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Money-saving day hospitals remain under-utilised
Despite spiralling healthcare costs‚ private medical aid patients are not making significant use of well-equipped day hospitals to reduce the cost of treatment in...
Research needed into PMTCT's role in drug resistance in babies
The proportion of infants with HIV who had drug resistance at the time of HIV diagnosis almost doubled in Zambia between 2009 and 2014...
Doctors go to court over 'spying' but SA med schemes say it's justified
Doctors have brought a High Court action against SA’s biggest medical-aid schemes over 'spying' and 'sneaking hidden cameras' into their consulting rooms.
The Sunday Times reports that the...
SIU's investigation into Life Esidimeni saga welcomed
President Jacob Zuma has announced that the Special Investigations Unit would investigate Gauteng Health and the 28 NGOs where more than 100 psychiatric patients died, after...
Support and counselling critical in helping pregnant women adhere to ART
Lack of social support after diagnosis and inadequate counselling were identified as key reasons for dropping out of HIV care after starting antiretroviral treatment during...
Experts divided on ECJ's ruling on medical product liability
International experts on liability law are divided on what the decision by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on allowing scientifically unproven claims about...
SA how-to guide on community-based HIV prevention services
A 227-page SA guide aimed at helping people to set up community-based HIV prevention services has been launched in Cape Town.
The extensive 227-page guide...
Hospital employee challenges efficacy of workplace HIV/Aids policies
A Groote Schuur Hospital employee who appeared before the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) testified that her employer had shown little regard for...
CMS challenged over penalty co-payments and designative service providers
In a battle spanning several years, the Independent Community Pharmacy Association (ICPA) has challenged the Council for Medical Schemes to do away with closed...
Medicinal cannabis now legal in Mexico
The President of Mexico, Enrique Pena Nieto, has officially published a Bill allowing the use of cannabis for health and scientific purposes. The Independent...