Fixed term contracts: what employers need to know
SYNOPSIS: A fixed term contract is a useful form of temporary employment for many employers. However, in order to mitigate the risks associated with...
Link found between deep forehead wrinkles and higher risk for CVD...
Assessing brow wrinkles could be an easy, low-cost way to identify people in a high-risk category for CVD, according to research presented at the 2018 European Society for Cardiology Congress
Transforming private practice in SA with a multidisciplinary healthcare model
In response to a worsening affordability
crisis in medical aid in South Africa, a clinician-owned company in Alberton,
Gauteng, has been transforming the way private medical...
Prof Ken Boffard awarded Netcare’s highest honour
World-renowned South African trauma surgeon
Prof Ken Boffard whose contributions to life-saving surgical practice and
academia are acknowledged the world over, has been awarded Netcare’s highest
honour,...
Retrenchment for employers: five critical need-to-knows
First of a series of labour-related articles for healthcare establishments and practices by Jacqui Reed, an attorney specialising in corporate employment law and immigration...
KZN’s Dr Zweli Mkhize new Minister of Health
State
President Cyril Ramaphosa has just announced that Dr Zweli Mkhize, former Minister of Cooperative Governance and
Traditional Affairs, succeeds Dr Aaron Motsoaledi as South Africa’s...
Netcare’s Richard Friedland sells R200 million worth of shares
The recent drop in Netcare’s share price following the release of weak interim results has forced CEO Richard Friedland to sell R200 million worth...
The top 25 medical lab tests around the world
A recent study can help governments understand which
diagnostic laboratory tests are most important when developing universal health
coverage systems.
Researchers from five countries found that diagnostic
laboratory...
Schedule 2, 3 & 4 chronic medication prescriptions: 12-month repeats now...
Patients on
Schedule 2, 3 and 4 chronic medications may now be prescribed repeats of
up to 12 months by their pharmacist, Minister of Health, Dr Zweli...
CPD points now available on online medical CME platform
South African health professionals will now be able to earn
their CPD points by watching medical lectures online. Medtalkz, SA’s new open
access library of medical...
Doctors’ attire really does matter to patients
Physicians may want to dig a little deeper into their
closets, or grab their white coats on the way out of the operating room, if
they...
Writing a sick note: What is required
The sick note submitted this week by former president Jacob Zuma’s legal team to the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, again raised questions on what...
World Endocrinology Congress in Cape Town puts spotlight on dramatic rise...
Endocrinologist, Dr Landi Lombard The concerning rise in endocrine disorders
particularly diabetes and obesity, new developments and advances in the
treatment and management of these conditions and...
Why SA’s health could crumble under pressure from NCDs
Researchers are warning that NCDs are becoming an increasing burden on the South African health system
First dedicated haematology unit opened in Johannesburg
The first dedicated private haematology
unit in greater Johannesburg for the diagnosis and treatment of the full range
of acute and chronic blood cancers and other...
No other country has anything like NHI planned for SA
Only real lesson to be learned from others is that ‘health reform takes a long time’
Noise pollution in hospitals impacting on care
Excessive noise in hospitals has been linked to intensive care psychosis, hospitalisation induced stress, increased pain sensitivity, high blood pressure, and poor mental health.
