by Women's Health | Jul 2, 2020 | Health
Since the last day of December in 2019 (when COVID-19 was first reported) we didn’t know a lot about the virus, how it presents and how it plays out in the body. But experts have done tons more research since then, and while we still don’t have all the answers, we...
by Women's Health | Jun 19, 2020 | Health
As face shields continue to steadily grow in popularity and visibility, many people are wondering what’s better: face shield? Face mask? Both? Donning a face mask as a preventative measure for COVID-19 has become the norm in South Africa and many other parts of the...
by Women's Health | Jun 17, 2020 | Health
In an interesting turn of events, a cheap and widely used steroid drug called dexamethasone is the first drug that’s been shown to have the ability to save the life of a COVID-19 patient that’s experiencing a severe form of the virus. This is according to researchers...
by Women's Health | Jun 12, 2020 | Health
June is National Blood Donor Month in South Africa, and with less than 1% of the population being active blood donors, it’s important that we’re reminded just how far one donation can really go. Khensani Mahlangu, Communications Specialist at the South...
by Women's Health | Jun 8, 2020 | Health
Numbers, numbers and more numbers – we’ve been inundated with these for the past two months as COVID-19 takes centre stage globally. And as the number of positive cases continues to rise, the question on most people’s minds is this: When is this going to end,...
