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UK £1bn vaping industry ‘targets children’ with cartoons and kiddy flavours
The UK vaping industry has been accused of targeting products at children by using cartoon packaging and flavours that resemble fizzy drinks to 'hook...
Controversy over Philip Morris’ UK anti-smoking ad
One of the world's biggest tobacco firms, Philip Morris, has been accused of ‘staggering hypocrisy’ over its new UK ad campaign that urges smokers...
Statistics show rise in pot, cigarette smoking among Canadian adults
Health Canada figures say Canadians over 25 years smoked more tobacco and cannabis last year than they did two years before, reports The Canadian Press.
Health Canada closely...
‘Incapacitated’ Austrian gambling addict wins €2.5 million compensation
An Austrian court has ordered a gambling company to pay €2.5 million (US$2.87 million) to a gambler the court found was under the influence of addiction, in...
ANC lets two disgraced former Health MECs off the hook
ANC Gauteng leaders Qedani Mahlangu and Brian Hlongwa will remain on the party's provincial executive committee (PEC), the ANC said, despite their respective roles...
Labour Department closes down Health Department's Pretoria HQ
The national Health Department has closed its Pretoria offices, reports The Times. The Labour Department ordered the Health Department on Monday to evacuate the...
Legal limbo for low-cost med schemes hurts the less well-off
Low-cost medical plans can offer workers in the private sector access to much-needed basic health care, but despite employers being willing to sponsor this...
Med students 'losing the dexterity needed for surgery'
A professor of surgical education at says UK medical students have spent so much time in front of screens and so little time using their...
Litigation brings Eastern Cape Health to the brink of collapse
Eastern Cape Health has been brought to the brink of collapse, with the Auditor-General raising serious concerns over its financial sustainability in its recently...
German nurse murdered a 100 patients and nobody noticed
An ex-nurse in Germany has admitted at the start of his trial that he murdered 100 patients, making him one of the world's most...