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Let’s talk about death and dying
Medical school coursework includes teaching Western medicine’s standard ethical principle including discussions about patients’ rights, but what is not talked about is what death…
How SA is preparing for the killer heatwaves of the future
New report warns future heatwaves will lie outside range of human experience
Letter to UNAids: End Aids deaths by 2030
Setting new 90-90-90 targets for CD4 testing, cryptococcal antigen, and TB testing, and treatment, aligned to the WHO AHD package of care would be a positive step towards ending…
South Africa unprepared for intense heatwaves of the next 20 years
Garrith Jamieson and his paramedic colleagues were on high alert days before a scorching heatwave struck Durban earlier this month. With the mercury expected to soar to 40°C and…
Cities will feel the heat from climate change
South Africa’s urban areas are urban heat islands and heat waves will intensify the distress
Study finds obesity is not associated with Covid-19 deaths
But an increased BMI remains a continuous risk-factor in Covid-19 patients being admitted to ICU