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Female doctors spend stalled
Researchers who studied a group of motivated physician-academics have uncovered gender differences in the amount of time spent on parenting and household tasks, suggesting...
UK may introduce sugar tax
A sugar tax may have to be introduced to curb obesity rates, the Chief Medical Officer for England has said. Dame Sally Davies said...
Antibiotic resistance
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called antibiotic resistance one of the biggest threats to human health today – and international travel is contributing...
Down Syndrome case could set legal precedent
A multi-million rand court case, in which a woman is suing a Cape Town hospital after its failure to diagnose her unborn baby’s severe...
Press must be barred from hearing says doctors’ lawyers
Lawyers for Press must be barred from hearing says doctors’ lawyers and Dr Kashasha Mwenda – who are appearing before a conduct committee for...
Claim about drinking during pregnancy to go before a UK court
A pioneering compensation claim on behalf of a child who was severely damaged by her mother’s heavy drinking during pregnancy is to go before...
Next big fight: Is SPD a real disease?
Sensory processing disorder (SPD) is one of those 'peculiar modern diseases caught in the purgatory between legitimacy and quackery', writes Slate. It’s widely accepted...
South African and United States scientists in HIV breakthrough
In an advance for HIV vaccine research, a South African- United States scientific team has discovered how the immune system makes a powerful antibody...
Old statistics derailing treatment and control of cancer
Cancer statistics nearly a decade old could derail control of the disease, with case numbers to almost double in the next 10 years. A...
3-D printing transforming healthcare
Printing in 3-D, uCurrently used in dentistry, for hard-material crowns, caps and bridges, as well as prosthetics, may one day produce human organs, reports...