KZN Doctors Conference: unearthing challenges of universal healthcare
Among the more significant activities to be facilitated at this year’s 20th Annual KZN Doctors Healthcare Coalition (KZNDHC*) Conference will be a four-hour round...
Listening to gut noises could improve diagnosis of IBS
Utilising newly adapted artificial intelligence, researchers
have developed an acoustic belt that offers a new way to diagnose irritable
bowel syndrome (IBS) by listening to the...
Sleep-disordered breathing may harm brain connections
Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) may lead to changes in the brain's white matter, which may contribute to compromised functional connectivity, a new study suggests.
Chooza Moon,...
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...
Mediclinic again recognised as SA’s top healthcare brand
Mediclinic has been recognised for the fifth year in succession
as the top healthcare brand in the ‘Most Valuable Brands’ list for 2018.
Mediclinic moved up...
NHI could fix “distressed” health system, minister says
Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi says the proposed
National Health Insurance (NHI) system could be a cure for many of the ills in
the country’s struggling...
Fitness can’t counteract fat in heart attack study
This finding adds one more piece to the puzzle about the relation between fitness and fatness, said Bente Morseth, PhD, from the Arctic University...
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...
New laser treatment for enlarged prostate offered in SA
A laser procedure to treat enlarged prostate, the most
common non-cancerous prostate medical condition to develop in men by the time
they reach their 60s, has...
Personalised healthcare solution definitely becoming a reality
One of the major healthcare benefits being created by mobile technology and associated digitalisation developments is enabling individuals to monitor and manage their health...
More breast cancer patients can safely forego chemotherapy: landmark study
A 21-gene test performed on tumours could enable most patients with the most common type of early breast cancer to safely forego chemotherapy, a...
SAMA condemns violence at Charlotte Maxeke
The South African Medical Association (SAMA) has strongly
condemned last week’s violent protests at the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital in
Johannesburg. Dozens of Nehawu members stormed the...
More breast cancer patients can safely forego chemotherapy: landmark study
A 21-gene test performed on tumours could enable most patients with the most common type of early breast cancer to safely forego chemotherapy, a...
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...
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