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 | May 4, 2020 | Health
It’s been nearly eight weeks since South Africa reported its first case of COVID-19, and while the virus’ full impact on South Africans is almost immeasurable, there are a couple of things that can be quantified. The Human Sciences Research Council...
by Women's Health | Apr 22, 2020 | Health
The new mantra that almost every country affected by COVID-19 is holding on to and promoting is: Flatten the Curve. In essence, flattening the curve is mostly about slowing the virus’s rate of infection, and this is something that South Africa has managed to do in...
by Women's Health | Apr 8, 2020 | Health
As of 8 April 2020, South Africa has 1 749 positive cases of COVID-19 with 45 recoveries and 13 deaths. While there have been 58 098 tests conducted, this is simply not enough to paint an accurate picture of how much the virus has spread in the country. As a result,...
by Women's Health | Apr 1, 2020 | Health
South Africa is only a couple of days into the national lockdown, meaning it’s possible that some of us are isolated with someone that might potentially have COVID-19. The virus’ symptoms can start appearing as early as two days, and in some instances, only 14 days...
