Health

Are you sitting too long in your office job? South African study offers some health tips

Philippe Gradidge, University of the Witwatersrand Sedentary behaviour can result in chronic health conditions such as obesity and heart diseases, bad news for the millions of office workers who are forced to sit behind...

How to stay healthy on HIV treatment, and what side effects to look out for – Malawi research

Melani Ratih Mahanani, University of Heidelberg - HIV treatment has delivered life-altering advantages. Antiretroviral therapy has led to a reduced mortality and improved life expectancy for people living with HIV. Nearly 41 million...

Menopause increases your risk of STIs due to how aging changes your body

Thomas L. Cherpes, The Ohio State University Diagnoses for sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, are increasing in older adults. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports the number of people older than 65 diagnosed with chlamydia, gonorrhea or syphilis in the U.S. increased about three-, five- and sevenfold, respectively, from 2010 to 2023. Data also suggests that women older than 50 are at greater risk for HIV than younger women. Explanations for why these infections are so common in older adults include limited understanding of STIs in this age group, infrequent condom use and increased availability of medications for conditions that typically limit sexual activity in older adults, such as...

HIV breakthrough: drug trial shows injection twice a year is 100% effective against infection

Linda-Gail Bekker, University of Cape Town - A large clinical trial in South Africa and Uganda has shown that a twice-yearly injection of a...

Cancer care in Africa: translations of key words convey fear and need to change

Hannah Simba, African Population and Health Research Center - Language can give people the power to take an active part in their own healthcare, or it can create barriers. Effective communication raises awareness about diseases...

Long COVID: effects on fatigue and quality of life can be comparable to some cancers – new research

Henry Goodfellow, UCL - As of March 2023, the Office for National Statistics estimated that 1.7 million people in the UK were living with self-reported long COVID. This refers to symptoms, including fatigue and brain fog among many others, that continue for more than 12 weeks after the initial COVID infection. Long COVID is causing significant concern across the UK and around the world due to the large number of...

Menopause increases your risk of STIs due to how aging changes your body

Thomas L. Cherpes, The Ohio State University Diagnoses for sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, are increasing in older adults. The Centers for Disease Control and...

How to stay healthy on HIV treatment, and what side effects to look out for – Malawi research

Melani Ratih Mahanani, University of Heidelberg - HIV treatment has delivered life-altering advantages. Antiretroviral therapy has led to a reduced mortality and improved life expectancy for people living with HIV. Nearly 41 million...

Rushing or delaying decisions is linked to anxiety and depression in young people – study

Eugene Lee Davids, University of Pretoria - Each day we make thousands of decisions, starting with what to have...

Rushing or delaying decisions is linked to anxiety and depression in young people – study

Eugene Lee Davids, University of Pretoria - Each day we make thousands of decisions, starting with what to have for breakfast and what to wear. We make so many decisions that we don’t...