Access to a long-acting vaginal ring, which was tested in SA, is a step closer after the World Health Organisation gave it the seal of approval, reports...
December 2nd, 2020A novel blood test that can detect more than 50 types of cancer, often before symptoms show, is to be trialled by the UK's National Health Service, reports The...
Nairobi airport officials have detained 21 passengers who were heading to Dubai with fake Covid-19 certificates, reports BBC News.
On another recent flight, from...Harm Reduction
Over the past 50 years street cannabis across the world has become substantially stronger, carrying an increased risk of harm, reports the University of Bath in the...Weekly Roundup
Addressing the Gauteng legislature, Premier David Makhura “spoke bluntly” about the corruption pandemic in general, and the problems besetting Gauteng Health in...South Africa
The SA Medical Association is to probe reports that some medical students are negotiating to pay up to R100,000 to secure their preferred internships.
Sama chair Dr...South Africa
To counter the worsening COVID-19 situation in the Eastern Cape, Netcare has deployed extra nurses, paramedics and medical equipment to its hospitals in the province and...South Africa
South Africa is going with the COVAX global COVID-19 vaccine distribution scheme, with a committed purchase for 10% of its population of 58 million, reports IoL, citing...International
British intensive care units are so routinely understaffed patients are at risk of poor care, ICU doctors warn in a report from the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine...Medico-Legal
A UK High Court will hear a legal challenge over the “shocking death toll” from UK coronavirus in care homes, rejecting the arguments for dismissal from the...
