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Even short trips to developing world can spread colistin resistance to bacteria
The emergence of antibiotic resistance among dangerous pathogens is increasingly problematic worldwide. Researchers at Osaka University have followed Japanese travellers to find out how short...
High amounts of carbs may increase head and neck cancer recurrence risk
Consuming high amounts of carbohydrates and various forms of sugar during the year prior to treatment for head and neck cancer may increase patients'...
Khayelitsha hospital 'failing the people', says parliamentary committee
“Don’t hide from the fact that you are failing the people of Khayelitsha”. The Times reports that this is what ward councillor Patrick Mngxunyeni had...
Man recovering after ground-breaking second face transplant
A French man is recovering in a Paris hospital after becoming the first person in the world to undergo two face transplants, reports The...
Long hospital stays age elderly patients ‘a decade in 10 days’ – NHS
Elderly patients who are stuck in hospital effectively age a decade in ten days, reports the Daily Mail. This is according to the new medical...
Weight-loss nut found to be highly toxic to humans
It is marketed as an all-natural‚ 100% organic‚ certified non-toxic product which results in weight loss‚ detoxifies and lowers cholesterol. But, says a report...
UK authority bans ads offering online 'NHS' GP consultations
Several ads for the UK online GP consultation service Push Doctor have been banned for implying that it was provided by the National Health...
US oxygen device supplier warns on customer data breach
US oxygen supply device maker Inogen Inc has announced that it is notifying 30,000 existing and former customers following a data breach that led...
Gauteng Health delays Esidimeni police investigation
Gauteng Community Safety MEC Sizakele Nkosi-Malobane has revealed that four out of the 46 Life Esidimeni inquest cases have not been finalised as the...
Bigger WHO team to boost SA's fight against listeriosis
South Africa's fight against the deadly listeriosis outbreak has received a shot in the arm the World Health Organisation (WHO) announcing it had increased...