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Moved by our Biznews colleague Chris Bateman’s fight with cancer, Arnie Witkin decided to share his own experience.
The oncologist said bluntly that with my borderline blood count, if my kids have friends around on play dates and are infected with any virus, let alone Covid, (just one example), I will die.
The prospect of Covid-19 continuing to hammer the world for much of the year is a scary prospect – not only for the physically vulnerable but for entrepreneurs, employers and employees.
While it’s not a good idea to panic, also don’t underestimate this nasty illness. As SASA’s Professor Bruce Piccard emphasises, Covid-19 is not a bad flu.
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said a tracer team has been deployed to KwaZulu Natal with epidemiologists and clinicians.
Prof Thomas Merritt writes about the antioxidants linked to good health that coffee contains and how it may help to prevent cancer and dementia.
Viruses are prolific at adapting, crossing the species divide from animals to humans – as the new coronavirus in China is showing.
Get more people active and we’re talking billions saved in absenteeism, not to mention presenteeism (being at work, but less productive).
Time to throw away all that Googled and/or anecdotal stuff upon which we base so many of our unhelpful responses when we or our loved ones come down with a cold or the flu.
Population ageing is often associated with health-related challenges. But its effects also reach other spheres of life.