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Regimen change may halve cryptococcal meningitis deaths
The Advancing Cryptococcal Treatment for Africa (ACTA) Trial shows relatively simple regimen changes can cut mortality rates in the region of 70% to 25-30%....
Smoking raising psychosis risk in young people
Smoking at least ten cigarettes a day is linked to a higher risk of psychoses compared to non-smoking young people. The risk is also...
Revised guidelines for care facilities for mentally disabled
The May 2017 national guidelines for licensing and running residential and day care facilities for people with mental and/or intellectual disabilities have been revised...
HRC has Limpopo Health in its sights over expired meds and food
The Human Rights Commission says its prepared to summon the Limpopo Health Department to explain why the Malamulele Hospital has been issuing patients with...
UK sees increase in babies dying within a year of being born
More babies are dying within a year of being born in the UK, in a “disturbing reversal” of several decades of the National Health...
Netcare's acquisition of mental healthcare group approved
Private healthcare group, Netcare, and Akeso Clinics, a group of 12 mental healthcare facilities, have announced that the Competition Tribunal, supported by the Competition...
Patient dies after adverse reaction to 'bee acupuncture'
A woman has died after undergoing an alternative acupuncture treatment which used live bee stings instead of needles. The Independent reports that the 55-year-old...
Struggle not over for Gauteng's community healthcare workers
Community healthcare workers (CMW) in Gauteng, despite having had long overdue back pay issues sorted out, say their struggles are not yet over. Health-e...
Health workers call for NW premier's head
North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo must go. eNCA reports that this is according to public servants from the provincial Health Department when hundreds of...
Transplants with hepatitis C-infected kidneys disease free at 1 year
In a small study, doctors at Johns Hopkins have successfully transplanted 10 hepatitis C-infected kidneys into patients without hepatitis C and prevented the patients...