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SA medical scientists scoff at UK’s red list claims

MBriefWSM - September 22, 2021 0

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

MEDICAL PROTECTION COLUMN

Coping with power outages – advice for healthcare professionals

Dr Tony Behrman, Medicolegal Business Consultant for Medical Protection, writes on the challenges of load shedding for South African healthcare… [More]

PRACTITIONER'S MUST READ

Daily steps in middle age significantly affect all-cause mortality — CARDIA study

Walking at least 7,000 steps a day reduced middle-aged people's risk of premature death from all causes by 50% to… [More]

EDITOR’S PICKS

Platelet-rich plasma treatment shows efficacy in osteoarthritic patients

A pilot study conducted by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine showed that a single injection of platelet-rich-plasma (PRP) in… [More]
Physician bias behind women getting worse heart attack treatment — 43-hospital study

Women diagnosed with myocardial infarction or unstable angina received “less evidence-based treatment” than men, both immediately and in the long… [More]
Standardisation needed of newborn bathing practices at US hospitals

A first nationwide survey of American hospitals has revealed a wide variety of approaches to newborn skincare, including the timing… [More]

PEOPLE

Tragic end to Pretoria medical family’s new life New Zealand

Pretoria orthopaedic surgeon Dr Graham Dickason, his general practitioner wife Dr Lauren Dickason, and their three young children sought a… [More]

HARM REDUCTION

FDA approvals of e-cigarettes must be based on evidence, not politics

The rampant politicisation of e-cigarettes, and the role of the United States Food and Drug Administration in making evidence-based policy… [More]
WHO: 5,000 fewer lives a year lost to cancer if Europe ups alcohol tax

In an effort to curb alcohol consumption, the World Health Organisation (WHO) suggested this week that European countries consider doubling… [More]
Vaping is linked to heightened eating disorder risk among US college students

University of Toronto research has linked vaping to heightened eating disorder risk among college students in the United States, as… [More]

MEDICAL PRACTICE

Getting to see a British GP is ‘like breaking into Fort Knox’

Unlike other NHS health care workers during the pandemic, many British GPs have become invisible to their patients, avoiding face-to-face… [More]

TALKING POINTS

Public health in Africa: Neglect, dependency and now a ‘moral tragedy’

Public health in Africa has been a story of neglect and dependency, says Dr John Nkengasong, the first director of… [More]

MEDICO-LEGAL ANALYSIS

State doctors and the ‘myth of indemnification’ against adverse events

It’s a myth that doctors working in the public sector do not need indemnity and that they are fully indemnified… [More]

RESEARCH AFRICA

Pandemic confounded expectations of preparedness and resilience in Africa

African countries assessed as being least vulnerable to an epidemic, like South Africa, were the worst affected by COVID-19, found… [More]

TECHNOLOGY

Snorkel masks a viable alternative to traditional PPE — Tuks/UCT study

Simulations at the universities of Pretoria and Cape Town found wide approval of full-face snorkel masks among the 52 doctors… [More]

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