Obesity, diabetes in pregnancy may raise child’s psychiatric disorder risk
Obese mothers with pre-existing diabetes were more than six times as likely as other women to have children with ADHD, conduct issues or autism
NHI issues to the fore at next week’s SAMA Conference
DoH’s Pillay and Wits’ Van den Heever to share podium in NHI Bill debate
The doc’s white coat: weighing up patient satisfaction and germ-carrying risk
Although the physicians’ white coat is one of the most iconic symbols of the trade, whether or not they wear it, doesn’t impact patients’ satisfaction but could increase the risk of spreading germs
Crisis summit on implications of NHI Bill on clinical practice
Trade union, Solidarity’s Guild for Health Care Practitioners invites GPs and specialists to attend a crisis summit on the recently released NHI Bill
HDL cholesterol may not be cardioprotective in postmenopausal women
Findings go hand-in-hand with hypothesis that the menopausal transition seems to affect the quality of HDL
Substantial increase in AKI incidence reported
New light shed not only on overall pattern of incidence but also on important trends according to severity of AKI
Additional benefit from lowering already low LDL
But the question remains: ‘How low should we go?’
Crisis summit on implications of NHI Bill on clinical practice
Trade union, Solidarity’s Guild for Health Care Practitioners invites GPs and specialists to attend a crisis summit on recently released NHI Bill
Scenes from Joint Congress of SAHS and SASS
The Joint Congress of the Southern African Hypertension Society (SAHS) and the South African Stroke Society (SASS) was held over the weekend at the...
Adrenaline use discouraged as cardiac arrest treatment
Studies involving more than 500,000 patients have reported worse long-term survival and more brain damage among survivors who were treated with adrenaline
Several invasive procedures linked to infective endocarditis
Several invasive medical procedures, including
cardiovascular procedures and procedures of the skin and management of wounds,
are associated with increased risk of infective endocarditis, according to...
Overcoming patients’ loss aversion
Article by consulting psychologist Catherine Hambley PhD published in July 25 issue of Physicians Practice*
Solidarity warns about possible effect of NHI on healthcare providers
Implementation of the NHI Bill could potentially have a drastic ripple effect on job losses, Solidarity warns
Africa’s first training centre of excellence for ALS after cardiac surgery...
Netcare Blaauwberg Hospital has been
recognised by Cardiac Advanced Life Support (CALS-S) UK Ltd, an international
training organisation with headquarters in the UK, as a centre...
Billing, clinical data can help identify undiagnosed hypertension
Use of billing and clinical data can help to identify undiagnosed hypertension, according to research published in last week’s issue of the US Centers...
Gout increases atrial fibrillation risk in elderly
Gout is associated with an elevated risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) among elderly patients, a new study suggests.
In a retrospective cohort study of 1,647,812...
Pre-hospital phase crucial for stroke care
Neurologic deterioration in acute stroke patients in the "ultra-early" time window, defined as 3 to 4 hours after symptom onset and including the pre-hospital...
Antidepressants, depression tied to increased thromboembolism risk
Various classes of antidepressants found to be associated with increased risk of venous thromboembolism, but caution advised…