Two types of bacteria were found in baby formula tested at the Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital, but toxicology tests haven’t been done.
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Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital:- Possible link between baby formula, deaths in Joburg hospital
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Malaria is still a major problem in Africa, now there are a novel approach that brings African scientists closer to a malaria vaccine
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Originally published by Faith Osier on The Conversation. There are over 200 million clinical cases each year and approximately half a million deaths.
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Hospital News:- Rahima Moosa Hospital: “The hospital has violated the right of access to health” – says SAHRC
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The South African Human Rights Commission inspected the Rahima Moosa Mother & Child Hospital on 8 November.
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MEDICAL AIDS News:- Spectramed and Resolution Health merge
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Spectramed Medical Scheme and Resolution Health Medical Scheme (Resolution Health) have merged to form Health Squared Medical Scheme, as from 1 January 2019.
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The question on everybody’s mind is:- How will the State Liability Amendment Bill affect victims?
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According to Kirstie Haslam, partner at DSC Attorneys, the proposed State Liability Amendment Bill which the government is seeking to pass, will have consequences for medical malpractice claimants, as it aims to both limit and structure the payment of damages where a patient has been a victim at a State hospital…
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And the money just keep rolling in:- R20 million payday for Discovery CEO Adrian Gore
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Insurance and finance group Discovery has published its integrated annual report for 2018, revealing what its top executives got paid for the year.
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Good news for Cape Town:- The old Conradie Hospital earmarked for R3 billion development
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The Conradie Hospital was opened in 1938 and was, at one stage, one of the top treatment centres for Spinal Neurodegenerative Disease.
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The ageing health infrastructure to receive urgent attention
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The South African government has committed to upgrading and maintaining the ageing and dilapidated infrastructure at public healthcare facilities.
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What is the road ahead for the pharma industry in South Africa
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In recent years, South Africa’s pharmaceutical industry has increasingly shifted its focus to become more patient-centric in everything that it does.
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Cause of Alzheimer’s disease:- Mounting evidence that herpes virus is a cause
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Successful prevention of Alzheimer’s disease by use of specific anti-herpes agents has now been demonstrated in a large-scale population study in Taiwan.
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