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Male circumcision simplified with South African device – US study
Voluntary medical male circumcision is one of the most important ways to reduce new HIV infections. The foreskin contains receptors that the HIV virus...
SAHPRA moves to regulate medical devices
Unlike with medicines, and with a few exceptions, South Africa’s regulator does not assess whether diagnostic tests and other medical devices are safe and...
American device firm to pay $8m for faulty knee implants
US medical device manufacturer Exactech has agreed to pay $8m to settle allegations that it hid defects in a popular line of artificial knee...
SA experts flag glucose 'wellness' monitors
Medical experts have expressed concern about continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) being promoted and sold in South Africa as wellness gadgets for tracking food and...
Treasury defends tender for allegedly “untested” circumcision device
The awarding of a tender by National Treasury for a circumcision device has been challenged in the Gauteng High Court (Pretoria), with accusations that...
BP monitors may miss 30% of hypertension cases – UK study
Scientists have discovered why cuff-based blood pressure monitors often give inaccurate readings, missing up to 30% of high blood pressure cases, after building a...
Safety alert for faulty defibrillation leads tied to injuries, deaths
Boston Scientific has issued a letter to customers warning that certain ENDOTAK RELIANCE defibrillation leads with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) coated coils may impact shock...