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Broad-spectrum snake venom antidote developed
US chemists have developed a molecular gel to neutralise deadly snake venom more cheaply and effectively than with traditional anti-venom, according to a University...
The evidence base for HRT: What can we believe?
A 'sensationalised cascade of fear' has for more than a decade led many women and their doctors incorrectly to believe hormone replacement therapy (HRT)...
Evidence of durable protection from attenuated malaria virus vaccine
An attenuated malaria virus vaccine has offered the first evidence of durable protection against multiple heterozygous infections within the same host, according to results...
Lack of strong scientific evidence in most off-label antidepressant prescriptions
Most off-label antidepressant prescriptions lack strong scientific evidence, finds a study by Jenna Wong at the department of epidemiology, biostatistics, and occupational health, McGill...
Netcare nurse fired, reported to police and SANC, after Zuma rant
A Netcare Linksfield Hospital nurse who attacked President Jacob Zuma on social media after one of his wives was admitted to the hospital has...
KZN Health MEC fills in for striking mortuary staff
KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo has cleared his schedule‚ is rolling up his sleeves and performing post-mortem examinations following 'disruptions' at the Park...
Gauteng Health investigates puzzling Pretoria malaria deaths
Gauteng Health is investigating the deaths of two Pretoria women from malaria, neither of whom had travelled in affected areas.
The Citizen reports that confirmation...
SA Health doesn't know the number of state hospital negligence deaths – MP
The Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, and his department simply doesn't know the number of people who die in South Africa’s state hospitals...
HST’s annual check on SA health’s system’s performance
The Health Systems Trust (HST) has published the District Health Barometer 2015/16, its comprehensive annual analysis of the SA health system's performance.
Produced annually since 2005,...
KZN Health mismanagement and corruption report still not public
Two years after it was completed, the outcome of an investigation into allegations of corruption and mismanagement against the former head of KwaZulu-Natal Health...