Data from the Nun Study found that linguistic ability broadly was a significant predictor of dementia, although it was written linguistic ability (specifically idea...HIV/AIDS
A study that compared pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) usage rates in 19 US cities with the rates of HIV diagnosis has found that the cities with the highest rates of...Weekly Roundup
Discovery Health Medical Scheme (DHMS) has announced a weighted average annual contribution increase of 9.5% for 2020 for main members.
Moneyweb reports that the...
September 18th, 2019
Hearing aids are associated with significantly reduced risk of physical and mental decline, although only 12% of those formally diagnosed with hearing loss actually...
The prevalence of impaired kidney function is low among white HIV-positive individuals with an undetectable viral load, Danish investigators report. However, the rate...Cardiology
Ventrix, a University of California San Diego spin-off company, has successfully conducted a first-in-human, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved Phase 1...Weekly Roundup
Hayfever sufferers in South Africa are in for a tough summer, according to scientists – but the good news is that they will now be able to track the daily tree,...Weekly Roundup
In the wake of the tragic loss of Uyinene Mrwetyana, Leighandre Jegels, Meghan Cremer and Ayakha Jiyane and her three siblings to Gender Based Violence (GBV), the South...Weekly Roundup
Proposed amendments to the 2003 National Health Act in anticipation of national health insurance (NHI) implementation were spelled out last week in a written reply to...Weekly Roundup
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced that Kenya is introducing the world’s first malaria vaccine into the country. Kenya is the third African nation to...
