Paediatrics

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...

Impromptu responses to NHI Bill https://medbriefafrica.co.za/impromptu-responses-to-nhi-bill/ NHI model will harm entire healthcare system: SAPPF https://medbriefafrica.co.za/nhi-model-will-harm-entire-healthcare-system-sappf/ Health Minister and DA square off on NHI Bill https://medbriefafrica.co.za/health-minister-and-da-square-off-on-nhi-bill/ President acknowledges receipt of medico-legal...

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says he is not concerned about the DA’s threat to take the draft NHI Bill to the Constitutional Court as...

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New guidelines for the management and treatment of group B streptococcal (GBS) disease in infants have just been published online in Pediatrics. Karen M. Puopolo, M.D.,...

The Private Code Numbering System (PCNS) is warning all healthcare professionals that the BHF's name has recently been used falsely to send SMS’s to PCNS...

Travellers need to be aware of measles in Europe and should ensure children are adequately vaccinated, a study published online this week in Pediatrics has...

Preliminary research suggests an association between small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and restless legs syndrome (RLS), supporting emerging research linking gut microbial health to sleep health. While...

A study published online in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice has found that electronic consultations (e-consults) in allergy and immunology...

In children with eczema, Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) colonization has been associated with food sensitization and allergy independent of eczema severity. In their study published online in the Journal of Allergy...

South African patients are essentially getting a raw deal when it comes to medication counselling and assured adherence “In the United States they experience from...

The Independent Practitioner Association Foundation of South Africa (IPAF), in a firmly worded position statement* on fraud and alleged racism by medical schemes just...

The recent judgment (on 7 May 2019) of the Gauteng High Court in amongst others, Viviers and MEC for Health Gauteng, is unexceptionable on the facts...