Discovery South Africa The Discovery COVID-19 podcast

The Discovery COVID-19 podcast

Our expert guests’ share key insights to help you to really understand Coronavirus Disease 2019. Learn all you need to know about maintaining your mental, physical, emotional and financial wellbeing – and more – in the context of COVID-19. Empower yourself with the facts. Stay informed. Stay healthy. All brought to you by Discovery.
Weekly English South Africa News · Health & Fitness
70 Episodes
20 – 40

Advice on bringing household employees safely back into the workplace

As lockdown alert levels have eased, household employees have been allowed to return to the homes in which they work. They return to a “new normal” that has raised many questions around how to keep every member of the household as healthy as possible. Household employees may care for the…
12 Jun 2020 26 min

The impact of COVID-19 on the cardiovascular system

Professor Nqoba Tsabedze: A podcast addressing the impact of COVID-19 on the cardiovascular system Professor Tsabedze is Academic Head of the Division of Cardiology of the University of the Witwatersrand. He is also the Clinical Head of the Division of Cardiology at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (CMJAH). He…
8 Jun 2020 28 min

Tools for healthcare professionals to cope with the stresses of COVID-19

Medicine is a stressful profession under normal circumstances. Medical personnel are even more at risk of burnout so under crisis conditions such as during a pandemic. Psychotherapist Louisa Niehaus, looks at how healthcare professionals can cope during the time of extreme anxiety and uncertainty brought by COVID-19. This is a…
22 May 2020 13 min

Advice for parents on the pros and cons of remote learning in the time of COVID-19

As the weeks of stay-at-home orders and school closures continue nationwide, parents are questioning whether isolation measures and physical distancing are doing lasting damage to their kids’ emotional development. Clinical psychologist, Candice Cowen, considers the positives and negatives of remote learning and children’s mental health in general during the COVID-19…
22 May 2020 8 min

The way we work has changed for good! What can you expect?

COVID-19 has facilitated dramatic changes in the way we work. Psychologist James Gower has extensive experience in employee wellness programs. He shares insights for every employee and employer into the pros and cons of remote or in-office work, going forward. What lessons have we learned from the flexibility that has…
20 May 2020 14 min

Are you a leader or managing having to let people go?

The COVID-19 pandemic has come upon us quickly and threatens both our survival as people, but also that of organisations and businesses large and small. Many people have already faced salary cuts or job losses Clinical psychologist, Dr Colinda Linde knows that many business owners and leaders are now faced…
13 May 2020 6 min

Have you been retrenched, or lost your job? Re-think your skills

Losing a job means losing income, security, purpose and more. Clinical psychologist, Dr Colinda Linde says it’s to expected that when we are faced with this sort of situation, we will go through stages of grieving. She clarifies what to expect emotionally and physically as well as how to better…
13 May 2020 9 min

Protect yourself from COVID-19 with these practical habits

Specialist Physician (Hepatologist) Dr Neliswa Gogela works at the frontline of treating the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa. She shares the simple steps you should follow every day to protect against contracting COVID-19. Dr Gogela works as a Specialist Physician at UCT Private Academic and Groote Schuur hospitals. Dr Gogela…
13 May 2020 3 min

Practical tools for staying grounded when you feel fear and anxiety

The presence of COVID-19 in our world has many of us are worried about our own safety and the safety of our loved ones. For essential workers and people who are returning to their places of employment as lockdown conditions ease, these fears may become overwhelming. Educational psychologist Zaakirah Mohamed…
13 May 2020 9 min

COVID-19 in the Diabetic patient

Dr Neliswa Goglela is a hepatologist at UCT Private Academic and Groote Schuur hospital. She is also the first recipient of the Discovery Foundation Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Fellowship Award) where she managed patients with complex liver disease as well as patients needing liver transplants. Dr Gogela is a generalist…
12 May 2020 18 min

Our mental health at work before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has put the spotlight on mental illness. A common statistic cited before the pandemic was that 1 in 7 people at work would have had a common mental health disorder at any given time. Now, our lives and ways of working have been disrupted in significant ways…
8 May 2020 8 min

Keep your relationship healthy during COVID-19

Have you found that the pressures of ongoing lockdown and enforced containment measures, have put pressure on your marriage or intimate relationship? Psychotherapist, Louisa Niehaus, explains how confinement, adapting to new routines under duress, working remotely, home schooling, the stress of confronting an uncertain future and the added gravity of…
7 May 2020 13 min

Keeping children and their parents mentally healthy through COVID-19

Children thrive when they feel safe and protected, when their routines are in place and when their family and community are healthy and stable. However, COVID-19 pandemic and the global measures enforced to contain its spread have disrupting nearly every aspect of children’s lives. Clinical psychologist Joanna Kleovoulou explains the…
7 May 2020 14 min

Online consultations with patients are a must in the time of COVID-19

Many GPs have understood that their patients are extremely anxious about the risk of exposure to COVID-19 at their doctor’s rooms, and will avoid seeing their doctor even if they have a medical issue that requires attention. Dr Charlene de Greef, a GP based at Mayo Clinic in Johannesburg, has…
7 May 2020 5 min

Now, telehealth is key to keeping doctors and patients connected

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the uptake of telehealth technologies and remote consultation with patients using telephonic or virtual platforms. These platforms have existed for a long time, but the time of COVID-19 and increased physical distancing, they have become indispensable to patient care. Psychiatrist, Prof. Christoffel Grobler shares his…
7 May 2020 10 min

NICD’s virologist: COVID‑19 can affect any employee. How should we respond?

In the coming weeks and months, even more businesses will resume operations and employees will return to their places of work. What should employers and their staff understand about COVID‑19 to stay healthy, and to prevent discrimination in the workplace against individuals affected by COVID‑19? Dr Ahmad Haeri Mazanderani is…
7 May 2020 15 min
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