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GUT HEALTH

World Heart Day: How your gut could be sabotaging your heart

Forget cholesterol and exercise for a second. New research shows the 'gut-heart axis' plays a vital role in preventing heart disease.

  • Vuyile Madwantsi
7 min read
Dr Willie Koen and his son, Dr Johan Koen, form South Africa's only father-son cardiac surgery team at Netcare Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital. Willie, who trained under Prof Barnard and performed the country's first mechanical heart transplant, works with Johan, who brought cutting-edge techniques from Toronto, to combat cardiovascular disease, South Africa's leading killer.
HEART HEALTH

Inside South Africa’s high-stakes race to save failing hearts

Dr Willie Koen reveals how mechanical hearts are keeping patients awaiting transplants alive.

  • Vuyile Madwantsi
7 min read
The researchers compared people sleeping in near darkness to those exposed to light levels over 3 lux.
HEART DISEASE PREVENTION

New study reveals how dim nighttime glow strains your heart

That tiny standby LED or glowing screen may be quietly altering your heart’s shape while you sleep.

  • Alyssia Birjalal
4 min read