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...
Make health system, not health politics, a priority in tonight’s SONA
While President Cyril
Ramaphosa identifying health as a focus area for his administration is to
be welcomed, focusing on health does not mean passing an NHI...
Netcare Park Lane Hospital’s women’s imaging service recognised
Parklane Radiology, based at Netcare Park
Lane Hospital in Johannesburg, has been awarded a three-year term of
accreditation for its mammography imaging service following a recent...
Experts propose revising the criteria for Parkinson’s disease diagnosis
In the past 25 years, it has become clear that some symptoms
of Parkinson's disease (PD) occur decades before the development of motor
symptoms and clinical...
High-dose radiation therapy improves long-term survival in patients with stage-IV cancers
The first report from a phase II, multi-centre clinical
trial indicates that stereotactic radiation can extend long-term survival for
some patients with stage-IV cancers while maintaining...
Evidence lacking for benefit of surgery for vertebral fractures
Surgical procedures do not appear to provide significant benefit for patients with vertebral fractures (VF), a second American Society for Bone and Mineral Research...
Many women get unnecessary mammograms before breast reduction surgery
Each year, thousands of younger women with no known risk of
breast cancer get mammograms before having breast reduction surgery. A study published in JAMA Surgery found
that...
Surgeons to benefit from 3-D printing lab at Stellenbosch University
Doctors at Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital's
Division of Orthopaedics with the support of the Faculty of Medicine and Health
Sciences (FMHS) have created a 3-D...
2019 promises another tough year for the healthcare industry
HealthMan Senior Consultant, Dr Johann Serfontein takes a look at what 2019 holds for the private healthcare sector
Physician burnout declared a ‘public health crisis’ in US
Healthcare organisations in the US have published a paper
stating that burnout among physicians has become so pervasive that it should be
deemed a public health...
Practitioners advised not to respond to additional PCNS documentation request
Request for additional personal details ‘unreasonable, not backed by regulatory requirements’
Revamped PCNS to benefit healthcare providers
Rebranded PCNS aims to bring greater transparency and alignment between doctors and schemes
Colonoscopy every 10 years does not increase risk
Negative colonoscopy result in average-risk patients was associated with lower risk of colorectal cancer and related deaths for more than 12 years after examination
HMI provides details on upcoming supplier-induced demand seminar
The Health Market Inquiry will hold a seminar on its provisional findings on supplier-induced demand on 22 February
New SA Medical Association chair DR ANGELIQUE COETZEE: ‘Getting SAMA back...
The next three years will, without a
doubt, be among the most challenging for all the major players across the South
African healthcare landscape. Newly-elected SA...
Impact of screen time on children’s brains: diverse results from largest-ever...
Results support general conclusion that screen media activity-associated brain characteristics are not uniformly related to better or poorer cognitive performance
Medical Device Code: reconciling healthcare and business ethics
The introduction of the Medical Device Code of Ethical
Marketing and Business Practice entailed major changes in the way medtech
companies contribute to the continuing education...
Latest SA Health Review focuses on continued human resource needs
Health System Trust launches 21st edition of South African Health Review today