The future of health and wellness: moving away from “one size fits all” to advice for “a sample of one”
The future of healthcare and wellness will offer tailor-made care and advice thanks to advancements in medicine, science and technology.
Topics: Health, Health Care, Pharmaceuticals
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The Discovery Vitality Summit brings the world’s foremost experts on health and wellness to South Africa
Now in it’s third year, the Discovery Vitality Summit will once again deliver the world’s foremost experts on health and wellness to the South African public. This year’s speakers include global thought leaders in the areas of nutrition, sport, ageing, wearable technologies and peak performance.
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Discovery releases The Rockefeller Foundation-Lancet Commission report on Planetary Health
The Planetary Health report, released by Discovery in Johannesburg and simultaneously in Manila, New York and London on 16 July, provides the first comprehensive evidence showing how unprecedented environmental degradation is jeopardising the health of future generations.
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Portion Caution: Bigger is not better
Amongst dieticians, ‘supersize’ is fast becoming a swear word. The fact is that we’re eating much more these days than we were even 30 years ago. In the 90s, for instance, soda manufacturers started to make soda bottles that more than doubled in size. Soda bottle size continued to increase in size until they’d grown to more than 18 times the size of the original bottles.
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The time to halt childhood obesity is now!
Understanding food labels is critical to healthy eating. How healthy are South Africa’s kids? According to Health Active Kids South Africa (HAKSA), a nationwide report compiled by Discovery Vitality on the health of the country’s children showed that our kids aren’t as healthy as they should be.
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Vitality encourages kids to ‘Grow Up Fit’
Discovery Vitality is introducing a fun, new way to teach your kids – and yourself – about how to incorporate healthy habits into your lifestyles. Using an easy-to-use social media platform called Vine, Discovery Vitality is running the Grow Up Fit SA campaign: every day in June we will release a six-second video and snippet to show you how just how simple and enjoyable it is to ‘Grow Up Fit’!
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Discovery announces health journalists taking top honours in the 2015 Discovery Health Journalism Awards
Discovery announced the Discovery Journalist of the Year as well as winners in each category of the 2015 Discovery Health Journalism Awards at a gala event tonight in Sandton.
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Nurgalieva twins take on Comrades in Team Vitality colours
Discovery and Team Vitality are excited to announce that renowned Russian running sisters – Elena and Olesya Nurgalieva who have dominated the Comrades Marathon leader board over the past few years – will be running the Ultimate Human Race for Team Vitality this year.
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National Department of Health and Discovery Health partner to recognise leaders in nursing excellence in the public and private sectors
Discovery today announced a new partnership with the National Department of Health (NDoH) to recognise and reward leaders in nursing excellence in the public and private sectors.The announcement was made on International Nurse’s Day.
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Disney Africa launches two new websites for families in collaboration with Discovery Vitality
Disney Africa today announced that it has launched two websites in collaboration with Discovery Vitality – Disney Baby Africa and Disney Healthy Living.co.za.
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INVITATION: HAMI Management Forum Media Breakfast
Join Head of the Vitality Institute Derek Yach and the Health Assessment, Monitoring and Intervention Board (HAMI) for the Management Forum Media Breakfast where they will present the role and the progress of HAMI, that goes beyond screening and prevention into monitoring and intervention.
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Team Vitality Cycling – the new premier cycling club in South Africa
Discovery Vitality and Club100 have announced a strategic partnership that will see Club100’s extensive experience in managing cycling clubs across the country combine forces with Discovery Vitality’s expertise in encouraging people to get active and prioritise their health.
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Top 20% of healthiest SA employers have close to half the absenteeism rates of the unhealthiest 20%
The 2014 Healthy Company Index, hosted on the 12th of November by Discovery Vitality, indicated that healthier companies show lower absenteeism rates and more productivity levels than their unhealthier competitors.
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Discovery announces Health Journalism Awards finalists
The Discovery Health Journalism Awards’ Independent Judging panel has announced the list of finalists for the 2013 Discovery Health Journalism Awards. The judging panel received over 170 entries from a cross-section of media.
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Discovery Health Journalism Awards - FAQ
Working on your Discovery Health Journalism Awards entry? Unsure of some of the rules? Here’s some FAQs to help you out.
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Discovery Health Journalism Awards introduces a brand new award!
Our brand new award category, the Discovery Foundation Nation-builder Award, aims to acknowledge the positive coverage of work done by healthcare professionals or organisations in the public healthcare sector.
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Day One of DHSHWAA sets tone for next two weeks
It is 8.30 am. The sun is beats down on the serene Western Cape landscape. The road to Van Rynsdorp is undulating, however this does not dampen the walkers’ excitement when they see the destination of the first 5km walk. A sea of faces, patiently awaiting the arrival of white microbuses interrupts the peaceful and silent landscape...
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Discovery Health Sports Heroes raise awareness for AIDS in the Western Cape
This year, the Discovery Health Sport Heroes Walk Against AIDS (DHSHWAA) will commence in Van Rynsdorp in South Africa on 18 November 2013 and culminate in Khayelitsha on 1 December, World AIDS Day...
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Discovery Health’s statement regarding healthcare costs and the role of medical scheme administrators and other stakeholders in the private healthcare system
This document is a response to the various tweets from Dr Young on a wide range of issues concerning Discovery Health and the Discovery Health Medical Scheme. While we fully welcome these debates, it is vital that our stakeholders and the public have accurate facts at their disposal.
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Discovery Health response on cover for motor vehicle accidents and claims from the Road Accident Fund
In response to inaccurate statements being shared on social media regarding how Discovery Health Medical Scheme pays claims for motor vehicle accidents and refunds from the Road Accident Fund (RAF), we would like to provide the correct information...
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