8 min read
08 March 2023
Did COVID-19 and lockdowns lead to a baby boom - or a baby bust?
8 min read
13 March 2023
COVID-19 led to the highest death rates ever recorded among Discovery Health Medical Scheme members, finds 13-year review of mortality rates
12 min read
November 2022
Post-COVID series (3 of 3): What's the risk of getting a chronic illness after recovery from COVID-19?
12 min read
01 November 2022
Post COVID series (2 of 3): Does getting COVID-19 increase your risk of death in the immediate and long-term?
12 min read
25 October 2022
Post-COVID series (1 of 3): What's our risk of going to hospital when we get COVID-19, and in the twelve months that follow?
12 min read
24 October 2022
British Journal of Sports Medicine publication: COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness significantly higher in people who exercise regularly
10 min read
27 September 2022
How has the pandemic affected rates of five common surgeries and diagnostic procedures?
4 min read
20 September 2022
NEJM publication: Need for regular Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to maintain effectiveness against serious COVID-19 illness caused by Omicron BA.1/2 and BA.4/5
12 min read
06 September 2022
Deep dive: Vaccination trends among Discovery Health administered medical scheme members
15 min read
07 July 2022
Deep dive: Admission rates across South Africa's four COVID-19 waves confirm Omicron-driven fourth wave's lower severity, and more.
13 min read
16 June 2022
Long COVID symptoms, impact on carrying out daily activities: Survey of just over 7,000 medical scheme members reveals key insights
13 min read
23 May 2022
Discovery's COVID-19 personal resilience index predicts an individual's resilience to serious COVID-19 illness
13 min read
18 May 2022
2 doses of the J&J or 2 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine? New research out of South Africa reveals they're equally effective against serious illness caused by the Omicron variant.
13 min read
26 April 2022
Discovery Health contributes key control group to first at-scale, real-world study of J&J COVID-19 vaccine's effectiveness (published in Lancet journal)
13 min read
25 March 2022
New (updated) analysis confirms early insights into Omicron variant's lowered tendency towards serious illness
5 min read
10 February 2022
New study published in British Journal of Sports Medicine: Exercise protects against serious COVID-19 outcomes
7 min read
1 February 2022
Diabetes and COVID-19: Poor blood-glucose control linked to serious COVID-19 outcomes
7 min read
14 December 2021
Encouraging preliminary data shows Omicron less likely to cause serious illness than past, dominant SARS-CoV-2 variants
11 min read
14 December 2021
Discovery Health releases at-scale real-world analysis of Omicron outbreak; including collaboration with the SA Medical Research Council (SAMRC) to analyse vaccine effectiveness
10 min read
04 December 2021
Discovery Health Activity Index: How has the COVID-19 pandemic shifted health-seeking behaviour for non-COVID-19 healthcare?
11 min read
03 November 2021
Pfizer vaccine's real-world effectiveness in protecting against COVID-19 admission and death in the Discovery Health client population
5 min read
03 November 2021
Super immunity? Discovery Health data analysis shows 98% drop in risk of COVID admission for people who have both recovered from COVID-19 and who are fully vaccinated (Pfizer two-dose vaccine)
10 min read
03 November 2021
Being infected with COVID-19 puts a person at equal or much higher risk of adverse events than COVID-19 vaccination, for 179 conditions tested
6 min read
08 October 2021
Two to eleven-fold higher risk of death from COVID-19 for all scheme members
7 min read
04 October 2021
Why are COVID-19 vaccination rates declining amongst members of schemes administered by Discovery Health? What are possible drivers and deterrents of uptake?
3 min read
7 September 2021
Using pulse oximeters could reduce likelihood of COVID-19 death
4 min read
21 July 2021
Comparing severity of Gauteng's first, second and third waves of COVID-19 infection by investigating hospital admission rates
1 min read
9 July 2021