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How South Africa could respond to US aid cuts
South Africa still lacks an action plan after the withdrawal of US aid for HIV and related health services. But when funds do arrive,...
MPS supports Mediation Bill, but urges training and clear rules
The Medical Protection Society has welcomed efforts to encourage mediation in settling medico-legal disputes, but said that for this option to be effective, trained...
Contraceptive pills not linked to high liver cancer risk
There was little association, if any, between ever using oral contraceptives and the risk of liver cancer, a large population-based study showed, although risk...
UK first to approve new non-hormonal drug for hot flushes
Britain’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) this week became the first regulator in the world to approve elinzanetant (Lynkuet) for the treatment...
Low screening, weak referrals, drive SA’s high cervical cancer rates
Compared with other countries, South Africa has a much higher global cervical cancer rate – between 22.8 and 27 per 100 000 women, with...
RSV and shingles jabs tied to lower dementia risk – Oxford analysis
A recent large analysis of more than 400 000 American adults suggested that two AS01-adjuvanted vaccines for different pathogens – the respiratory syncytial virus...
Planned C-sections tied to childhood cancer risk – Swedish cohort study
Researchers from the Swedish Karolinska Institutet have suggested that children born via planned Caesarean section procedures might have a heightened risk of developing certain childhood cancers,...
Legislative reform of community service system long overdue
Despite the chronic shortage of medical practitioners in South Africa, every year hundreds of newly graduated doctors are not placed in internships and community...
Half of SA’s Covid-19 patients had long-term mental issues – UCT study
A study by the University of Cape Town funded by the SA Medical Research Council found that more than 50% of South Africans who were...
Mpox can leave lasting brain damage – Swiss study
Research by University of Bern scientists suggests that the mpox virus can also infect the human brain and damage brain cells, findings they say...