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Trial shows no value to 'endometrial scratch' prior to IVF
An add-on treatment commonly offered to female IVF patients to improve their chance of success has been shown in a large randomised trial to...
HIV-positive children more likely to have developmental disabilities
HIV-positive children in South Africa are more likely to have developmental disabilities compared to children who are HIV negative, according to researchers at Columbia...
The anti-vaxxer myth has 'become tiresome'
Anti-vaxxers, who generally believe that there is a high risk that vaccines cause serious side-effects such as autism, hate the term “anti-vaxxer”, writes Ivo...
A flash flood swallowed my invoices and other medical tall tales
The National Healthcare Professionals Association last year launched a Pretoria High Court action regarding the withholding of payments to doctors. In response, medical scheme...
Celebrity Brazilian plastic surgeon on the run after woman's dealth
A celebrity Brazilian plastic surgeon known as Dr Bumbum has gone on the run after a woman died following injections he gave her to...
Health Dept: Vets ‘lack knowledge on dispensing medicine'
The SA Veterinary Association (Sava), which represents 1,977 vets across the country, has argued in papers filed in the Constitutional Court that Parliament cut...
VR success in treating fear of heights — randomised controlled trial
A virtual reality (VR) programme was more successful in treating fear of heights than the results expected with the best psychological intervention delivered face to...
'Skinny fat' is a predictor of cognitive impairment risk
A US study has found that "skinny fat" – the combination of low muscle mass and strength in the context of high fat mass...
Royal College says NHS is 'clueless' about manning levels
The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) “hasn’t got a clue” how many doctors and other health professionals it needs to safely staff its wards,...
Health MEC: Doctors and nurses will be held personally liable for negligence
Gauteng Health MEC Gwen Ramokgopa says her department has established legal ways to hold health workers personally liable for medical negligence but National Education,...