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09 Apr

Are people who had Covid-19 more likely to develop blood clots? Study finds out

Are people who had Covid-19 more likely to develop blood clots? Study finds out

Researchers aimed to determine whether people who had been infected with Covid-19 had a higher risk of getting blood clots outside a hospital setting.

Scientists invent home Covid-19 test using coffee machine capsules

Scientists invent home Covid-19 test using coffee machine capsules

09 Apr

Is fasting the best way to start a diet? For people with metabolic syndrome, the answer is yes

Is fasting the best way to start a diet? For people with metabolic syndrome, the answer is yes

09 Apr

Covid variants have changed the game - vaccines won't be enough. We need global ‘maximum...

Covid variants have changed the game - vaccines won't be enough. We need global ‘maximum suppression’

09 Apr

Lockdown mental fatigue rapidly reversed by social contact, study finds

Lockdown mental fatigue rapidly reversed by social contact, study finds

09 Apr

Obesity linked to heavy periods and impaired womb repair

Obesity linked to heavy periods and impaired womb repair

09 Apr

Pfizer vaccines are coming. Here’s how SA could prepare its cold chain

Pfizer vaccines are coming. Here’s how SA could prepare its cold chain

08 Apr

Obesity, diabetes not only increases risk of severe Covid - it increases the risk of being infected

Obesity, diabetes not only increases risk of severe Covid - it increases the risk of being infected

08 Apr

SA piloting mobile X-rays to improve TB detection

SA piloting mobile X-rays to improve TB detection

08 Apr

Long Covid in children: What parents and teachers need to know

Long Covid in children: What parents and teachers need to know

08 Apr

A third of Covid survivors suffer neurological or mental disorders, a new study finds

A third of Covid survivors suffer neurological or mental disorders, a new study finds

08 Apr

Lockdown mental fatigue rapidly reversed by social contact, study finds

Lockdown mental fatigue rapidly reversed by social contact, study finds

Social isolation has been shown to cause people’s mental health to deteriorate even if they have no history of previous psychological...

09 Apr

Is fasting the best way to start a diet? For people with metabolic syndrome, the answer is yes

Is fasting the best way to start a diet? For people with metabolic syndrome, the answer is yes

09 Apr

How to cope with pandemic fatigue by imagining metaphors

How to cope with pandemic fatigue by imagining metaphors

08 Apr

How lockdown changed the sex lives of young adults – new research

How lockdown changed the sex lives of young adults – new research

07 Apr

New study reveals the science behind why we enjoy music

New study reveals the science behind why we enjoy music

06 Apr

How we can remain socially connected during the pandemic

How we can remain socially connected during the pandemic

31 Mar

Diet and nutrition

Is fasting the best way to start a diet? For people with metabolic syndrome, the answer is yes

Is fasting the best way to start a diet? For people with metabolic syndrome, the answer is yes

Scientists found that specific dietary changes can benefit individuals suffering from metabolic syndrome.

09 Apr

What is seitan? The vegan protein alternative going viral online

29 Mar

Sugar is harmful even when consumed in small amounts

19 Mar

WATCH | Here’s how to realistically cut back on sugar

16 Mar

South Africa needs to change direction on maternal health to solve child malnutrition

09 Mar

Does coffee burn more fat during exercise? What the evidence tells us

Does coffee burn more fat during exercise? What the evidence tells us

Could drinking coffee be good for more than just helping us wake up, like helping our bodies to jump start fat burning?

01 Apr

3 helpful tips if you struggle with stiffness after a workout

16 Mar

WATCH | Try these heart-healthy activities instead of 'standard’ cardio

09 Mar

WATCH | These exercises may be doing more harm than good

16 Feb

To go to gym, or not? Health clubs have strict measures in place to ensure safety

18 Feb

Obesity linked to heavy periods and impaired womb repair

Obesity linked to heavy periods and impaired womb repair

New research may help healthcare practitioners develop a treatment regime suitable for women who are obese and have heavy periods.

09 Apr

Covid variants have changed the game - vaccines won't be enough. We need global ‘maximum...

09 Apr

Are people who had Covid-19 more likely to develop blood clots? Study finds out

09 Apr

Scientists invent home Covid-19 test using coffee machine capsules

09 Apr

Doctors only started measuring body temperature 200 years ago – here’s why

08 Apr

Are people who had Covid-19 more likely to develop blood clots? Study finds out

Are people who had Covid-19 more likely to develop blood clots? Study finds out

Researchers aimed to determine whether people who had been infected with Covid-19 had a higher risk of getting blood clots outside a hospital setting.

09 Apr

Scientists invent home Covid-19 test using coffee machine capsules

09 Apr

Long Covid in children: What parents and teachers need to know

08 Apr

Covid variants have changed the game - vaccines won't be enough. We need global ‘maximum...

09 Apr

Pfizer vaccines are coming. Here’s how SA could prepare its cold chain

08 Apr

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