Paediatrics

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has updated its clinical recommendations on autism spectrum disorder for the first time in 12 years, analysing the...

In a surprising move, the Council for Medical Schemes has announced that all Low-Cost Benefit Options (LCBOs) used by low-income earners in the country...

Distinguished HIV/ Aids scientists and SAMRC Extramural Unit Directors, Profs Salim Abdool Karim and Lynn Morris have been named by Web of Science Group...

In South Africa, a woman is killed every three hours and according to the World Health Organisation, is five times more likely to be...

A review of the evidence on the use of complementary and alternative (CAM) therapies to treat babies with colic has shown some that some...

This is the second article in a series on digital innovation in the medical field and how it will affect, improve and change medical...

Only about 50% of antipsychotic prescriptions for children and youth who have been newly diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have an identifiable clinical indication. Furthermore,...

The Department of Health has issued a statement advising that the information doing the rounds on social media during past week about the Health...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially launched the Health Sector Anti-Corruption Forum (HSACF) that was established to root out fraud and corruption in the health...

Children and adolescents with anxiety and depression have higher rates of asthma-related emergency department (ED) visits, researchers have warned in a study published online this week in Pediatrics. They analyzed...

Government is now grasping at straws to garner support for its ill-conceived NHI plans. The much- publicised visits of the group of “Elders” to...

The world today (17 September) celebrates the first World Patient Day which focuses on the millions of patients harmed each year due to unsafe...

The South African Medical Association (SAMA) says the non-compliance of health and safety standards at public health facilities is cause for great concern, and...

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have found that adolescents who spend more than three hours a day on social...

If government wants private stakeholders to accept its NHI plans as set out in the recently released NHI Bill and collaborate with it to...

The publication of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill has resulted in much public comment as to the future of healthcare in South Africa.   The...

Adequate sleep along with limits on screen time helps reduce impulsivity in children, a study just published online in Pediatrics suggests. Michelle D. Guerrero, PhD, with...

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