Test identifies patients in ICU at risk of life-threatening infections
Patients in intensive care units are at significant risk of
potentially life-threatening secondary infections, including from
antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as MRSA and C. difficile.
Now, a new test could identify...
Potential new treatment for drug addiction relapse revealed
Research published in Addiction Biology by scientists at the University of Bath reveals a new potential mechanism for combating drug addiction relapse
Substance use increases CKD progression, mortality risks
Using tobacco and illicit drugs, particularly heroin and cocaine, increases the risks of progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) or mortality, according to a...
CCSSA Congress 23-26 Augustus 2018 – Call for abstracts
The organising Committee of the Critical Care Society of South Africa (CCSSA) invites you to participate in the programme by submitting an abstract for...
Drug resistance genes shared among bacteria in hospitals can be deadly
A hospital outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) became more worrisome when researchers found resistance genes being shared among unrelated bacteria via plasmids and other mobile genetic elements.
Including family in ICU rounds could improve communication
Hospitals that allow family members of critically ill patients to attend doctors’ rounds in the intensive care unit (ICU) may improve healthcare quality by...
NHI Bill passed by Cabinet
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi will be holding a media conference this week to provide details on the NHI Bill after is passing by Cabinet to be gazetted for public comment
UPTOSPAED 6: Intensive update on child health
The Wits Paediatric Fund plays a dual role at Wits
University – it hosts annual educational symposia, and it raises funds for
essential equipment in the...
Understanding how drug reduces postoperative delirium may lead to better care
A drug that reduces delirium in postoperative patients may
work by preventing the overactivity of certain receptors in brain cells,
according to a new study published...
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...
President Ramaphosa, it’s time to turn a disease system back into...
Dear President Ramaphosa,
Thank you for what you are doing to try to restore good
governance to our country and root out corruption. I am sorry...
Becoming the ‘second victim’: Most anaesthesiologists feel personally responsible for medical...
New research presented at this month's Euroanaesthesia
congress in Copenhagen, Denmark, shows the frequent but little-known problem of
healthcare workers being seriously emotionally and professionally affected
after...
Improving patient transfer from ICU to ward: vital factors identified
A new study has identified important factors that can
improve the transfer of patients from the intensive care unit (ICU) to a
general hospital ward, a...
SASA to hold roadshows to explain new fee model
The Private Practice Business Unit of SASA will be holding
roadshows to introduce and explain the SASA Event Based Contract as well as the
Societal Peer...
Paediatric intensive care ambulance now operational in SA
A new Netcare 911 paediatric intensive care
ambulance has been specially designed and equipped to safely transport critically
ill children who need to be transferred between...
Seminar to unpack recently approved Medical Schemes Amendment Bill
The Medical Schemes Amendment Bill, the subject of
considerable debate mainly in terms of its proposed alignment to National
Health Insurance (NHI) and the associated role,...
60-day mortality not significantly lower with ECMO in ARDS
For patients with very severe acute respiratory distress
syndrome (ARDS), 60-day mortality is not significantly lower with venovenous
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) than with continued conventional
treatment,...