Burnout and depression among men are hidden – and rising – afflictions in , reports . The number of men admitted to private psychiatric clinics for depression last...Oncology
Smoking and the breast cancer risk gene BRCA2 combine to ‘enormously’; increase the chance of developing lung cancer. reports that this is according to a study of...News Update
is poised to get first private medical university and newly elected premier Senzo Mchunu is quoted in the as saying, racial quotas won’t apply. The medical...News Update
Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu has admitted the biggest hospital in the southern Hemisphere, in , Johannesburg, is short staffed. According to a report, Mahlangu said the...Focus
The number of people in the world who are obese or overweight has topped 2.1bn, up from 875m in 1980. And, reports, the latest figures in show that not one country is...Talking Points
has moved deeper into the wearable technology market, unveiling a wristband that it claims can give a range of real-time health and fitness information. reports that...Talking Points
Plastic surgeons who have removed (PIP) breast implants from women because of their high rupture rate, may institute their own claims for damages from the German safety...Talking Points
Scientists have come up with a bright idea of using laser light to entice the body’s own stem cells into action – a discovery that may offer enormous promise beyond...Talking Points
The is strengthening its regulation of tanning beds, which have been shown to increase the risk of skin cancer. The FDA, which is reclassifying sun lamp products from...Talking Points
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi and the have been served papers challenging the validity of regulations seeking proof that alternative medicines are safe and have...
