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Not a single rape kit used in Eastern Cape because of 'shortage’
Police in the Eastern Cape have not used a single rape kit in the current financial year due to a “shortage”. The Times reports...
UK fertility regulator: Freezing of eggs in 40s is 'risky and not sensible'
The odds of a future pregnancy for women who freeze their eggs after 40 are very slim, it is not sensible and may also...
SA's northern provinces on high alert after Zim cholera outbreak
The Mpumalanga and Limpopo Health departments are on high alert after a cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe killed over 30 people and left nearly 4,000...
Bosses face the sack if bullying of UK hospital staff isn't stamped out
Under a new crackdown, bosses at the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) will be sacked if they fail to stamp out what ministers admit...
NICD reports on Gauteng's six Klebsiella pneumonia deaths
The Gauteng Health Department says an interim report revealed that "extreme overcrowding" played a major factor in the spreading of the antibiotic-resistant bacteria Klebsiella...
Lifestyle changes help reduce hypertension risk
Men and women with high blood pressure significantly reduced the need for anti-hypertensive medications within 16 weeks after making diet and exercise changes, according...
New Apple Watch may crash overloaded medical services
Two innovations to the Apple Watch – automatically calling emergency services after a fall and an alert if its electrocardiogram detects heart rhythm changes...
Anger over crowdfunding to fight cholera in Zimbabwe
The revenue-strapped Zimbabwe government has launched a crowdfunding campaign to deal with an outbreak of cholera that has so far killed 30 people, angering...
US CDC's local chief gets bail because of SA's bad prison hygiene
US Centres for Disease Control boss Dr Alfred Bere has been granted R100,000 bail after saying he would “most likely” contract diseases in South...
SA health market inquiry final report delayed yet again
The Competition Commission’s long-running health market inquiry has announced yet another delay in the release of its final report, saying it wants to give...