Why insurance companies control your medical care
Oct 04, 2016 13:41 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health Business
Its that time of year again. Insurance companies that participate in the Affordable Care Acts state health exchanges are signaling that prices will rise dramatically this fall. And if insurance costs arent enough of a...
Why health implants should have open source code
Oct 04, 2016 13:25 pm UTC| Technology Health
As medical implants become more common, sophisticated and versatile, understanding the code that runs them is vital. A pacemaker or insulin-releasing implant can be lifesaving, but they are also vulnerable not just to...
How to pimp your immune system? Take a holiday
Oct 04, 2016 13:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Going on holiday, having a fun night out with friends, or simply relaxing at home with a good book these activities make us feel good. Now, for the first time, we have evidence that they also do us good. Our latest study...
Is changing one's race a sign of mental health problems?
Oct 04, 2016 08:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Rachel Dolezal was born to white parents and raised as a white child, but privately transitioned to a self-identified black woman after attending (and suing) the historically black Howard University. She first made...
20 years on, what impact has the Nobel Prize for medicine had on our immune systems?
Oct 04, 2016 08:00 am UTC| Science Health
This time of year, Australians obsess over an annual spectacle that celebrates the achievements of our most gifted citizens though usually, theyre fixating on their respective football codes. But an even bigger prize...
Stigma and empty wallets make HIV positive people carry on despite pain
Oct 04, 2016 07:53 am UTC| Health Life
Up to three quarters of people living with HIV suffer from pain. The Conversation Africa spoke to Antonia Wadley about research that measured activity and resilience among people living with HIV and pain. How is...
What should breastfeeding women eat?
Oct 04, 2016 07:43 am UTC| Health
We all understand how important breastfeeding is for babys health. Breastfeeding mothers often receive a variety of well-intentioned advice about what and what not to eat during this period. But what does the science...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
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