News
Use of phenylephrine in the treatment of septic shock and SA-induced...
Phenylephrine
is a vasopressor used for the maintenance of blood pressure in the operating
theatre and in the treatment of hypotension associated with septic shock in
some...
Allergy
2020 – A tipping point for the SA Pharma Sector
While a tough decade awaits the pharmaceutical sector, 2020 will mark a turning point in the way pharmaceutical companies do business says Erik Roos,...
Cardiology
Cognitive impairment after ICU linked to long-lasting inflammation
People who have been treated in intensive care commonly suffer from residual cognitive impairment, but the reason for this is unknown. Researchers at Karolinska...
Critical Care
Cognitive impairment after ICU linked to long-lasting inflammation
People who have been treated in intensive care commonly suffer from residual cognitive impairment, but the reason for this is unknown. Researchers at Karolinska...
Dermatology
Daily emollient in infancy does not foil eczema in children at...
Daily emollient during the first year of life does not prevent eczema in high-risk children, researchers have reported online in The Lancet.
Joanne R. Chalmers, Ph.D.,...
Diabetes
Lessons from “Hidden Faces of Diabetes” Summit*
Pfizer South Africa held its 6th annual Hidden Faces of Diabetes Summit on the 27th July 2019 at the Maslow Hotel in Johannesburg. The...
Dietetics
Diet shown to influence semen quality
Adherence to healthy dietary patterns is associated with better semen quality, according to a study just published online in JAMA Network Open.
Feiby L. Nassan, Sc.D.,...
Emergency Medicine
Commonly prescribed drugs may cause cognitive impairment
In a population-based, cross-sectional cohort study in BMJ Open, researchers scoured the UK Biobank for correlations between common medications and cognitive function.
The study sample included UK Biobank...
Gastroenterology
NHI constitutionality in focus at next IHRM seminar
Key questions surrounding the viability and legality of the proposed national health insurance funding system as proposed in the NHI Bill in terms of...
General Practice
Diet shown to influence semen quality
Adherence to healthy dietary patterns is associated with better semen quality, according to a study just published online in JAMA Network Open.
Feiby L. Nassan, Sc.D.,...
Gynaecology
Diet shown to influence semen quality
Adherence to healthy dietary patterns is associated with better semen quality, according to a study just published online in JAMA Network Open.
Feiby L. Nassan, Sc.D.,...
HIV
HIV carriers bullied before giving birth to accept sterilization
Dozens of HIV-positive South African women have been sterilized without consent or after being pressured to agree just before giving birth - sometimes being...
Hospital
2020 – A tipping point for the SA Pharma Sector
While a tough decade awaits the pharmaceutical sector, 2020 will mark a turning point in the way pharmaceutical companies do business says Erik Roos,...
Imaging
NHI constitutionality in focus at next IHRM seminar
Key questions surrounding the viability and legality of the proposed national health insurance funding system as proposed in the NHI Bill in terms of...
Nephrology
2020 – A tipping point for the SA Pharma Sector
While a tough decade awaits the pharmaceutical sector, 2020 will mark a turning point in the way pharmaceutical companies do business says Erik Roos,...
Neurology
2020 – A tipping point for the SA Pharma Sector
While a tough decade awaits the pharmaceutical sector, 2020 will mark a turning point in the way pharmaceutical companies do business says Erik Roos,...
Nurses
Cognitive impairment after ICU linked to long-lasting inflammation
People who have been treated in intensive care commonly suffer from residual cognitive impairment, but the reason for this is unknown. Researchers at Karolinska...
Oncology
2020 – A tipping point for the SA Pharma Sector
While a tough decade awaits the pharmaceutical sector, 2020 will mark a turning point in the way pharmaceutical companies do business says Erik Roos,...
Ophthalmology
Section 12J for HCP’s
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Optometry
Section 12J for HCP’s
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Paediatrics
First children’s sepsis guidelines released by Surviving Sepsis Campaign
The international Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) has released its first evidence-based guideline the management of septic shock and sepsis-associated organ dysfunction in children. The...
Pain and Anaesthesia
Cognitive impairment after ICU linked to long-lasting inflammation
People who have been treated in intensive care commonly suffer from residual cognitive impairment, but the reason for this is unknown. Researchers at Karolinska...
Pharmacy
2020 – A tipping point for the SA Pharma Sector
While a tough decade awaits the pharmaceutical sector, 2020 will mark a turning point in the way pharmaceutical companies do business says Erik Roos,...
Psychiatry
2020 – A tipping point for the SA Pharma Sector
While a tough decade awaits the pharmaceutical sector, 2020 will mark a turning point in the way pharmaceutical companies do business says Erik Roos,...
Surgery
Cognitive impairment after ICU linked to long-lasting inflammation
People who have been treated in intensive care commonly suffer from residual cognitive impairment, but the reason for this is unknown. Researchers at Karolinska...
Urology
Diet shown to influence semen quality
Adherence to healthy dietary patterns is associated with better semen quality, according to a study just published online in JAMA Network Open.
Feiby L. Nassan, Sc.D.,...