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Breast Cancer Treatment and Antidepressants: More Than a Drug Interaction
By Rorisang Moletsane Breast Cancer (BC) is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women globally and a leading cause of cancer-related mortality. In addition to physical suffering, women with BC endure substantial psychological anguish, particularly depression, which can significantly hinder treatment adherence and overall quality of life. Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and major depressive disorder…
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Reading the Diary of a Trillion Bacteria
By Austin Mkhwanazi Picture your gut as a city of trillions of residents, bacteria, archaea, fungi, each one too small to see, yet together they shape digestion, immunity, and even mood. For decades, scientists could only guess at who lived in this city. You couldn’t exactly ask a bacterium to introduce itself. So how do…
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Accessing care as a transgender person in South Africa: a closer look
By Hanan Mastenbroek Imagine sitting down in a doctor’s waiting room. Other’s names get called, one by one, but yours never does. It’s not because there’s no doctor, but because the system was never built with your name in mind. This is what accessing care feels like for many transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people.…
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How our DNA impacts physical health and suicide risk
By Rio Harrison The issue Suicide remains a global public health challenge that accounts for more than 700 000 deaths annually worldwide. Although public health frameworks focus heavily on psychosocial intervention, understanding the biological mechanisms resulting in suicidal behaviour is a massive unmet clinical need and remains a complex puzzle in science. To deal with…
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Slow Movement in a Fast World: Tai Chi and Qigong as Treatments for Parkinson’s
By Dené Fraser In a world where everything is expected to move at lightning speed and new medical Interventions are being generated every day, perhaps the secret to a longer, healthier life is one that is slower and more intentional. Tai Chi and Qigong are Chinese medicine practices seen to have originated around the 12th…