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South Africa's Multiple Epidemics

South Africa's Multiple Epidemics

FromPrognosis: Losing it


South Africa's Multiple Epidemics

FromPrognosis: Losing it

ratings:
Length:
11 minutes
Released:
Aug 28, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The coronavirus has swept through South Africa. But the country was already carrying a heavy burden of chronic and infectious diseases. Its healthcare system is fragile. Johannesburg-based reporter Janice Kew explains what happened when the country went into a strict lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19 from overwhelming its medical facilities.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Aug 28, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

For much of human history, we’ve turned to diets to lose weight and improve our health. But it’s mostly been in vain. No matter how much the number on the scale drops begins to go down, chances are that the weight will come back. That’s just what the science says. But when it comes to weight, the facts just don’t seem to matter. Losing It, a new series from Bloomberg’s Prognosis, looks at how we got weight loss so wrong — and whether there’s a better way forward.