Signs that you may need to get your thyroid checked
Shaped like a butterfly at the base of your neck, the 5 centimetres long thyroid gland packs a powerful punch. ...
Affinity Health: How Covid-19 Has Changed Our Country’s Approach To Health
South Africans have come a long way since news of the coronavirus hit the headlines early last year, and our country went into lockdown. Affinity Health takes a look at how Covid-19 has changed our country's approach to health. Mental & Physical Health Challenges Unsurprisingly, Covid-19 has...
Teen Vaping: Tips For Parents By Affinity Health
The signs are clear: The use of electronic cigarettes among youths has reached an epidemic proportion. Affinity Health provides tips for parents on how to prevent their teens from becoming part of a new vaping generation. Vaping rates among young people are skyrocketing, with E-cigarettes being...
Tips to stay healthy over Christmas
Christmas comes loaded with the siren call of many wants. This year may be different though, as COVID-19 is still very much around making everyone slow down, all fully aware of the need to practise social distancing and sanitising. Staying healthy during COVID-19 should be a...
Protecting you & your family
Did you know you can save on premiums and increase cover when you add more dependents or upgrade your single policy to a family policy? The meaning of family exists in varying forms for different people. It might not look identical to anyone else’s family, but...
South Africa has passed the peak of the COVID-19 curve and the number of infections is going down.
Exactly half a year ago, a national state of disaster was declared by the government to fight the spread of COVID-19. It has been a stressful time of elevated levels of social isolation, hunger, criminal activity, panic buying, fake news, looting, protesting, businesses slowing down,...
Medical cover: Senior citizens have options, says Affinity Health
As you age, you are increasingly prone to disease and injury, so it’s important to get the right medical cover when you’re older, says Affinity Health. The good news is that because of huge advances in medicine people are living longer than ever before. The bad...
How masks stop the spread of COVID-19
At the beginning of the coronavirus alerts for South Africa, the jury was out on the effectiveness of wearing a mask in public. Then, as research progressed, a mask became a compulsory part of daily living. Now, even in the move to the very relaxed...
Metal Poisoning: What you should know
Metal poisoning isn’t as common as it used to be, especially in the dental industry. Heavy metals can cause toxicity if consumed or applied topically in large amounts. Most commonly known variations of this condition are lead poisoning and mercury poisoning. Not all heavy metals are...
Uncommon COVID Symptoms
Uncommon COVID Symptoms - Even though we don't know everything about COVID-19, we are pretty clued up on most of the symptoms thus far. However, as we learn more through doctors, scientists and other professionals (always via official websites and channels), it is evident that...
