fears

Posted inHealth, Lifestyle

Cabin fever blues as Covid bites

Derek Davey by Derek Davey 19 January 202120 January 2021

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

Posted inHealth

The case for Ivermectin

Bert Olivier by Bert Olivier 18 January 202119 January 2021

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?

Posted inHealth

Healing herbs and heritage

by Nobhongo Gxolo 11 January 202112 January 2021

For a lot of Africans, traditional and Western medicine have a symbiotic relationship and are not deemed opposites

Posted inGeneral, Health

The what, who and when of reporting Covid-19’s festive season wave

Ian Siebörger by Ian Siebörger 8 January 202111 January 2021

Language reflects our preoccupations, and words such as “spike”, “contract”, “admission”, “prevention”, “grant”, “MAC” and “amid” now predominate in reporting on the virus

Posted inHealth, Lifestyle

The story as a creative psychological quest

by Sarah Jayne Fell 8 December 20209 December 2020

To combat anxiety in a disrupted, pandemic-riddled world, it’s better to channel creativity into storytelling, art and design than into conspiracy theories

Posted inHealth

Ancient ailments and current contagions

Luke Waltham by Luke Waltham 15 November 202015 November 2020

The effects of plagues in antiquity and modern ages reveal startling similarities.

Posted inEquality, Gender violence, General, Health, Sport

Caster Semenya, international sports, human rights and bodily integrity

Psychological Society of South Africa by Psychological Society of South Africa 17 September 202017 September 2020

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

Posted inHealth

Surviving the age of anxiety

by John Davenport 10 September 202010 September 2020

There are just some things that you can never ever prepare for

Posted inHealth

Do Africans need genetically modified mosquitoes?

Utibe Effiong by Utibe Effiong 1 September 20201 September 2020

The use of biotechnology for human disease control may be an innovative idea but it takes more than that to solve public health problems

Posted inHealth

We need far greater transparency in medical science

Mary de Haas by Mary de Haas 16 August 202016 August 2020

Science occupies centre stage in the frantic search for medical solutions to the Covid-19 pandemic, but popular misconceptions, censorship and financial interests abound

Posted inHealth

Some Covid-19 habits are not to be sneezed at

Sarah Britten by Sarah Britten 15 July 202015 July 2020

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

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