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New legal team saving Eastern Cape Health millions
A newly appointed consortium of lawyers has managed to save the Eastern Cape Health Department R45m. Provincial health spokesperson Sizwe Kupelo is quoted in...
Respiratory virus contagion risk while flying
A US study of transcontinental flights found that Passengers seated within one row and within two seats laterally of a passenger with flu had...
Zimbabwe doctors' strike stokes fears of loss of lives
Zimbabwe's main state hospitals turned away many patients and only attended to emergency cases as a strike by doctors escalated, reports News24. The strike,...
Gout drug raises the risk of death
Febuxostat, a gout drug that has been in use for nearly a decade, was found to significantly increase the risk of death, even though...
PrEP project sees Australian HIV infection rates fall
The state of New South Wales in Australia has seen a fall of one-third in diagnoses of recent HIV infection since it started its...
Sugar Tax is just the beginning, says Motsoaledi
South Africa is less than two weeks away from implementing the hard-won tax on sugary drinks. Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said now that “we’ve...
Medscheme recovers R107m in fraudulent claims
Medscheme, South Africa’s largest manager of medical schemes, has recovered over R107m claimed fraudulently and through waste or abuse and more than R300m in...
Trying to turn the tide on Africa's avoidable deaths
Nowhere are the battle lines between public health authorities and Big Tobacco, Big Food and Big Soda sharper than in South Africa and on...
UK to open five new medical schools
England will open five new medical schools in September as part of a drive to boost doctor numbers and ensure there are enough staff...
People with IBD have elevated risk of heart attack
An analysis of medical-record data from more than 17.5m patients found that people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at elevated risk for a...