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Sleep apnoea link to memory loss and depression risk
People with sleep apnoea struggle to remember details of memories from their own lives, potentially making them vulnerable to depression, a small Australian study...
Extreme exercise and middle-aged athletes' hearts
For the past decade or so, there's been increasing concern that high-volume, high-intensity exercise could injure the heart. A large US study found that...
After years of uncertainty, meta-analysis finds statins benefit all ages
A new analysis of clinical trials reverses current thinking on giving statins to most people over 75, finding that the cholesterol-lowering drugs benefit all...
NAFLD a growing health problem in people with HIV
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a major emerging health challenge for people living with HIV, according to a review of evidence by doctors...
Durban methadone projects eyes national rollout
The pioneers of a pilot project in Durban aimed at helping heroin drug users are currently in talks with the Health Department about a...
Death at 95 of the man whose hangover gave us ibuprofen
The man who discovered painkiller ibuprofen worked when he cured his own hangover has died aged 95. BBC News reports that Dr Stewart Adams...
R23m claim on private hospital after doctor arrives late
A Vosloorus mother has claimed R23m from a private hospital after her son was born with severe brain damage, says a Pretoria News report....
Even minor changes in nightly sleep impact on next-day pain burden
Even very subtle changes in nightly sleep have a clear impact on the next-day pain burden, amplifying the pain-sensing regions in the brain and...
Fake news and celebrity fads 'put lives at risk’ — joint editorial
The editors of more than two dozen cardiology-related scientific journals worldwide have published a joint editorial to sound the alarm that medical misinformation is...
'Urgent need' for antiretroviral pregnancy registry in SA
South Africa has an "appalling record" on pregnancy registries but one is urgently needed to answer questions about the new antiretroviral dolutegravir, which is being...