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Social media is an ethical minefield for SA doctors
The Health Professions Council of SA should 'develop social media guidelines and train medical trainers in this specific area', writes Dr Brenda Kubheka of...
SA pharmacy advisory board to drive change
A new Pharmacy Advisory Board has been constituted to seek solutions to the challenges facing the SA pharmacy sector.
The multi-stakeholder Pharmacy Advisory Board, which held...
More well-trained midwives could alleviate SA obstetric crisis
With the crisis in obstetrics in South Africa there is no doubt that there should and now will be more focus on midwife deliveries...
Early ART acceptable to a majority of young women in SA
Early antiretroviral therapy (ART) is highly acceptable to the majority of young women with HIV in South Africa, according to research. Rates of virological...
The adults who won't let go of their paediatricians
Despite the American Academy of Pediatrics recommending that the age for ending paediatric care be no later than 21, there are adults who, for...
Taking some antibiotics may raise miscarriage risk
A large Canadian study found that taking several classes of antibiotic – including macrolides, quinolones, tetracyclines, sulphonamides and metronidazolethe – raised the chances of having...
Doctor accused of murdering twins denied single cell in Pollsmoor
A bid by a Spanish doctor‚ accused of murdering his twins‚ to be placed in a single cell at Pollsmoor prison has been refused....
Kenyan study lauds alternative uses for old mosquito nets
It’s time that alternative uses of old and worn out mosquito nets wasn’t interpreted as misuse but seen as an innovative way of using...
Triple drug combination cures most hepatitis C patients
Almost all people with genotype 1 hepatitis C who were previously unsuccessfully treated with a course of interferon-free direct-acting antiviral therapy achieved sustained response...
Online shopping for cannabidiol sparks brain tumour research
In response to a growing number of parents buying it online and administering it to their children, British scientists are investigating whether a compound found...