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...
July 29th, 2020Decisions on COVID-19 made by governments and the World Health Organization may literally be life-or-death and yet political leaders have made avoidable errors and...
July 22nd, 2020The COVID-19 pandemic is seen as the cause of patients defaulting on chronic medical and not seeking care. New data points to fears of contracting COVID-19 at congested...
July 22nd, 2020According to a University of Cape Town research report, 93% of South Africa's smokers are buying illegal cigarettes, up from 91% in May, writes MedicalBrief. The...
July 22nd, 2020Professor Robin Wood is conducting internationally ground-breaking research into infectious disease transmission at the Aerobiology and TB Research Unit, University of...
July 15th, 2020The need to strengthen surgical care systems is especially urgent in sub-Saharan Africa, where access is strikingly limited, leading to the highest mortality and...
July 15th, 2020There is a great deal to worry about in the race for a COVID-19 vaccine, said leading medical scientist Professor Robin Wood. Challenges include the rapid pace of...
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...
July 8th, 2020A large, 24-nation cohort study reporting post-operative outcomes in COVID-19 of post elective and emergency surgical patients found poor outcomes exceeding those seen...
July 8th, 2020No health system can afford everything that may be demanded of it, making priority-setting arguably the most significant and challenging health policy issue, writes...
