Picture-perfect gardens can sometimes be green deserts. They may have manicured lawns, colourful flowers and razor-sharp edges, but beneath the surface the soil is struggling, invasive plants are taking over, and there is little shelter or food for the birds, pollinators and other small creatures that make a garden feel alive. International Day for Biological […]
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This year’s World Asthma Day theme was “Access to anti-inflammatory inhalers for everyone with asthma – still an urgent need”. Asthma affects more than 260 million people worldwide and causes over 450 000 deaths each year. Asthma care should not begin only when symptoms become severe. People living with asthma need access to the right
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Wellness Warehouse is now available on the Mr D app, making it easier than ever for customers to access trusted natural health and lifestyle essentials with the effortless convenience of Mr D. From leading supplements, clean fitness solutions and natural foods to conscious beauty products and eco home and life essentials, customers can now shop
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It’s a familiar moment for many: You arrive at the pharmacy to collect your prescription, only to be told that you need to pay a ‘levy’. For many medical aid members, this moment – the unplanned co-payment – is one of the most frustrating parts of managing their health. What makes it worse is that
The pharmacy surprise: Why you’re paying extra for prescriptions, and how to avoid it Read More »
May is Better Speech & Language Month: an opportunity to bring more visibility to the communication challenges that don’t always get talked about. Word-finding difficulty is one of these. We’ve all experienced searching for a word mid-conversation and finding ourselves at a complete loss. “Pass me that black thing, with all the buttons on it,
At a loss for words? Exploring word-finding difficulties, and how to help Read More »
South Africans are counting the cost of extreme weather after devastating storms, floods, winds and even snowfall battered several provinces in recent weeks. The Western Cape, Eastern Cape and other parts of the country have experienced widespread flooding, damaged homes, power outages, road closures and displacement of families, leading to the declaration of a national
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Parents and caregivers need to understand the importance of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) prevention, recognise symptoms earlier, ask the right questions and seek care before illness becomes severe. RSV is one of the most common respiratory infections in babies and young children. Most children will get it by the age of 2. In many cases,
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One minute you’re driving to work, fetching the kids or running errands. The next, your car’s at the workshop needing a major repair, with a quote you weren’t expecting. For those with a motor warranty, that’s usually the moment they breathe a sigh of relief and expect their cover to kick in. But when a
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As ‘fake dimple’ clips flood TikTok, Facebook and Instagram feeds, medical professional Professor Chrysis Sofianos is warning South Africans not to mistake cosmetic procedures for harmless social media beauty hacks. What many online videos present as a quick enhancement may, in reality, be a medical procedure that can carry serious physical, emotional and financial consequences
Fake dimples: A harmless trend, or recipe for permanent facial damage? Read More »
It’s 9 p.m. You’ve finally got the kids down, or finished the work email you swore you wouldn’t open, or wrapped up the call that ran 40 minutes late. You sit on the edge of the bed and pick up your phone, because that is what we do now. Twenty minutes vanish into a feed
Real self-care isn’t a bath but… sometimes, it kind of is Read More »