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Makgoba report: 94 silent deaths and still counting
At least 94 people died after Gauteng Health moved 1,900 psychiatriac patients out of Life Esidimeni to 27 unlicensed facilities, says SA’s Health Ombudsman,...
Beating C. Diff: A new treatment and restricting common antibiotic
Restricting the use of a common antibiotic was more important than a high profile 'deep clean' of hospitals in massively reducing antibiotic resistant Clostridium...
VFT produces 'marked improvement' in stroke patients' vision
A simple visuo-motor feedback training (VFT) programme for home use produces marked and long-lasting improvements in visual neglect, found a study from the universities...
Delayed report may peg psychiatric patient death toll at 80
The probe by SA Health Ombudsman of the ill-fated transfer of more than 2,000 psychiatric patients from Life Esidimeni to several non-governmental organisations, puts the...
DA and DoH clash over request for medical scheme member data
Democratic Alliance spokesperson on health Wilmot James has described the request by the SA Department of Health for medical aids to pass on the names...
Banned Dutch doctor involved in another alleged 'botched surgery'
A Dutch doctor banned from surgery in Holland following two 'avoidable death's and who's botched at least two previous surgeries in KwaZulu-Natal, was last...
DA used PAI Act to flush out details of hospital serious adverse events
The opposition Democratic Alliance has had to use the Promotion of Access to Information Act to obtain the statistics of Serious Adverse Events at...
'Surplus', not lack of posts for interns – Motsoaledi
Contrary to perceptions, South Africa has a surplus of posts for medicine graduates, but some interns have opted not to take them up, Health...
Long-term effect of lifestyle intervention on cardiovascular risk in diabetes
Weight reduction in patients with diabetes via an intensive life-style intervention programme can be maintained for five years and is predicted by patients’ ability to...
Updated guidelines on treatment of malaria in South Africa
The National Department of Health and the South African Malaria Elimination Committee (SAMEC) have completed the updating and revision of the South African Malaria...