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Stay informed! Visit the SA Department of Health's website for COVID-19 updates: sacoronavirus.co.za

MEDICAL PROTECTION COLUMN

Myths and misconceptions about State indemnity

Dr Graham Howarth, Head of Medical Services – Africa for Medical Protection, explains the nitty-gritty of State indemnity, and its… [More]

CONFERENCE

A multidisciplinary approach is key to treatment of type 2 diabetes

A multidisciplinary approach is key to the management and treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes as an underlying risk… [More]

PRACTITIONER'S MUST READ

Atherosclerosis in more than 40% of Swedish adults with no known heart disease – SCAPIS

More than 40% of adults ages 50 to 64 years in Sweden without known heart disease were found to have… [More]

EDITOR’S PICKS

‘Broken heart’ syndrome becoming more common, especially in middle-aged women

Significantly more middle-aged and older women are being diagnosed with “broken heart” syndrome (Takotsubo cardiomyopathy) - a condition often triggered… [More]
Opzelura: FDA approves first topical JAK inhibitor for atopic dermatitis

The US Food and Drug Administration has granted a first-ever approval of a topical Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor for atopic dermatitis.… [More]
NHS England to offer breakthrough treatment for sickle cell disease

Thousands of patients in England will benefit from the first treatment for sickle cell disease in two decades, the NHS… [More]

DOCTORS' DAY — 16 NOVEMBER

Doctors’ Day: An opportunity for South Africans to share their gratitude

Doctors' Day is celebrated on 16 November to acknowledge and thank South African doctors for the exceptional services they deliver… [More]

HARM REDUCTION

Alternative tobacco products ‘should be for smokers only’

People who cannot or are unwilling to give up smoking combustible tobacco should be encouraged to use safer alternative tobacco… [More]
100 experts from 30 countries urge WHO to change tobacco harm reduction stance

This week 100 independent specialists from 30 countries – mostly doctors, researchers and professors – signed a letter calling on… [More]

TALKING POINTS

As COVAX disappoints, developing countries turn to home-grown jabs

Low- and middle-income countries are turning to home-grown vaccinations against COVID-19 as the UN-backed COVAX facility fails to deliver, reports… [More]

LETTER

Ivermectin article from BBC News ‘full of basic medical science mistakes’

Dr Steven van der Merwe, a Simon’s Town GP, has raised objections to a previous article in MedicalBrief regarding Ivermectin.… [More]

RESEARCH AFRICA

Stellenbosch study assesses SA’s acute shortage of nephrologists

While there has been an increase in the number of nephrologists in South Africa over the past 15 years, a… [More]
Tanzanian study: Laser more effective treatment than daily eye drops

Laser treatment has the potential to transform the management of glaucoma in Africa, and to prevent more people from going… [More]

PEOPLE

ASSAf honours South Africa’s top scholars

Forty-three of the country’s leading scholars and scientists were inaugurated as members of the Academy of Science of South Africa… [More]

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