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Deep brain stimulation shown to provide sustained relief for severe depression
The world’s largest study of deep brain stimulation in the
brain’s reward system has found that patients suffering from severe,
treatment-resistant depression can benefit not only...
Allergy
Inactive ingredients in meds may cause allergic reactions
A new study has found that the vast majority of the most
frequently prescribed medications. contain at least one ingredient capable of
causing allergic or gastrointestinal...
Cardiology
Limpopo tops Discovery’s fraud list
Discovery Health’s efforts to curb fraud, waste and abuse (FWA) in the healthcare system resulted in a substantial R555m recovered on behalf of client...
Critical Care
C-section maternal mortality in Africa 50% higher than in high-income countries:...
Maternal mortality after caesarean delivery in Africa is 50
times higher than that of high-income countries and is driven by peripartum
haemorrhage and anaesthesia complications while...
Dermatology
BETADINE® Voted ‘Product of the Year’ in Healthcare & Feminine Care...
The BETADINE® Antiseptic and Daily Intimate Care ranges have both been voted ‘Product of the Year 2019’ in the South African Consumer Survey of Product Innovation, following a survey of 4,000 South African households by Nielsen.
Diabetes
Stillbirths more likely if diabetes in pregnancy not diagnosed
Women who develop diabetes in pregnancy but are not
diagnosed are much more likely to experience stillbirth than women without the
condition, according to new research...
Dietetics
Sugary drinks linked to premature death, particularly in women
The more sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) people
consumed, the greater their risk of premature death—particularly death
from cardiovascular disease, and to a lesser extent from cancer,
according to a large long-term...
Emergency Medicine
SAMWUMED back on track
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) has announced that stability has been restored at the SA Municipal Workers Union Medical Aid Scheme (SAMWUMED) four...
Gastroenterology
Inactive ingredients in meds may cause allergic reactions
A new study has found that the vast majority of the most
frequently prescribed medications. contain at least one ingredient capable of
causing allergic or gastrointestinal...
General Practice
Sugary drinks linked to premature death, particularly in women
The more sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) people
consumed, the greater their risk of premature death—particularly death
from cardiovascular disease, and to a lesser extent from cancer,
according to a large long-term...
Gynaecology
Stillbirths more likely if diabetes in pregnancy not diagnosed
Women who develop diabetes in pregnancy but are not
diagnosed are much more likely to experience stillbirth than women without the
condition, according to new research...
HIV
More evidence that physician burnout is rising, particularly among young doctors
A study based on surveys of physicians in a large academic
medical practice in the US has shown that burnout among doctors is on the...
Hospital
Ultrasound minimally invasive way to measure heart function in children
Currently, a practical, precise, minimally invasive way to
measure cardiac output or heart function in children undergoing surgery does
not exist. New research published in the...
Imaging
Ultrasound minimally invasive way to measure heart function in children
Currently, a practical, precise, minimally invasive way to
measure cardiac output or heart function in children undergoing surgery does
not exist. New research published in the...
Nephrology
SAMWUMED back on track
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) has announced that stability has been restored at the SA Municipal Workers Union Medical Aid Scheme (SAMWUMED) four...
Neurology
Deep brain stimulation shown to provide sustained relief for severe depression
The world’s largest study of deep brain stimulation in the
brain’s reward system has found that patients suffering from severe,
treatment-resistant depression can benefit not only...
Nurses
Stillbirths more likely if diabetes in pregnancy not diagnosed
Women who develop diabetes in pregnancy but are not
diagnosed are much more likely to experience stillbirth than women without the
condition, according to new research...
Oncology
Sugary drinks linked to premature death, particularly in women
The more sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) people
consumed, the greater their risk of premature death—particularly death
from cardiovascular disease, and to a lesser extent from cancer,
according to a large long-term...
Ophthalmology
SAMWUMED back on track
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) has announced that stability has been restored at the SA Municipal Workers Union Medical Aid Scheme (SAMWUMED) four...
Optometry
SAMWUMED back on track
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) has announced that stability has been restored at the SA Municipal Workers Union Medical Aid Scheme (SAMWUMED) four...
Paediatrics
Low vaccination rates blamed for increase in pertussis cases in SA
An increase in the number of pertussis cases in the country
has been blamed on low vaccination rates. Professor of Vaccinology and Director
of the Medical...
Pain and Anaesthesia
PARTNER 3 and EVOLUT confirm benefits of TAVR over SAVR in...
Outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
were superior or at least as good as those following surgical aortic valve
replacement (SAVR) among patients with severe...
Pharmacy
Daily use of high potency cannabis linked to higher rates of...
Daily cannabis use, especially of high potency cannabis, is
strongly linked to the risk of developing psychosis, according to a
case-control study from 11 sites across...
Psychiatry
Deep brain stimulation shown to provide sustained relief for severe depression
The world’s largest study of deep brain stimulation in the
brain’s reward system has found that patients suffering from severe,
treatment-resistant depression can benefit not only...
Surgery
PARTNER 3 and EVOLUT confirm benefits of TAVR over SAVR in...
Outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
were superior or at least as good as those following surgical aortic valve
replacement (SAVR) among patients with severe...
Urology
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