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Emergency HIV testing effective in identifying patients currently missed
A non-targeted testing approached by the emergency department in a South African hospital revealed a high HIV prevalence with a significant burden of undiagnosed...
Will Ramaphosa put TB back on the radar?
When one considers the TB numbers, it boggles the mind that it is not dominating the headlines, not a top priority for political parties...
SA targets cerebral palsy claims to staunch flood of negligence actions
Cerebral palsy (CP) claims form more than half of Gauteng Health medical negligence payouts this year, says the province's legal director Mpelegeng Lebeloane, in...
Drive to improve oversight of Western Cape mental health facilities
A drive to license all mental health facilities housing more than four patients is underway in the Western Cape to ensure that provincial health...
Integrase inhibitors not raising risk of IRIS in the severely immunocompromised
Use of an integrase inhibitor, which can bring down viral load rapidly, was not associated with an increased risk of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome...
North West doctors successfully remove knife from man's brain
Doctors in North West have successfully removed a knife from the brain of a 23-year-old man who was stabbed during a tavern brawl, reports...
Automating HIV treatment and testing to reduce stigma
Self-testing kits and vending machines distributing prescription drugs are two ways that HIV treatment is being automated to reduce stigma in South Africa, home...
No-pay policy for striking Zimbabwean doctors
The Zimbabwean government is quoted in a Moneyweb as saying that it would not pay salaries and allowances to striking junior doctors, taking a...
Leading US Aids researcher to oversee CDC
A leading Aids researcher and proponent of medication-assisted therapy for addiction has been appointed to oversee the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention,...
Fresh strategies needed to rein in excessive antibiotic use
A dramatic rise in global antibiotic consumption has led public health experts to call for fresh strategies to rein in excessive use of the...