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Advisory support lifeline for SA snakebite victims

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Medical practitioners, healthcare workers and emergency departments in Southern Africa now have access to a new special advisory group of snakebite authorities. The National Snakebite...

US CDC grounds Ebola experts in DRC over security concerns

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The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention was forced to withdraw its Ebola experts from an out-break zone in the Democratic Republic of...

Vigorous exercise decreases type 2 diabetes and CVD risk in children

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Physical exercise can reduce the risk factors of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease even in children, a two-year followup study from the University...
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Giving the past a seat at the table: Saying 'no' to pointless treatment

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Medicine is not just about treating illnesses – it often involve understanding the necessity to say ‘no’ to further pointless treatment, writes Dr Lisa...

The stigma of male infertility in SA

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South Africa, where cultural beliefs can be an obstacle for men seeking health care and for the physicians who provide it, has one of...

ART reduces neurocognitive impairment risk

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Initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) may reduce the risk for neurocognitive impairment in patients living with HIV, according to study results. The study included participants from...
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Concern over psycho executives overblown – unless it's a man

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Corporate leaders do not tend to have substantially higher levels of psychopathic tendencies, according to a meta-analysis from the American Psychological Association. However, there is...
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Free app supported by Gates Foundation quick self check-up

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A free app that lets patients do quick health check-ups on themselves is the centre-piece of a Gates Foundation-backed project to bring better care...
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Surge in the number of C-sections around the world

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Globally, the number of babies born through caesarean section (C-section) almost doubled between 2000 and 2015 – from 12% to 21% of all births...
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3D mammograms detect more invasive breast cancers

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After screening 15,000 women over a period of five years, a major clinical study in Sweden has shown that 3D mammography, or breast tomosynthesis,...