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Review probes link between nosebleeds and hypertension
Nosebleeds – epistaxis – and hypertension are common conditions in the adult population, but establishing a link between blood pressure level and the incidence of epistaxis in a patient...
Call for overhaul of junior doctors' training
The existing cumbersome and sometimes inefficient system of training, internships and community service needs to be revamped, streamlined and improved, a group of local...
Dealing with the trauma of a patient’s suicide
Most doctors aren’t trained to expect suicide in a patient, so they often think of it as a personal failure, and even, perhaps, question...
HPCSA accused of failing women victims of medical malpractice
As the sole regulatory body for doctors in the country, the Health Professions Council of South Africa is the only institution that can hold...
Medical schemes deny ‘racist’ algorithm claim
Medical schemes this week came out fighting against allegations of racial discrimination, rejecting concerns by the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) about possible bias...
Private sector frustration as nursing staff flock to greener pastures
As countries across Africa count the cost of an exodus of talent from its fragile healthcare sectors to richer countries, the situation in South...
Doctors more neurotic than patients, finds Australian research
In research that could have clinic implications for doctor-patient relationships, two nationally representative Australian surveys found doctors may be more neurotic than both patients...
ChatGPT tops doctors when it comes to bedside manner – US study
ChatGPT appears to have a better “bedside manner” than some doctors – at least when their written advice is rated for quality and empathy,...
Over-prescribed antibiotics cause significant harm – large US analysis
The over-prescription and unnecessary recommendation of antibiotics is not only leading to antibiotic resistance, but also causing significant patient harm, according to a recent...
How physicians can cope with burnout
Large healthcare organisations are leaving physicians feeling overwhelmed, beaten up, and exhausted, with a recent report showing that in the US, 53% of physicians...
Study flags 'highly prevalent' mistreatment at top SA medical school
A recently published study – the first of its kind – found that medical student mistreatment was highly prevalent at a South African medical school...
Not our job to place young doctors, says Health Department
Despite South Africa’s critical shortage of doctors, with barely one doctor for every 1 000 patients, the national Health Department has told jobless doctors...
Why reverse mentoring should be used more in healthcare sector
Opening up communication across generations as medical technology, best practice and attitudes change is critical, say SA Raju and DS Sanders of the Academic...
Rheumatologists top happiest doctors list
Over the past few years, the global pandemic has highlighted many long-standing issues within medicine, and it sometimes appears that it’s a dying career...
First US guidelines for combination of cannabis and anaesthesia
Surgical patients scheduled for anaesthesia should be screened for cannabis use, and if necessary, the operation delayed or rescheduled, according to new guidelines from...