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Bouquets and brickbats for proposed cannabis Bill
Marijuana support groups have welcomed the green light given by the government for the manufacture of cannabis for medicinal use, but criticised the proposed...
Fieldworkers will test 60,000 to gauge HIV prevalence in SA
South Africa launched the fifth Human Sciences Research Council study of South Africa's HIV prevalence, in which 60‚000 people will have blood taken by fieldworkers...
SAMA applies to have price-fixing complaints dismissed
The Competition Commission has heard an application of dismissal brought by the SA Medical Association (Sama), to have the two price-fixing complaint referrals of the...
Disappointment as DOH delays launch of SA drug regulator
The Department of Health will miss its 1 April deadline for establishing the South African Health Products Regulatory Agency (SAHPRA) by several months, disappointing...
New paramedic training regulations may cause 'catastrophic' drop in numbers
New regulations, instigated by theHealth Professionals' Council of SA to confine the training of paramedics to universities, could lead to a 'catastrophic' drop in their...
Manoeuvering around SA Aids Council leadership vacuum
Within days, the SA National AIDS Council (SANAC) will have no CEO and there are fears that powerful individuals within the council intend to...
Delayed report may peg psychiatric patient death toll at 80
The probe by SA Health Ombudsman of the ill-fated transfer of more than 2,000 psychiatric patients from Life Esidimeni to several non-governmental organisations, puts the...
DA and DoH clash over request for medical scheme member data
Democratic Alliance spokesperson on health Wilmot James has described the request by the SA Department of Health for medical aids to pass on the names...
'Surplus', not lack of posts for interns – Motsoaledi
Contrary to perceptions, South Africa has a surplus of posts for medicine graduates, but some interns have opted not to take them up, Health...
Report into SA psychiatric patient deaths postponed
The release of the long-awaited SA Health Ombud's report expected to shed light into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of 36 mentally ill patients...
Potentially massive savings from new HIV drug combo
A new HIV drug combination could save South Africa billions of rands – plus it would be easier and safer for patients to take....
Post-community service doctors struggle to find jobs
More than a hundred doctors across the country who have completed their community service at state facilities are unemployed and in dire need of...
Noakes claims UCT and Stellenbosch research is error ridden
Professor Tim Noakes, known for his controversial low-carbohydrate high-fat diet, has criticised researchers from Stellenbosch University and the University of Cape Town who have...