Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are spread predominantly by unprotected sexual contact. Some STIs can also be transmitted during pregnancy, childbirth…
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What would you do if a close member of your family suddenly developed massive anger issues? What if they suddenly…
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My recent accident on the ice-laden footpath during my daily walk has brought to light an old necessity. When I was a kid, I did some training in first aid…
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Photo by Nguyễn Hiệp on Unsplash Lasse Viren, the Finnish distance runner, surprised many when he won double gold medals on the track in 5,000m and 10,000m at the 1972…
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The first memory I have of prostate cancer is my dad laying down in a hospital bed in a ward filled with other men in varying stages of this disease…
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The escalation in the number of teenagers who have suicidal thoughts, attempt suicide and commit suicide has called for a reappraisal of this sad state of affairs. One of the…
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Photo by Marcel Strauß on Unsplash Article by Osagie Fadaka Mental Illness is a subject that still carries a stigma in some societies even in these modern and enlightened…
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This is a subject close to my heart because my whole life has been affected by these very issues. The knock-on effects of a medical condition that medical science has…
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Photo by Xiao Cui on Unsplash Brain Hemorrhage By Abigail George Brain bleeds – bleeding between the brain tissue and skull or within the brain tissue itself – can cause…
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Heart Angioplasty Fourteen years ago, I was asked to fly to Venice, Italy, to assist on a Gas project being built 17 km offshore. The authorities did not want such…
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What is depression Life in South Africa can result in us having good and bad feelings. Sometimes we feel happy and sometimes we feel sad. However, when these sad feelings…
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