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SA’s first balloon pulmonary angioplasty fort CTEPH performed at Tygerberg
The team who performed the first three successful balloon pulmonary angioplasty procedures at Tygerberg Hospital from left to right: Sr Carmen November, Dr Lloyd...
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Zenith Global Health Awards-Africa #AHAS2022
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US healthcare worker court verdicts – lessons for SA
By Chris Bateman
Two recent US verdicts on healthcare workers charged with murdering patients have highlighted the untenable legal situation of their South Africa counterparts.
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SA’s first balloon pulmonary angioplasty fort CTEPH performed at Tygerberg
The team who performed the first three successful balloon pulmonary angioplasty procedures at Tygerberg Hospital from left to right: Sr Carmen November, Dr Lloyd...
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US healthcare worker court verdicts – lessons for SA
By Chris Bateman
Two recent US verdicts on healthcare workers charged with murdering patients have highlighted the untenable legal situation of their South Africa counterparts.
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Nephrology
US healthcare worker court verdicts – lessons for SA
By Chris Bateman
Two recent US verdicts on healthcare workers charged with murdering patients have highlighted the untenable legal situation of their South Africa counterparts.
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Neurology
Six lithium dose predictors for patients with bipolar disorder
Six predictors could help determine the amount of lithium needed to treat patients with bipolar disorder, according to a large study led by researchers...
Nurses
Study tallies cost of COVID-19 hospitalisation-related utilisation and expenditure in SA’s...
The first study aimed at assessing and quantifying the impact of Covid-19 on mortality, hospital utilisation and expenditure in the South African private sector...
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US healthcare worker court verdicts – lessons for SA
By Chris Bateman
Two recent US verdicts on healthcare workers charged with murdering patients have highlighted the untenable legal situation of their South Africa counterparts.
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Eskom and procurement rules threatening rural patients’ care
By Chris BatemanA combination of Eskom power outages and BEE-impacted procurement rules is putting patients in deep rural hospitals at heightened risk as managers...
Optometry
Local healthcare workers fear mental health stigma
The Covid-19 pandemic has sparked a rise in mental health disorders worldwide1 with healthcare workers on the frontline among the most affected, yet those who...
Paediatrics
Eskom and procurement rules threatening rural patients’ care
By Chris BatemanA combination of Eskom power outages and BEE-impacted procurement rules is putting patients in deep rural hospitals at heightened risk as managers...
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SA’s first balloon pulmonary angioplasty fort CTEPH performed at Tygerberg
The team who performed the first three successful balloon pulmonary angioplasty procedures at Tygerberg Hospital from left to right: Sr Carmen November, Dr Lloyd...
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US healthcare worker court verdicts – lessons for SA
By Chris Bateman
Two recent US verdicts on healthcare workers charged with murdering patients have highlighted the untenable legal situation of their South Africa counterparts.
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