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‘Toilet rolls for R300 000’ – Gauteng Health still does dodgy deals
The DA has demanded that the Gauteng Health Department stop buying from companies linked to the fishy Tembisa Hospital contracts, which resulted in the...
Ambulance driver wins, lawyer found negligent, in RAF case
A Cape Town law firm – W Van Der Schyff Attorneys – has been found to have been negligent in dealing with a Road...
Probe into death of North West psychiatric patient
A nine-member investigation team has been appointed by North West Health MEC Sello Lehari to probe the death of a long-term patient at Witrand...
Gut bacteria tied to fertility issues in women with PCOS – Chinese study
Research by a team of scientists in China has suggested that women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have lower levels of a specific gut...
US jab committee green-lights flu shots, omits those ‘tied to autism’
The Trump administration’s new vaccine advisers have been slammed by some health experts and accused of encouraging vaccine mistrust, after endorsing only certain shots...
Less invasive anaesthesia option for thorascopic resection – Dutch trial
A nerve block approach proved superior on some measures to epidural for thoracoscopic anatomical lung surgery, according to a Dutch randomised trial.
In their findings...
Africa bears brunt of substandard cancer drugs with 20% fail rate
In a landmark study by researchers at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA, who analysed 189 samples of various vital cancer drugs, about...
Tobacco Bill vulnerable to industry influence, say critics
As SA's Parliament considers the government’s proposals for tightening tobacco laws and regulating e-cigarettes, the World Conference on Tobacco Control has highlighted that the...
FDA failures in policing Indian manufacturers of generics
When an American man’s transplanted kidney failed far earlier than might reasonably be expected, it led ProPublica into the sometimes murky world of Indian...
Calls for more stringent vape regulation in South Africa
An editorial in BusinessLIVE has called for the government to rein in the manufacturers of vapes and subject them to the same regulatory control...