GBV and Hypertension: A tragic link for SA’s young women
Research conducted by Nicole De Wet-Billings, Associate Professor in Demography and Population Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, and Motlatso Godongwana, Doctoral candidate in Demography and Population Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand and the Perinatal HIV Research Unit at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, suggests that . . .
The Impact of the COVID-19 Lockdown on HIV Care
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV outcomes in low- and middle-income countries are not well understood. As a result, it is difficult for policy-makers to implement and adjust interventions accordingly.
New Research Bodes Well for Radionuclide Treatment of Tumours
Auger electrons (AE) are low energy electrons emitted by radionuclides that decay by electron capture. The energy is deposited over a fraction of a distance (nano- to micrometre range) in a high energy linear transfer (LET), making them ideal in the treatment of certain cancers and other diseases due to their limited damage to normal, non-diseased tissue.
Space Travel and the Human Immune System
At the moment, space radiation is a potential showstopper for future manned space missions, since an astronaut on a mission to Mars would receive radiation doses up to 700 times higher than on Earth. A new study investigates the effects of space radiation on the human immune system.
Exploring the Intractability of Youth Unemployment in SA
Despite efforts by Government and other stakeholders, the youth (15 to 34 years) unemployment rate in South Africa remains high. This issue has a longstanding history. The 1996 National Census (carried out just after South Africa transitioned into a democracy) pegged the rate at 53.2%.
Vaccine Hesitancy in South Africa and the Fight Against COVID-19
The world is already contending with problems such as supply-related challenges and vaccine nationalism (where wealthier nations horde vaccine supplies to the detriment of poorer countries). Vaccine hesitancy simply makes an already difficult pandemic even harder to manage.
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