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University Free State: First atlas of skin diseases in Africa
A senior lecturer and specialist in the dermatology department at the University of the Free State (UFS) has published the very first comprehensive African...
Cremation muddle leads to R25m claim against KZN Health
The Maharaj family from Thornville near Pietermaritzburg and the Mateke family from Lesotho are demanding a collective R25m from KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Health MEC Nomagugu...
Pandemic shows why NHI is a fantasy — Financial Mail editor
Some are spinning the yarn that COVID-19 shows that South African can manage immense healthcare projects. It proves the opposite, writes Financial Mail editor...
Pneumothorax another possible COVID-19 complication — Cambridge study
As many as 1 in 100 hospitalised COVID-19 patients may experience a pneumothorax, or punctured lung, according to a multicentre observational case series. Pneumothorax...
Hostility linked with higher risk of death after second heart attack
The personality trait of hostility was an independent predictor of dying from a second heart attack, according to a two-year follow up of 2,321...
Most Limpopo burn patients are male victims of intimate partner violence
Most patients in Limpopo admitted for burn treatment sustained their injuries from intimate partner violence and are men. The Times reports that this is...
Higher BP and diabetes in mid-life alter brain structure to slow cognition
In a large study, neuroscientists at Oxford University have found that raised blood pressure and diabetes in mid-life alter brain structure to slow thinking...
SA Drug Policy Initiative: Proposed Cannabis Bill does not reflect the spirit of 2018...
The South African Parliament recently called for public comment on the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill. In the opinion of the South African Drug...
With each corruption scandal, public distrust of NHI grows
Convincing a corruption-embattled population to trust a centralised and procurement-based National Health Insurance (NHI) system becomes more difficult with each graft scandal, writes Section27’s...
Seasonal coronavirus immunity is brief — 35-year case study in Nature
The duration of protective immunity against SARS-CoV-2 may be short-lived, suggests a study investigating immunity to four other, similar coronaviruses. The findings from a...