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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...
Kidney stone removal roller-coaster wins Ig Nobel for Medicine
Riding on some types of roller-coaster is an effective way of removing kidney stones, according to an actual US study, which has won this...
Breast cancer screening does not reduce mortality
Fewer and fewer women die from breast cancer in recent years but, surprisingly, the decline is just as large in the age groups that...
Sooty air pollution particles reaching the placenta
Previous research has indicated links between pregnant mothers’ exposure to air pollution and premature birth, low birth weight, infant mortality and childhood respiratory problems....
SA psychiatrist's insomnia therapy hailed in the UK
We are living through an epidemic of sleeplessness, but the medical establishment has largely ignored the problem, reports The Guardian. A radical new therapy...
Daily aspirin has 'no effect' on healthy life span in older people
Daily low-dose aspirin in healthy older adults without previous cardiovascular events did not prolong healthy, independent living (life free of dementia or persistent physical...
Almost 40% of South Africans dangerously inactive — WHO study
A quarter of the world’s adults are doing too little exercise, putting them at risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, dementia, and some...
Symptom screen less likely to detect active TB in people on ART
The four-symptom screen for active tuberculosis (TB) that is recommended for all people living with HIV in lower-income settings is less likely to detect...
Battle to control R1.2bn municipal medical aid back in court
The battle to control the beleagured South African Municipal Workers Medical Scheme, with more than R1.2bn in its coffers and more than 80,000 members,...
Cochrane Collaboration in turmoil over expulsion of board member
A the expulsion of a board member of the Cochrane Collaboration, one of medicine's most respected bodies for its reviews of clinical research, has...