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1.3m UK asthma sufferers skip doses because of prescription charges
Asthma sufferers in the UK are rationing how much of their medication they take because they cannot afford to pay National Health Service (NHS)...
Managers suspended for mismanaging expired medication
At least four managers have been suspended by the North West Health Department for allegedly mismanaging expired medication, reports The Times. "The North West...
SA set to carry warning labels on 'junk food'
Packaged food that is high in salt, sugar and fat may soon have to carry warning labels, according to a top health official. “We...
Private hospital agrees to 'alternative treatment' of sickle cell anaemia
A 10-year-old KwaZulu-Natal girl's latest bout of illness may have strengthened her Jehovah's Witness parents' court battle against receiving blood transfusions. The Times reports...
Claim against gynaecologist for tubal ligation billed but not performed
A KwaZulu-Natal gynaecologist is being sued for damages after a couple conceived after a requested tubal ligation was not performed, although the doctor billed...
J&J receives subpoenas related to asbestos contamination litigation
Johnson & Johnson has announced that it has received subpoenas from the US Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) related to...
Health Department to be relocated from 'unsafe' Pretoria building
The national Health Department is expected to relocate from the "unsafe" Civitas building in Pretoria, reports The Times. The decision follows numerous meetings between...
Top medical journals are failing — and both they and authors are full of...
It’s a well-known problem with clinical trials: Researchers start out saying they will look for a particular outcome – heart attacks, for example –...
Data shows less than half of PrEP users keep taking it after 2 years
Real-world data from a large US chain of retail pharmacies show that only two in five people keep on taking pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for...
Breast feeding for three months helps keep child eczema at bay
Children exclusively breastfed for the first three months of life had significantly lower odds of having eczema at age 6 compared with peers who...