Antibody tests may be missing large numbers of people who contracted COVID-19 because they don't work for people who had a mild infection, The Daily Telegraph reports...Coronavirus
Two doses of an experimental vaccine to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) induced robust immune responses and rapidly controlled the coronavirus in the upper...News Release
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called for answers from KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Health MEC, Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu and her department following the termination of the...Weekly Roundup
Anthony Fauci the country’s top infectious disease expert, warned that the US could be in a “really bad situation” if the number of new coronavirus cases confirmed...Medico-Legal
The Eastern Cape Health Department has released a detailed list of “interventions” to deal with its burgeoning R29bn slate of medical negligence claims against...Harm Reduction
When patients under age 54 were hospitalised with abnormal heart rhythms, those who abused alcohol were 72% more likely to die before being discharged, reports...Weekly Roundup
South Africa is in the process of finalising a R25m investment to boost pan-African vaccine manufacturing capabilities towards COVID-19 through the African Renaissance...Harm Reduction
Excessive alcohol use is responsible for 93,000 deaths and 2.7 million years of potential life lost every year in the United States, according to a new study from the...News Release
Eastern Cape hospital management and staff at the frontline of the defence against the raging COVID-19 pandemic, are having to find innovative ways to stretch meagre...Coronavirus
The development of a safe and effective vaccine will likely be required to end the COVID-19 pandemic. A group of scientists, led by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre...
