Medicine stockouts are a problem in South Africa’s clinics: how pharmacist assistants can help
Primary healthcare clinics are the main healthcare access point for millions of South Africans. There are at least 3,467 state-funded...
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COVID, bird flu, mpox – a virologist on why we’re seeing so many viruses emerge
From the widespread outbreak of mpox (formerly called monkeypox) in 2022, to the evolving bird flu situation, to recent cases...
Droughts bring disease: here are 4 ways they do it
Countries in the Horn of Africa have been hit by a multiyear drought. Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Uganda are expected...
Three years on, the COVID pandemic may never end – but the public health impact is becoming more manageable
Three years ago, on March 11 2020, World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus first formally described COVID-19 as...
Depression, anxiety and childhood trauma: South African study explores links, prevalence and who’s most at risk
Mental health problems among adults are an ever-increasing public health concern. These include depression, anxiety, and conditions associated with bad...
Regulating ‘forever chemicals’: 3 essential reads on PFAS
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to release a draft regulation limiting two fluorinated chemicals, known by the abbreviations...
A new invasive mosquito has been found in Kenya – what this means for malaria control
The Kenya Medical Research Institute recently detected an invasive mosquito species in Laisamis and Saku subcounties of Marsabit county in...
Why a couple of post-workout beers probably won’t stop you gaining muscle
If you’re trying to build muscle, you’ve probably come across a slew of videos online by influencers and so-called experts...
How the push to end tobacco advertising in the 1970s could be used to curb gambling ads today
If you think you are seeing a lot more gambling ads on television and online platforms, you are not imagining...
Sex and lies are used to sell vapes online. Even we were surprised at the marketing tactics we found
It’s easy to buy vapes or e-cigarettes online. When we looked at websites selling them to buyers in Australia and...
