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The case for Ivermectin

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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?

by Bert Olivier 18 January 202119 January 2021

Health

Healing herbs and heritage

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

by Nobhongo Gxolo 11 January 202112 January 2021

General

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

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

by Ian Siebörger 8 January 202111 January 2021

Health

The story as a creative psychological quest

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

by Sarah Jayne Fell 8 December 20209 December 2020

Health

Ancient ailments and current contagions

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

by Luke Waltham 15 November 202015 November 2020

Equality, Gender violence, General, Health, Sport

Caster Semenya, international sports, human rights and bodily integrity

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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

by Psychological Society of South Africa 17 September 202017 September 2020

Health

Surviving the age of anxiety

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

by John Davenport 10 September 202010 September 2020

Health

Do Africans need genetically modified mosquitoes?

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

by Utibe Effiong 1 September 20201 September 2020

Health

We need far greater transparency in medical science

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

by Mary de Haas 16 August 202016 August 2020

Health

Some Covid-19 habits are not to be sneezed at

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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

by Sarah Britten 15 July 202015 July 2020

Environment, Equality, General, Health, Lifestyle

How do we fight racism when our schools are racially disintegrated?

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By Lehlohonolo Mofokeng The brutal killing of a black man by the police force in the United States of America evoked in me what Chabani Manganyi noted in his seminal book Being Black in the World. In this book, Manganyi argues that there are two interwoven existential realities of being black—one positive and the other […]

by Mandela Rhodes Scholars 11 June 202011 June 2020

Environment, Health, Lifestyle, Media

Art and mind: Healing arts in public health spaces

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By Dr Thirusha Naidu Creativity, like mental illness, is mysterious to most. It is an inexplicable yet distinctly human attribute. Historically, creatives have been admired, revered, feared, ostracised and persecuted. From the genius of Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity to JK Rowling’s Harry Potter, Michaelangelo’s Sistine Chapel, to ingenious hackers or clever moms who conjure […]

by Psychological Society of South Africa 5 June 20205 June 2020