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Attorney accused of R30m medical fraud granted bail
An Eastern Cape attorney arrested by the Hawks on charges of R30m fraud for allegedly raking medical negligence claims dating back to 2013 and...
SA's child cancer sufferers falling through the cracks
More than half South Africa’s children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer each year are either not being treated or not being reported to the...
Physiological age a better predictor of survival than chronological age
Physiological age is a better predictor of survival than chronological age, even after adjusting for sex, smoking, body mass index, statin use, diabetes, hypertension,...
Germany set to ban sexual conversion therapies
German Health Minister Jens Spahn has announced he will seek to ban conversion therapies that claim to change sexual orientation. "Homosexuality is not an...
Most AF triggers are easily modifiable lifestyle choices
A personal survey of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), one of the most important causes of irregular heartbeats, has found that the majority of...
KZN schools issue warnings after infectious meningitis death
At least 40 pupils as well as doctors, nurses and teachers in Amanzimtoti have been placed on antibiotics to prevent them from contracting a...
Campaign to promote HIV testing reaches over 10m men in SA
Over 10m men have been reached through health NGO Right to Care’s Me1st campaign, launched in November last year to empower men to put...
Facebook urged to curb anti-vaccination posts
Facebook could finally be curbing its spread of false information on the danger of vaccinations. A Sunday Times report says that the anti-vaxxer movement...
Stellenbosch builds Africa-focused biomedical research centre
Stellenbosch University has started building a new Biomedical Research Institute which will investigate diseases that have the greatest impact on South Africa and the...
Western Cape Health embarks on HPV vaccination drive
The Western Cape Health Department is vaccinating 9-year-old girls in public schools against the human papilloma-virus which has been linked to cervical cancer. According...