Public health medico-legal claims will render NHI ‘stillborn’ – medico-legal expert
Even if there
are funds to implement National Health Insurance (NHI) as envisaged, Donald
Dinnie, well-known medico-legal practitioner, has predicted that the scheme
will be “stillborn” due...
Some personal care products causing dermatitis may be unexpected
A specialist in contact dermatitis provided a primer on identifying the most likely causes of allergic rashes in soaps, shampoos, and sunscreens at the...
Life-saving antibiotic receives new use guidelines from researchers around world
First international consensus reached to create guidelines on polymyxins, a last-resort antibiotic for deadly bacteria
11th UPdate conference
Held from 1-3 March at the University of Pretoria’s
Groenkloof Campus, this year’s UPdate Annual Conference again provided the
ideal opportunity for paediatricians and other healthcare professionals
involved...
OPINION: Costing NHI: Time to get our heads out of the...
A recent article in the Sunday Times “Better not to know
total NHI cost” is reflection of the Minister of Health being totally
disingenuous and denialist...
Beating burnout: A daunting but achievable feat
Healthcare professionals need to acknowledge that the
stresses they work under and the toxic environment they work in predispose them
to burnout and depression. It is...
Elimination diet not likely to help paediatric atopic dermatitis
Eliminating foods in an effort to control atopic dermatitis in children may do more harm than good, according to a review of the topic...
Should patients be considered consumers?
There is broad support for building healthcare systems that
are patient-centred, seen as a means of improving health outcomes and as
morally worthy in itself. But...
Claims withheld while scheme under investigation…?
A recent
media report alleging that medical aid claim payments are withheld because a
scheme was under investigation prompted a question from the floor to this
effect...
Care compromised by fraud, abuse equally concerning
While the monetary losses incurred by fraud, waste and abuse (FWA) represent the biggest industry challenge, directly related problems such as compromising the quality...
SIU ‘encouraged’ by CMS action on own fraud case, despite irony
Adv. Andy
Mothibi, head of the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), told members of the
media shortly after the start of the Council for Medical Schemes’ (CMS’s)...
Sesame allergy becoming more prevalent
Sesame allergy appears to become increasingly common in
children and adults and research has shown that it is now the 9th most common
type of food...
SAMA stresses importance of workforce remodelling in Budget welcoming statement
Because
the country’s health workforce is already depleted - and the system is losing
skilled expertise to global locations - critical disciplines must be preserved
in exploring...
Salt could trigger allergic reactions
Over the past 50 years, the frequency of allergies and
autoimmune diseases has risen rapidly, but it’s not clear why. In a study published
in Science Translational...
Collective priorities set for next week’s Fraud Summit
The establishment of standards for South Africa’s private healthcare sector to effectively deal with fraudulent activities - including fair sanctions for convicted fraudsters -...
New HPCSA Registrar: Ready for the challenges ahead
The past few years have seen the HPCSA
staggering under a plethora of claims relating to maladministration,
dysfunction, corruption, a lack of communication, registration hiccups and...
Review finds antibiotic development increased, but insufficient
While the pipeline of new antibiotics has improved over the past six years,
momentum in the development of new infection-fighting agents remains inadequate
and could take...