The Young Nurses Indaba Trade Union (YNITU) has rejected the “abrupt, irresponsible” decision by the Gauteng health department to cancel the intake of student nurses at some Gauteng nursing colleges. Prospective student nurses were scheduled to commence their four-year training programme leading to a diploma in nursing – general, community, psychiatry, and midwifery – from..
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Young nurses reject last-minute cancellation of nurses intake in 2018 by Gauteng health department
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Put THIS Mixture Under Your Tongue Before Bed And NEVER Wake Up Tired Again!
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Sleep may be an everyday activity, but very few people give it much thought. Even those who suffer from sleep loss may think that’s it’s quite normal. The truth is that sleep plays a big role in overall health, and getting too much or too little can have a huge impact on your well-being. So..
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Newborn babies are the worst affected by Listeriosis outbreak
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The South African government on Monday announced a range of interventions in the health sector in a bid to protect the population, particularly newborn babies, from a listeriosis epidemic which has killed 61 so far. “When we view statistics of affected people, we note that of all the vulnerable groups, neonates [newborn babies within first..
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2 bogus doctors arrested operating an illegal surgery, Polokwane
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In a concerted effort to demolish all the crime hot spots throughout this Province, the Tactical Joint Operation composed of the Provincial Detectives and Tracking Team was conducted in the City of Polokwane focusing on the illegal operations conducted by the bogus Medical Doctors and Traditional Healers. This operation was conducted on 4 January 2018,..
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Brand by Groote Schuur-hospitaal eis lewe van pasiënt
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’n Brand in een van die sale in Groote Schuur-hospitaal het die lewe van een van die pasiënte geëis. Alaric Jacobs, woordvoerder van die hospitaal, het Maandagoggend bevestig daar was Sondagaand omstreeks 22:00 ’n brand in saal G17 by dié hospitaal. Hy sê die saal is ontruim, maar ongelukkig is een van die manspasiënte (63)..
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Mouse study shows how alcohol may cause cancer
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Alcohol damages the DNA of stem cells responsible for producing new blood, according to a mouse study which may explain the link between drinking and cancer, scientists said. Health watchdogs have long warned that alcohol consumption contributes to seven types of cancer — of the mouth, throat, larynx or voice box, oesophagus or food pipe,..
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Medical aids spying on doctors with hidden cameras – High Court claim
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The National Healthcare Professionals Association of South Africa has filed papers in the Pretoria High Court accusing 19 medical aid schemes of spying on doctors and sneaking hidden cameras into their consulting rooms. The Sunday Times reported that medical aids are also allegedly holding back payments to doctors due to unproven misconduct. The association –..
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Abortion: Government to get tougher on doctors with moral objections
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South Africa is one of a handful of African countries with liberal abortion laws. The country passed its landmark Choice of Termination of Pregnancy Act in 1996. Following the Act’s introduction, the number of abortions performed in South Africa substantially increased. Today, tens of thousands of safe, legal abortions are performed each year at a..
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ANC looks to axe medical aid tax credits, expand National Health Insurance
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The ruling party says it’s time to get serious about funding and rolling out South Africa’s universal access to healthcare plan. Your medical aid tax credits could be back on the chopping block if a decision by the education and health subcommittee of the ANC’s national executive committee is anything to go by. The committee..
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When he won’t say yes to a condom, maybe you should say yes to this pill
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This tablet can help to protect the country’s young women from contracting HIV. The sun begins to set as Alwande Khoza* returns home from her second clinic visit in just over a week. She lives in a student commune in a quiet Durban street. It’s a two-minute walk from the Steve Biko campus of Durban..
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