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I live near the city centre of Milan, where as of March 15th, there were 1,750 cases of COVID-19. Italy is one of the epicentres of the pandemic, with over 20,000 cases across the country. We have one of the highest COVID-19 death rates in the world not because we have poor healthcare, but because there are too […] More
You know you’re supposed to be practicing self-care on the regular, but how often do you say no to happy hour because you scheduled alone time after work? Do you feel guilty when you skip a workout because your body needs a break, or get caught up in finishing an episode of Stranger Things (and […] More
Although we all experience trauma in our own way, most people find it difficult to just “bounce back” — it can take days, weeks, even months. Family systems therapist and social worker Melissa De Klerk explains how to deal with trauma (see the five methods below), explore your feelings and gain a new perspective. Common […] More
With about 173 344 confirmed cases of COVID-19, aka the novel coronavirus, and about 7 019 confirmed deaths across the globe (according to the World Health Organization as of 00:00am, 17 March) — ‘Coronavirus’ is probably all you’ve been hearing about, reading about, tweeting about, posting about, annoyed about… but still talking about. In South Africa, […] More
Let’s get real for a moment here: Your phone is your ride or die. It’s constantly hanging on the table when you go out to dinner, chilling on your nightstand when you sleep, and spending some QT with you while you do your thing in the bathroom. Given that your phone goes pretty much everywhere with you, […] More
As more businesses and communities put measures in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, scientists are working as quickly as possible to learn all they can about the disease and the novel coronavirus that causes it. New research is being published almost daily, including recent studies that suggest the virus might spread differently than […] More
If you’ve been keeping up-to-date with all the tips on how to protect yourself against the coronavirus, then you’ve probably heard that you need to stop touching your face. But like how does one do that? Understanding how viruses spread Let say someone with a virus uses the bathroom. They touch the door handles, the […] More
A Tweet from a French health official warning against taking anti-inflammatory drugs amidst the novel coronavirus pandemic is drawing scrutiny from other medical professionals this week. French health minister, Olivier Veran, tweeted on Saturday that taking anti-inflammatory medications like Advil “could be a factor in aggravating the infection. In case of fever, take paracetamol. If you are […] More
