At a pivotal juncture in the country’s fight against the COVID-19 coronavirus, when the rate of infections is almost at a peak and healthcare workers’ cries for adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) are falling on deaf ears, City Press...South Africa
Despite the coronavirus plateaus in three provinces and dexamethasone dramatically improving ICU survival rates, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has warned that South Africa could face a second wave of infections if people fail to stick to social...South Africa
Demand for the leaves of Artemisia afra – also known as lengana, uMhlonyane, African wormwood, and Wilde Als in South Africa – has soared as South Africans seek it to treat COVID-19-like symptoms. Business Insider reports that Artemisia has been...South Africa
Health workers have threatened to go on a national strike in September, when the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to peak in parts of the country, over a lack of protective gear. Business Day reports that the National Education, Heath and Allied...South Africa
The SA Medical Research Council's weekly analysis of registered deaths has shown a "relentless increase" on the number of excess deaths expected based on historical data, writes MedicalBrief.
The Medical Research Council (SAMRC) regularly...South Africa
Nervousness over overcrowded hospitals has led to a demand for private doctors to create COVID-19 "wards" in patient's homes, reports The Times.
Many patients refuse to go to hospital for fear of not seeing their families again. Others have been...South Africa
A plastic and reconstruction surgeon has been removed from the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) register after he was found guilty of unprofessional conduct following cosmetic procedures to 14 patients, reports News24.
Dr Luke...South Africa
A proposal by struggling private health sector practitioners to tap into medical schemes funds for advance payments has been turned down by the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS). Fin24 says private sector practitioners have bee put at risk, with...South Africa
SA Medical Association president, Dr Angelique Coetzee, has warned that commuters spending more than 20 minutes in a fully loaded taxi, without proper ventilation, are at risk of being infected with COVID-19 or other contagious diseases, even if...South Africa
The first COVID-19 antibody rapid blood test kit has been approved for use in South Africa, but, Spotlight reports, it is strictly not for sale to the public or for use by general practitioners.
The South African Health Products Regulatory...South Africa
If scientists compromise on science and give in to political pressures during the scourge of COVID-19, the pandemic may end up killing more people, just like HIV/Aids did during Aids denialism. The Times reports that this was according to Professor...South Africa
South Africa’s mines are finding that pre-arranged hospital beds earmarked for mine workers afflicted with COVID-19 have already been allocated, as the country’s health system struggles with increased numbers. Business Day reports that so far,...South Africa
The Special Investigating Unit's health sector anti-corruption forum has prioritised allegations of fraud and corruption in the region of R3bn related to the R500bn the government allocated to ease the impact of...South Africa
Indian drug manufacturer Cipla is set to bring its generic version of Gilead Science’s coronavirus drug remdesivir to South Africa within the next few weeks, a study from the universities of Witwatersrand, Cape Town and Stellenbosch estimates...South Africa
The University of Cape Town released its report into the suicide two years ago of Health Sciences dean, Professor Bongani Mayosi, reports MedicalBrief. The independent report draws a picture of “a complex set of developments which had a cumulative...South Africa
South Africa's COVID-19 infection rate continues to rise rapidly approaching an expected “exponential” surge during the latter winter months of July and August areas of high economic activity, warns Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize.
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