Pneumonia is a respiratory infection that affects the lungs. The viruses and bacteria that cause the disease are spread through airborne droplets from a cough or sneeze. An infection can cause the lungs to fill with pus and fluid, making breathing and oxygen intake difficult.
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Time to go back to basics in the fight against childhood pneumonia
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Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital:- Possible link between baby formula, deaths in Joburg hospital
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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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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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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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Man’s tumour misdiagnosed as a headache at Groote Schuur Hospital – told to take a tablet and go home
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A growing tumour eating into the nasal passage of a Mitchells Plain man was diagnosed as a headache by staff at Groote Schuur Hospital after he went to the trauma unit to get help for the pain. Faried Jassiem, who felt too ill to go to work, went to the trauma unit after he felt..
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Lack of empathy causes disturbed patient being burned after being locked up in solitary confinement at Wentworth Hospital
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A mentally disturbed patient was found with burns after being locked alone in a ward in the Wentworth Hospital in Durban, said the IVP. Ncamisile Nkwanyana, the IVP’s health spokeswoman in KwaZulu-Natal, said urgent action should be taken against medical staff who neglect mental-disturbed patients in health care institutions. “The neglect of such patients is..
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New Study Shows Escalating civil cases against private hospitals due to nursing malpractice
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Nursing malpractice has resulted in a significant rise in civil claims against private hospitals, according to a study by Professor Ethelwynn Stellenberg of the Department of Nursing and Midwifery at Stellenbosch University’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS).
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‘Suspicious’ fires at Durban hospital – Arson investigation to be done
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Two fires broke out on different floors of Durban’s Addington hospital on October 4 2018.
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Why is alcohol withdrawal so hard on some people, the genes may hold the answer
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Some heavy drinkers suffer intense withdrawal symptoms when they try to stop drinking – some, less so. A new Yale-led international study of individuals with alcohol dependence has identified gene variants that may help explain why “detox” from alcohol is particularly difficult for some people.
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A Gauteng hospital to be rebuilt for R1.3 billion
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Civil society organisations say that the cash-strapped province should rather save money and renovate the abandoned Kempton Park hospital.
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