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Midlife: A time of change and reflection — SA Menopause Society
To mark World Menopause Day on the 18th October 2019, the South African Menopause Society writes: It is estimated that by 2030 1.2bn women...
Drug policies in Western Cape are among most overlooked drivers of poverty and inequality
The Western Cape government is flouting an official report that calls for the legal regulation of illicit drugs to help tackle organised crime and...
Colleges of Medicine of SA statement on recent Surgery examinations
The Colleges of Medicine of South Africa (CMSA) is the custodian of the quality of medical care in South Africa and is unique in...
Nominations open for 2019 SA Health Excellence Awards
Following the success of the inaugural South African Health Excellence Awards in 2018, Clinix Health Group in partnership with the South African Clinician Scientists’...
Health Funders Association welcomes Health Market Inquiry's report
The Health Funders Association (HFA), the representative organisation of the majority of medical schemes and medical scheme administrators in South Africa, welcomes the comprehensive...
Spiralling litigation: Time to strike a balance
Practising in an increasingly litigious society makes for challenging times for medical practitioners, writes Tony Behrman, Medical Protection Society consultant. MPS has made concrete...
Healing the wounding effects of medical litigation
Managing medical risk in South Africa’s runaway healthcare litigation environment is a multi-facetted and difficult endeavour, but one that must be tackled to avoid...
World-first for Cape Town in endoscopic gynaecology
South Africa is among a handful of countries that can claim to be leading the way in the field of endoscopic gynaecology. So, it...
New policy sparks a new approach to medical malpractice cover
To counter the exponential rise in medical malpractice claims in recent years, Genoa Underwriting Managers and KwaZulu-Natal-based Safire Insurance Company have launched a specialised...