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Undetected diabetes link to heart attack risk and periodontitis

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People with undetected glucose disorders run a higher risk of both myocardial infarction and periodontitis, according to a study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet...

Mpumalanga Health to pay R15.7 for child blinded at birth

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The MEC for Health in Mpumalanga has agreed to pay more than R15.7m in damages to the mother of a 6-year-old boy who is...

Chickenpox vaccine reduces incidence of paediatric shingles

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Children who receive the chickenpox (varicella) vaccine are significantly less likely to contract shingles, according to a study led by researchers at the Kaiser...
Apnoea

Sleep-disordered breathing linked to accelerated ageing

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Increasing severity of sleep-disordered breathing and sleep disruption are associated with epigenetic age acceleration, according to preliminary results of a US study. Results show...

KZN project reaches UN target a year ahead of schedule

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The international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders MSF) has released findings from a follow-up survey of its community-based HIV/TB project...
COHSASA

COHSASA CEO elected to international quality and safety body

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The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA) CEO, Jacqui Stewart, has been elected to the International Academy of Quality & Safety...
Meat

Switch from red meat to cut mortality risk — 8-year Harvard study

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Increased red meat intake, particularly processed red meat, is associated with a heightened risk of death, suggests a large, eight-year US study led by...

Injectable contraceptive does not raise HIV risk — large trial

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A large clinical research study conducted in four African countries found no significant difference in risk of HIV infection among women using one of...
Childbirth

'I'm having a Caesarean and you're all invited'

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For the women of Brazil's elite, Caesarean sections have long been a status symbol, reports The Washington Post. Now, the phenomenon has inspired an...

SA’s HIV epidemic still requires an emergency response

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The 9th SA National Aids Conference in Durban ended on Friday of last week with the eThekwini Declaration: "A Radical Call to Action –...