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Anger over one-year bridging course for foreign-trained students
South African students who study medicine abroad will have to complete a one-year bridging course at a local university. According to a Sunday Tribune...
Namibian ruling on registration has implications for expert witnesses
A Namibian court has ruled on whether a SA-registered psychologist also needs to be registered with the Social Work and Psychology Council of Namibia in order to testify as...
Greater CVD risk for children conceived through IVF
Children conceived through in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and other forms of assisted reproduction are more likely to suffer from cardiovascular diseases which can have life-long...
Almost two decades later, 9/11 is still claiming victims
Tens of thousands of people who lived or worked in the neighbourhood of New York's World Trade Centre after the 9/11 terror attack found themselves...
Anti-vax fears drive record measles outbreaks in Europe
World Health Organisation, figures show that measles cases in in Europe the first six months of 2018 exceeded the annual total for each of...
Statins don't reduce CVD risk in healthy older people
Statins are not associated with a reduction in cardiovascular disease (CVD) or death in healthy people aged over 75, finds a study. However, in...
CDC guidelines on treatment of paediatric mild TBI
New evidence-based guidelines, developed by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with input from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and...
Review of SA's 15 years of compulsory community service for doctors
The SA experience of compulsory Community Service (CS) over the first 15 years has been 'overwhelmingly positive', largely meeting objectives of redistribution of health...
Popular belief that milk boosts phlegm production is 'a myth'
The widely held and persistent belief that milk boosts phlegm production and worsens respiratory conditions from asthma to the common cold, is a myth,...
Single dose of new drug can shorten flu duration by a day
A single dose of a new influenza drug can significantly shorten the duration of the illness in teens and adults, according to a study....