Author: Dr. Tampiwa Chebani
About The Author
Dr. Tampiwa Chebani
Dr. Chebani is a versatile and experienced professional with a passion for health education, health research, data science, and lifestyle medicine. Tampiwa graduated from the University of Melbourne Medical school with degrees in Medicine, surgery, and Medical science. His background in Health Education and Clinical Medicine makes him a skillful communicator capable of distilling difficult medical concepts so that they can be understood by the general public. His work involves teaching, clinical practice and is a frequent speaker at wellness events in his capacity as a Corporate Wellness Director for Health First, a health promotion and Education organization.
Why Has Africa Been Somewhat Spared by the Pandemic?
On the 14th of February 2020, the first case was reported in Egypt. To date, the ‘wave’ has still not arrived. How can this relative protection be explained? Experts have …
COVID-19: Men’s Death Rate Is 2.4 Times Higher Than That of Women
Researchers conducted a study in 2003 to compare the severity and mortality of patients with SARS. Their results showed that male patients had a higher risk of developing severe …
University of Washington: Prolonged Antibiotics Use Could Make Bacteria Multidrug-Resistant
A new study by researchers at the University of Washington suggests that the use of antibiotics for an extended period could make bacteria that are resistant to a single …
Remdesivir: When Taken Within 10 Days Can Reduce the Recovery Period by 31%
A randomized clinical trial involving more than 1000 patients showed that Remdesivir can Block the replication of the virus thus enabling a faster recovery in patients. The first Chinese …
COVID-19: Kawasaki Disease Like Symptoms In Children
In France and the UK in particular, there is concern about the occurrence of a disease affecting the heart muscle of children who are infected with SARS-CoV-2. There is …
Being Overweight Could Cause Insomnia Study on Worms Shows
According to a new study, obesity can cause poor sleep and not the other way around, contrary to what is often assumed. It has been repeatedly proven that poor …
Virus Pandemic Health Implications for Mesothelioma Patients
The coronavirus pandemic is instilling fear in the lives of different groups of people around the world. Among these are people with mesothelioma who are fearful about what it …
COVID-19 Virus Can Cause Blood Clots in Critically Ill Patients
More and more doctors are seeing blood clots in their critically ill Covid-19 patients. Some COVID-19 patients develop an abnormal coagulation disorder. This blood-clotting disorder has led to complications …