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New orthopaedic unit for Red Cross Children’s Hospital
A state-of-the-art new orthopaedic unit will benefit more than 1 400 clubfoot patients, conduct 1 000 surgeries annually, and provide care for more than...
Toxic cough syrup now unavailable in Africa – WHO
The contaminated batch of Benylin paediatric syrup that recently triggered a product withdrawal on the continent is no longer available in African countries, the...
WHO flags 'extraordinarily high' bird flu mortality rate in humans
The World Health Organisation says it is concerned about the spread of H5N1 bird flu, which has an “extraordinarily high” mortality rate in humans, and...
Popular pastor pushes malaria vax conspiracy theories
One of Africa’s best known evangelical preachers, Nigeria’s Chris Oyakhilome, is spreading the message, through sermons on his church’s YouTube channel, that malaria vaccines...
PM to crack down on ‘sick note’ culture in UK
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will be cracking down on what he describes as a “sick note culture”, after pointing out that 94% of...
Nurses were negligent in care of elderly patient, appeal council finds
The South African Nursing Council Appeal Authority (SANCAA) has ruled that an inquiry failed to conduct a thorough investigation into ill-treatment of an elderly...
Paraplegic SANDF paramedic fights 15 years for payout
A former SA National Defence Force employee – who lost her unborn child and was paralysed after an accident in a military vehicle crash...
Eastern Cape nurse guilty of birth certificate fraud
An Eastern Cape nurse has been sentenced to either four years’ imprisonment or a R20 000 fine after registering the birth of fictitious twins so someone...
KZN Health probes man’s death outside clinic
An investigation has been launched by the KwaZulu-Natal Health Department after a man was found dead in a clinic parking lot on Monday. He...
Drug breakthrough offers hope for deadly blood cancer – UK study
After a recent discovery, British scientists believe existing drugs could be repurposed to treat rare leukaemia and herald a “new era” for how an...