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Healthcare 'particularly vulnerable' to ransomware attack
The WannaCry ransomware attack which devastated the UK's National Health Service has highlighted the extreme vulnerability of medical systems internationally against a new class...
Durban doctor interdicts car guards from harassing his patients
A Durban doctor has taken a group of ‘rogue’ car guards to court to stop them from harassing people at the shopping centre from...
Noakes calls on practitioners to support him against HPCSA 'witchhunt'
Professor Tim Noakes claims the Health Professions Council of SA's decision to appeal the majority ruling finding him not guilty of misconduct smacks of...
R18m damages for spastic quadriplegia following oxygen deprivation at birth
Gauteng Health has to pay R18.2m in damages to a mother whose son was born more than 10 years ago with severe brain damage...
Vitamin D levels not linked to asthma or dermatitis
Vitamin D supplementation is unlikely to reduce the risk of asthma in children or adults, atopic dermatitis, or allergies according to a study from McGill...
SA's 'forgotten' medical students in China
My son is based in China studying medicine and wants to return to South Africa after completion of his studies in 2019.
Is there any...
Heart attack risk increases 17-fold following respiratory infections
The risk of having a heart attack is 17 times higher in the seven days following a respiratory infection, University of Sydney research has...
More HIV-positive with traditional circumcision in Lesotho
Traditionally circumcised men are more likely to be HIV positive compared to men who underwent voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC), found a Duke ...
Motsoaledi denies ‘sell out’ of NHI over medical schemes
SA's Department of Health has done an apparent U-turn on its plan to scrap medical aid schemes, saying they should work with the state...
Aspirin use doesn't lower risk of stroke for a-fib patients
Atrial fibrillation patients who received a catheter ablation and were low risk for stroke didn't benefit from long-term aspirin therapy, but are at risk...