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2014/15 Budget allocates R145.7bn to health
The Health Department will get R145.7bn in the 2014/15 Budget, of which, reports IoL, R52.3bn is for district health services, R26.7bn for provincial services...
Western Cape makes strides in improving women’s health
The Western Cape has made huge strides in improving women’s health and, a Cape Argus report says, statistics provided by the Western Cape Department...
Ugandan legislation impedes safe access to healthcare
Anything preventing safe access to healthcare can be detrimental, but in countries like Uganda which shoulder a disproportionate burden of disease, obstacles such as...
Legislation drafted for a new medicines regulatory body
Draft legislation that will pave the way for a new regulatory body for medicines has been tabled in Parliament, Business Day reports. It’s a...
Complementary medicines industry resisting government’s regulation efforts
SA’s R8bn complementary medicines industry is ‘blatantly resisting’ the government’s attempts at regulation, ignoring a 15 February deadline to put disclaimers on its products,...
Still uncertainty about NHI implementation
There is some uncertainty about the implementation of SA’s National Health Insurance (NHI) plan. The Citizen reports that according to tax expert Dale Cridlan,...
Some risks found in tooth extraction before heart surgery
Heart patients should perhaps wait to have infected teeth pulled until after cardiac surgery, a new study suggests. HealthDay News reports that in a...
GERD sufferers could be better off with a gastric by-pass – survey
The results of a large US analysis suggest that patients who are about to undergo bariatric surgery may be better off having a gastric...
Study links fried foods to dementia and diabetes
A ‘compelling’ study, from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York suggests changes in cooking habits might reduce levels of glycotoxins and help...
Blood pressure meds raise risk of falls among the elderly
Yale University researchers found that elderly patients who take drugs to lower their blood pressure may be more likely to fall and end up...