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85 health workers killed or injured in DRC as epidemic pass 2,000
A mob killed an Ebola health worker and looted a clinic in the Democratic Republic of Congo, underscoring a breakdown in public trust that...
Doctors and nurse on ‘leave' following video of patient abuse
A nurse, security guard and two doctors implicated in tying 76-year-old Martha Marais to a bench at the Mamelodi Day Hospital have been put...
Gender non-conformity no longer described as a 'mental disorder'
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has approved a major change to its global manual of diagnoses that will greatly benefit transgender people around the...
Bafflement over Africa's highest HIV prevalence in Pietermaritzburg
Experts are baffled by the fact that uMgungundlovu municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, with Pietermaritzburg the major city, continues to experience the highest prevalence of HIV-infected...
UK survey finds 138 GP surgeries closed in 2018
GP surgery closures across the UK have reached an all-time high, affecting an estimated half a million patients last year, The Guardian reports research...
Court says chronically ill asylum seeker eligible for treatment
A chronically ill asylum seeker who was refused treatment at Helen Joseph Hospital has managed to secure a draft order that will allow her...
The international state of criminalisation of HIV — review
A global review has found that HIV-related arrests, investigations, prosecutions and convictions have ever occurred in at least 72 countries, with recent cases occurring...
Mpumalanga Health accepts liability for chef's disabled arm
Mpumalanga Health has accepted 100% liability for the fact that a former Pretoria chef cannot use his left arm and hand properly, nor open...
Code of conduct for health inspectors gazetted
The Office of Health Standards Compliance has gazetted a code of conduct for the inspectors of public and private health care facilities falling within...
Walmart sued for medical fraud over homeopathic medicines
The largest retailer in the US has been sued for medical fraud. Forbes reports that in a lawsuit filed in the District of Columbia,...