Greater responsibility on pharmacists with doctor, nurse exodus from SA
As the shortage of primary care physicians continues to burden South Africa’s health sector, coupled with tough economic conditions, pharmacists have a bigger role...
Equipping South Africans to save lives
A new project aimed at equipping more South Africans with the skills to save lives has been embarked upon by well-known global non-profit first...
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Formal intervention would have prevented PIMART tensions: DoH’s...
Dementia risk reduced in association with antihypertensive use
Antihypertensive
use is associated with a reduced risk for dementia compared with untreated
hypertension, Australian researchers have observed in a studies review
published online in JAMA Network
Open.
Matthew J.
Lennon,...
Exciting Sponsorship Lineup Revealed for AfriSummit 2023
AfriSummit, now in its highly anticipated third edition, is set to continue its tradition of being a paramount gathering for African medical device and...
‘I don’t know anyone who has had TB’
I was flying home from Johannesburg to Cape Town on the 6pm flight after attending the TB Think Tank meeting in May 2023. I...
Patient experiences go beyond doctor appointments, hospital discharges…
Whether it’s a standard check-up with a GP, a major medical procedure,
or getting blood tests done, there are a few things that most should...
Low-fee private primary healthcare facilities for needy
A township
development organisation is spearheading access to private healthcare for
low-income households with the promise of affordable, accessible, and
high-quality primary healthcare services.
Township Fleva, a social
enterprise...
Training focus for Heart Association Congress 2023
The SA Heart Association’s annual congress, taking place this year at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg from 27 to 29 October, will feature...
Taking forward process underpinned by so little work ‘irresponsible’: Van den...
The National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill, in its current format, essentially proposes that the provincial health and medical scheme systems be closed down to...
Formal intervention would have prevented PIMART tensions: DoH’s Pillay
The PIMART events, i.e. doctors objecting to the pharmacists’ formal application to treat and prescribe medicines to HIV patients and related court hearing, could...
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Unclear strategies, errors: ‘Bill written in a rush’
https://medbriefafrica.co.za/unclear-strategies-errors-bill-written-in-a-rush/
Council...
HPCSA issues 11-page rebuttal of dysfunctional, irregularity allegations
The Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) has issued an 11-page rebuttal on concerns expressed publicly, “mainly through the media”, on several areas relating...
Unclear strategies, errors: ‘Bill written in a rush’
There are number of drafting errors and oversights that clearly indicate that the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill was “written in a rush”.
There were...
Relax about the NHI – it’s a very slow work in...
Within five to seven years, litigation-willing, initial NHI benefits will be modest, covering mainly primary health care services - nowhere near the basket of...
Council issues statement on BHF’s LCBO court challenges
On the strength of various stakeholders within the medical schemes value chain “sharply raising concerns over the unending court challenges brought by the Board...
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AI and the physician: awakening to a new reality
https://medbriefafrica.co.za/ai-transforms-medicine-redundancy-threat-to-radiologists/NHI...
Long COVID symptoms persist through 12 months
Long COVID symptoms can persist for up to 12 months, research published in last week’s issue of the US Centers for Disease Control and...