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Small taxbase makes NHI unsustainable – Discovery CEO
The NHI, in its current form, is not only irrational but risks destabilising the country’s tax base, says Discovery Group CEO Adrian Gore, who...
US team performs first pig-to-human kidney transplant
An American man with end-stage renal disease has become the first person to receive a new kidney from a genetically modified pig, marking huge...
CMS seeks to place Netcare scheme under curatorship
In yet another clash with the healthcare industry, and following recent accusations of hostility and harassment, the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) has applied...
Organ harvesting syndicates exploit Kenyan youth
Poverty is driving young men to sell their kidneys to organ harvesting syndicates in Kenya, with one man saying he earned nearly US$1 000...
Social media fuels birth control backlash
Medical experts are becoming increasingly concerned about searches for “birth control” on TikTok or Instagram unleashing a cascade of misleading videos vilifying hormonal contraception...
Rare condition makes patient see ‘demonic’ faces
A unique case of a rare condition known as prosopometamorphopsia, which causes facial features to appear distorted, has been detected in the US and...
US Supreme Court cases threaten health agencies' mandates
Modern medicine and public health in the US, and globally, rely heavily on agencies like the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centre for...
Autism risk may rise with in-utero anti-seizure meds – US study
A study by American researchers suggests that the incidence of autism spectrum disorder is higher among children exposed to topiramate in the second half...
Smokers more likely to carry belly fat linked to disease risk – Danish study
Smokers may have more belly fat – particularly visceral fat – than non-smokers, even if they tend to generally have lower body weight than...
Plunging global fertility rates will lead to big world divide
Fertility rates in nearly all countries will be too low to sustain population levels by the end of the century, and most of the...