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1 in 3 SA doctors suffered verbal or physical abuse during...
Almost a third (31%) of healthcare professionals in South Africa say they have suffered verbal or physical abuse from patients, patients’ relatives, or members...
Allergy
Time to name, shame, jail abusers ‘promoting death and mortality across...
The president of the Africa Health Federation, Dr Amit Thakker, has called for the establishment of an Africa COVID 19 Discipline Index as a...
Cardiology
1 in 3 SA doctors suffered verbal or physical abuse during...
Almost a third (31%) of healthcare professionals in South Africa say they have suffered verbal or physical abuse from patients, patients’ relatives, or members...
Critical Care
1 in 3 SA doctors suffered verbal or physical abuse during...
Almost a third (31%) of healthcare professionals in South Africa say they have suffered verbal or physical abuse from patients, patients’ relatives, or members...
Dermatology
1 in 3 SA doctors suffered verbal or physical abuse during...
Almost a third (31%) of healthcare professionals in South Africa say they have suffered verbal or physical abuse from patients, patients’ relatives, or members...
Diabetes
1 in 3 SA doctors suffered verbal or physical abuse during...
Almost a third (31%) of healthcare professionals in South Africa say they have suffered verbal or physical abuse from patients, patients’ relatives, or members...
Dietetics
CMS responds to ‘financial regulatory authority’ suggestion
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) has issued a formal media response to the Med Brief Africa report “Would schemes be better placed under...
Emergency Medicine
SA better prepared to deal with COVID: SAMA
SAMA says it is of the view that South Africa is now better prepared to deal with the COVID outbreak than before. Welcoming President...
Gastroenterology
CMS responds to ‘financial regulatory authority’ suggestion
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) has issued a formal media response to the Med Brief Africa report “Would schemes be better placed under...
General Practice
Women in focus in Wednesday’s BHF Dialogue Session Three
Theme for the third in the six-part BHF Dialogue 20/20 series, scheduled to take place on Wednesday, 12 August 2020 from 09:00-12:00, will be...
Gynaecology
1 in 3 SA doctors suffered verbal or physical abuse during...
Almost a third (31%) of healthcare professionals in South Africa say they have suffered verbal or physical abuse from patients, patients’ relatives, or members...
HIV
CMS responds to ‘financial regulatory authority’ suggestion
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) has issued a formal media response to the Med Brief Africa report “Would schemes be better placed under...
Hospital
Pandemic brings out interesting hospital admission trends
There has been a proliferation of models which predict hospital admission rates when the Covid-19 infection rate accelerates, but there has been very little...
Imaging
Free Wildlife APP for Medicoop members
MediCoop is, for all practical purposes, re-establishing the former very successful MLS Bank, only with the unique distinction and improvement that it is now...
Nephrology
1 in 3 SA doctors suffered verbal or physical abuse during...
Almost a third (31%) of healthcare professionals in South Africa say they have suffered verbal or physical abuse from patients, patients’ relatives, or members...
Neurology
Free Wildlife APP for Medicoop members
MediCoop is, for all practical purposes, re-establishing the former very successful MLS Bank, only with the unique distinction and improvement that it is now...
Nurses
1 in 3 SA doctors suffered verbal or physical abuse during...
Almost a third (31%) of healthcare professionals in South Africa say they have suffered verbal or physical abuse from patients, patients’ relatives, or members...
Oncology
1 in 3 SA doctors suffered verbal or physical abuse during...
Almost a third (31%) of healthcare professionals in South Africa say they have suffered verbal or physical abuse from patients, patients’ relatives, or members...
Ophthalmology
Occupational health ‘high risk’ for contracting virus
The occupational health environment during this COVID-19 challenge is most certainly stressful and high risk for contracting the disease, according to Far East Rand...
Optometry
Occupational health ‘high risk’ for contracting virus
The occupational health environment during this COVID-19 challenge is most certainly stressful and high risk for contracting the disease, according to Far East Rand...
Paediatrics
OPINION: Nationalising healthcare to save lives in SA, a disastrous consideration
In her article, “Spain did it, so why can’t South Africa nationalise healthcare to save lives?”*published in Mail & Guardian on 12 April, Nimi...
Pain and Anaesthesia
1 in 3 SA doctors suffered verbal or physical abuse during...
Almost a third (31%) of healthcare professionals in South Africa say they have suffered verbal or physical abuse from patients, patients’ relatives, or members...
Pharmacy
Herd immunity approaches to COVID-19 a ‘Dangerous Fallacy,’ Lancet Open Letter
A group of 80 researchers have written an open letter in The Lancet in which they warn that a so-called herd immunity approach to...
Psychiatry
1 in 3 SA doctors suffered verbal or physical abuse during...
Almost a third (31%) of healthcare professionals in South Africa say they have suffered verbal or physical abuse from patients, patients’ relatives, or members...
Surgery
1 in 3 SA doctors suffered verbal or physical abuse during...
Almost a third (31%) of healthcare professionals in South Africa say they have suffered verbal or physical abuse from patients, patients’ relatives, or members...
Urology
CMS responds to ‘financial regulatory authority’ suggestion
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) has issued a formal media response to the Med Brief Africa report “Would schemes be better placed under...
