by Chandré Blignaut | Sep 22, 2020 | Featured, JEMDSA, News
South Africans at increasing risk of vision loss With an ever-growing number of South Africans diagnosed with diabetes and an ageing population, loss of vision due to diabetic eye complications and age-related visual conditions is on the rise. Diabetic retinopathy, a...
by Chandré Blignaut | Jul 27, 2020 | Featured, JEMDSA, News
Uncontrolled diabetes makes the fight against COVID-19 harder Since being declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO)[1] earlier this year, COVID-19 cases around the world have continued to increase at an alarming rate with over 11 million[2]...
by Chandré Blignaut | Sep 10, 2019 | Featured, JEMDSA, News, PNT, SAPJ
Newly forged partnership set to revolutionise disposal of hazardous medical waste in SA Tech and know-how combines to deliver sustainable healthcare risk waste management The safe and effective management of healthcare waste emanating from hospitals and other...
by Chandré Blignaut | Sep 10, 2019 | Featured, JEMDSA, News, PNT, SAFP, SAJAA, SAPJ, WHSA
Medical industry duty of care: onerous, but necessary A recent study on the state of medical waste management in rural South Africa has revealed that areas of the country are underprepared to deal with multiple forms of potentially-hazardous materials. If left...
by Chandré Blignaut | Aug 30, 2019 | Featured, JEMDSA, News, SAFP, SAJAA, SAJCN, SAJGO, SAJS, WHSA
Systems harm patients more than doctors Hospital Association of South Africa A culture of “name, blame and shame,” in medicine drastically reduces the potential for system changes to improve patient safety, the Hospital Association of South Africa’s...
by Chandré Blignaut | Aug 12, 2019 | Featured, JEMDSA, News, SAPA
New supplement available which may assist with PCOS symptoms and insulin resistance[1], [2] A new supplement which contains a unique combination of ingredients clinically proven to help correct endocrine and metabolic imbalances linked to insulin resistance and...
