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Primarily for hungry litigators, but of help to the practitioner
Medical Malpractice in South Africa will be of great assistance to the 'reasonable doctor', writes reviewer Dr Liz Meyer, a medico-legal adviser for Ethiqal....
All Gauteng departments to help pay for Esidimeni arbitration
The funds to pay the R160.64m arbitration award to 135 families of victims of the Life Esidimeni tragedy will come proportionately from all provincial...
One psychiatrist's battle against institutionalised wrongdoing
Dr Kiran Sukeri, formerly employed at the Tower Psychiatric Hospital in the Eastern Cape, has been smeared and harrassed for blowing the whistle on...
E-cigarettes pose a danger to the health of children — FIRS
The Forum of International Respiratory Societies, a coalition of respiratory doctors and scientists, warns that there is mounting evidence to justify calling for a...
Immunotherapy may halt spread of prostate cancer — UK trial
More than a third of men with an advanced form of prostate cancer were still alive and one-in-10 had not had further growth after...
First 3D printing of human corneas
The first human corneas have been 3D printed by scientists at Newcastle University. It means the technique could be used in the future to...
Potential interactions between ART and other medications
Over half of older HIV-positive people are at risk of experiencing an interaction between their anti-HIV drugs and medications taken for the treatment of...
ACS recommends earlier colorectal cancer screening
Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in the US, most frequently diagnosed among adults over 65. To catch those typically slow-growing...
SA’s medical negligence Bill 'unfair' and 'endangers patients’
The SA government's proposed 'pay as you go' legislation for dealing with medical negligence claims against the state may prejudice patients by limiting their choices...
Khayelitsha the latest site in MSF DR-TB treatment trial
The informal settlement of Khayelitsha in Cape Town is the latest site of a multi-country trial that aims to transform the treatment for drug-resistant...