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Actuarial Society: SA's second wave of pandemic likely to be less deadly
A second wave of coronavirus infections in South Africa is likely to be less deadly than the first, according to the expert co-ordinating the...
Virtual follow-up more convenient and equally beneficial to surgical patients
Surgical patients who participate in virtual follow-up visits after their operations spend a similar amount of time with surgical team members as those who...
Deadly dangers of flawed nicotine information and skewed perceptions
The potentially life-saving switch by smokers to non-combustible nicotine products is being severely undermined by skewed perceptions about their safety – especially in America...
HSRC to study extent of COVID-19 infection in SA's general population
The Human Sciences Research Council is in the final stages of preparation for a study that will establish the extent of COVID-19 infection in...
How SA's state hospitals are addressing elective procedures backlog
As hospital visits were limited during lockdown, this meant surgical procedures such as gallbladder removals, cataracts, elective removal of tonsils and elective knee replacements,...
WHO Sitrep: 13% decrease in COVID-19 cases in Africa, 7% increase in deaths
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Africa region says there has been a 13% decrease in incidence cases and a 7% increase in deaths since...
WHO survey: COVID-19's 'devastating' effect on mental health services
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted or halted critical mental health services in 93% of countries worldwide while the demand for mental health is increasing,...
Lab-free rapid COVID-19 test cleared for use in Europe
A Becton Dickinson lab-free COVID-19 test that returns results in 15 minutes has been cleared for use in Europe. Business Insider reports the US...
Nigeria develops cheaper and faster COVID-19 test kit
The Nigerian government has developed the Sars-CoV-2 isothermal molecular assay (SIMA) test kit to improve its testing capacity for COVID-19. A Polity report quotes...
Munshi murder: Doctor groups call for government action
South African doctor groups have called for government intervention to ensure the safety of healthcare workers, followed the allegedly targeted recent murder of Johannesburg...