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Gilead challenges WHO's 'conclusive evidence' on repurposed drugs

October 21st, 2020 This week, following a 30-country randomised control trial, the World Health Organisation claimed "conclusive evidence" on the effectiveness of repurposed drugs for the...

Medico-Legal

Government and Batsa clash again in appeals and counter-appeals over tobacco ban

The government is appealing the Western Cape High Court judgment that the ban on the trade of tobacco products during the hard lockdown was...

Smoking associated with increased risk of COVID-19 – Or maybe not?

The government and the tobacco lobby are squaring up for another round of appeals and counter-appeals in the South African courts, over the...

Constitutionality of alcohol ban challenged after government ‘fails to consider alternatives’

SA Breweries (SAB) will challenge the constitutionality of the blanket ban on alcohol sales, which was re-introduced late in December and was this...

Amended COVID-19 disaster management regulations gazetted

The COVID-19 disaster management regulations for adjusted lockdown level three have been amended to reflect measures announced in President Cyril...

Ramaphosa seeks tougher alcohol abuse laws

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for tougher legislation and community mobilisation against the abuse of alcohol. In the ANC's annual 8 January...

Durban hospital and pharmacist charged over dispensing of Ivermectin

Mayville's Ahmed Al-Kadi (AAK) Hospital has been charged for violating the Medicines and Related Substances Act after a pharmacist allegedly...

Health ministry investigates pharmacologist over claims of anti-COVID-19 drug treatment

A pharmacologist is being investigated by the Health Ministry for claiming that he developed an anti-COVID-19 drug treatment. According to a Cape...

Doctor guilty of R2.25m RAF fraud

An Eastern Cape doctor has been found guilty on fraud and corruption charges, notes a News24 report. Tony Moodley (66) appeared in the Specialised...

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