A new device that delivers cancer drugs directly into tumours without relying on perfusion via the bloodstream, could increase life expectancy for patients with...Dietetics
An Imperial College London study on 1,303 women has found that drinking three to four cups of coffee a day could reduce the risk of endometrial cancer by almost a fifth....News Update
SA Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has called on big mining houses to help set up an African Centre for Disease Control (CDC) to help fight Ebola, as well as do...News Update
A report by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges has dismissed high-profile claims that 45% more patients die in English hospitals than US hospitals, because of...Nutrition
A British study warns that in characterising saturated fat as the 'main dietary villain' public health paid not enough attention to other risks – especially...SA Provincial Health
A couple infected with a highly contagious strain of TB refused to be admitted to hospital on religious grounds. Now Mpumalanga health authorities have gone to court in...Clinical Practice
Researchers at the University of Toronto have discovered that Candida albicans — a leading cause of potentially fatal hospital-acquired infections – rarely develops...Clinical Practice
US and Brazilian researchers have identified eight highly specific physical and cognitive signs associated with imminent death in cancer patients. The findings could...Sub-Saharan Roundup
An estimated 3,000 women die every year in Zimbabwe during childbirth and at least 1.23% of gross domestic product (GDP) is lost annually due to maternal complications,...
