October 7th, 2020Africa is known for its excellent safaris, with tourists flying from around the world, only to leave ‘with barely a hint’ of having been here, writes Professor...
The pharmacokinetics (how the body absorbs, distributes, metabolises and excretes drugs) of adult dolutegravir 50mg tablets given to children living with HIV weighing...Medico-Legal
Epilepsy is a disability and not a chronic disease, the Western Cape High Court ruled in ordering Stellenbosch University to reconsider its exclusion of a student who...News Release
A senior lecturer and specialist in the dermatology department at the University of the Free State (UFS) has published the very first comprehensive African atlas on skin...
August 19th, 2020A Western Cape GP soon realised the limited potential of tele-consultations in a poor community, which meant gruelling days of face-to-face appointments and house calls...
August 12th, 2020The Council of Medical Schemes has lost its second leader in months to COVID-19, following the death of Professor Lungile Pepeta on Friday, 7 August.
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July 22nd, 2020The struggle for AIDS treatment in South Africa laid the foundation for relatively widespread citizen trust in science and expertise. We should build on the lessons...
The murky political history of the cigarette offers a vantage point to locate current debates on the cigarette sale ban in South Africa under lockdown, writes Dr Elijah...Coronavirus
The key challenge faced by all countries is slowing the rate of transmission of the virus to mitigate the overwhelming of health services. In the absence of vaccines or...Medico-Legal
Parliament has remained silent on any form of temporary legal indemnity for healthcare professionals in South Africa as a result of deaths due to the coronavirus...