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Coffee can interfere with your medication – here’s what you need to know

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Coffee can interfere with your medication – here’s what you need to know

Coffee can interact with various medications, reducing efficacy or increasing side effects.
Stimulant effects from caffeine may amplify symptoms when combined with cold medicines and ADHD drugs.
Timing matters: Levothyroxine absorption is significantly reduced when coffee is consumed shortly after taking the medication.
Consult with healthcare providers about caffeine intake if taking antidepressants, blood pressure medications, or experiencing adverse effects.

Artificial Intelligence needs more than code – it needs human meaning

By Hannah Botsis

Artificial Intelligence needs more than code – it needs human meaning

Art tours frame Soweto’s vibrant culture and heritage in canvas, mosaic and mural

By Bridget Hilton-Barber

Art tours frame Soweto’s vibrant culture and heritage in canvas, mosaic and mural

Daylight can boost the immune system’s ability to fight infections – new study

Daylight can boost the immune system’s ability to fight infections – new study

Empowering schools and parents with strategies to combat bullying and foster resilience in pupils

By Mark Potterton

Empowering schools and parents with strategies to combat bullying and foster resilience in pupils

Writing what it felt like — Barry Gilder on memory, movement and making art in the struggle

Writing what it felt like — Barry Gilder on memory, movement and making art in the struggle

Earth is burning up — it’s time for us to grow up as a species and start to take action

Earth is burning up — it’s time for us to grow up as a species and start to take action

By Rethabile Masilo

Curious kids: Cold mountains, hot air — it’s all about pressure

Curious kids: Cold mountains, hot air — it’s all about pressure

By James Renwick

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o — 5 things you should know about one of Africa’s greatest writers

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o — 5 things you should know about one of Africa’s greatest writers

By Peter Kimani

Inner city comes alive with vibrant celebration of art and community at Hey Hillbrow!

Inner city comes alive with vibrant celebration of art and community at Hey Hillbrow!

By Felix Dlangamandla

From K@k to Kasi: My culinary journey of mishaps, mastery, and avocado magic

From K@k to Kasi: My culinary journey of mishaps, mastery, and avocado magic

AirFryday: Fish au gratin, my dad’s way

AirFryday: Fish au gratin, my dad’s way

By Tony Jackman

Even small diet tweaks can lead to sustainable weight loss – here’s how

By Alexandra Cremona

Even small diet tweaks can lead to sustainable weight loss – here’s how

Aftermath of shootout between illegal miners and police, and more from around the world

By Maverick Life Editors

Aftermath of shootout between illegal miners and police, and more from around the world

Roasted butternut risotto with sage

By Tony Jackman

Roasted butternut risotto with sage

What migrant care workers from Zimbabwe sacrifice for their children’s futures

By Radio Workshop

Personal finance

Get-rich-quick schemes, pyramids and ponzis: five signs you’re being scammed

By Bomikazi Zeka and Abdul Latif Alhassan

A mother’s gift — generational trauma through the African diaspora

By Olumayokun Ogunde

In the age of AI, content is everywhere — but are we still telling stories that matter?

By Dean McCoubrey

Why do I procrastinate? And can I do anything about it?

Why do I procrastinate? And can I do anything about it?

Procrastinating can be a coping mechanism for anxiety, but usually only works in the short term.

By Catherine Houlihan

Redefining family — choosing love, giving freely and finding belonging

By Louise Janovsky

How a simple park run became a worldwide phenomenon

By Paul Sinton-Hewitt

Please don’t tape your mouth at night, whatever TikTok says. A new study shows why this viral trend can be risky

In search of Nongqawuse: unraveling the tragic legacy of a young Xhosa prophetess

By Gerda Kruger

Lekker Brekker Monday: Rustic tomato tart

Lekker Brekker Monday: Rustic tomato tart

By Tony Jackman

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Adam — a raw exploration of masculinity, race and resilience

Adam — a raw exploration of masculinity, race and resilience

By Rebecca Rossouw

Julius Caesar — a fluid, but slightly flaccid, time-travelling Shakespeare full of intellectual bravado

Julius Caesar — a fluid, but slightly flaccid, time-travelling Shakespeare full of intellectual bravado

Durban to Cradock — prawns, more prawns, alpine beauty, and Pothole Hell

Durban to Cradock — prawns, more prawns, alpine beauty, and Pothole Hell

By Tony Jackman

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