Mosquitoes: there’s malaria, plus 5 other diseases they pass on to humans
Most people instantly associate mosquitoes with malaria. But these tiny flying insects can transmit a number of other diseases too....
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Do chemicals in sunscreens threaten aquatic life? A new report says a thorough assessment is ‘urgently needed,’ while also calling sunscreens essential protection against skin cancer
Studies have shown that the same active ingredients in sunscreens that protect people from cancer-causing ultraviolet rays can be toxic...
Monkeypox vaccines: what’s available and why they aren’t a silver bullet
In July 2022 the World Health Organization declared the recent current monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency. Since the start...
Why it’s important to tell people that monkeypox is predominately affecting gay and bisexual men
Monkeypox virus, or MPXV, is an emerging threat to public health. The World Health Organization recently declared the current outbreak...
Legal claims for medical mistakes are on the rise in South Africa: what’s behind the trend
Medico-legal claims – claims based on medical negligence or malpractice – have skyrocketed in South Africa. Recent figures indicate a...
The key to treating TB may be in a common carbohydrate. What we know so far
Curdlan is a popular carbohydrate in the food industry. Its name is derived from the word “curdle”, and as it...
People with intellectual disability have a right to sexuality – but their families have concerns
Many South Africans living with intellectual disability don’t have opportunities to be part of community life. They may lack the...
58% of human infectious diseases can be worsened by climate change – we scoured 77,000 studies to map the pathways
Climate change can exacerbate a full 58% of the infectious diseases that humans come in contact with worldwide, from common...
How does monkeypox spread? An epidemiologist explains why it isn’t an STI and what counts as close contact
Monkeypox is caused by a virus that, despite periodic outbreaks, is not thought to spread easily from person to person...
Monkeypox is now a national public health emergency in the U.S. – an epidemiologist explains what this means
After news broke that the U.S. declared monkeypox to be a public health emergency, friends and family started asking me,...
