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KZN Health MEC blocked SAHRC probe illegally – DA
KZN Health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo blocked the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) from conducting oversight visits during their probe into the province’s oncology...
Novartis testing new anti-malaria pill in Africa
Novartis has begun testing a new anti-malaria pill in Africa, advancing development of an alternative to its most effective treatment, which billionaire philanthropist Bill...
UniZulu nursing scandal over fabricated marks and quality failures
The University of Zululand has been accused of, over the past three years, graduating student nurses who have gone on to work in the...
Multiple heart surgery for UK rugby star after tick bite
Former England rugby captain Matt Dawson has revealed he had to undergo heart surgery after being bitten by a tick in Britain. The Guardian...
Gauteng Health still owes billions to NHLS
Gauteng Health owes R2.58bn in total to the National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS), and underpays about R64m every month for medical tests. According to...
Largest J&J talc damages award over ovarian cancer claim
A jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson (J&J) to pay $417m to a woman who claimed she developed ovarian cancer after using the company’s...
Too many experimental drugs, too may trials, too few patients
With the arrival of two revolutionary treatment strategies, immunotherapy and personalised medicine, cancer researchers have found new hope – and a problem that is...
Reaction time variation may be a marker of mortality in old age
An individual's variation in reaction times, when completing a single cognitive task across several trials, has been identified in an Australian study as an...
CK-MB adds no value in evaluating patients with suspected heart attack.
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Mayo Clinic have compiled peer-reviewed evidence and crafted a guideline designed to help...
SA milk banks have been operating for years
Jenny Wright, CEO of Milk Matters, writes that MedicalBrief's headline 'First four milk banks in Africa now operational' is misleading and inaccurate.
She writes:
These four...