CHOC recommends that despite the SARS-Coronavirus-2 pandemic which is still evolving globally and remains a public health emergency of international concern, do not avoid getting checked or delay your treatment, an early diagnosis can better the survival rate.

The continuous civil unrest, looting and violence gripping parts of our country could see a spike in PTSD amongst children, even those not directly impacted, warns the South African Society of Psychiatrists (SASOP). Parents and caregivers play the most crucial role in assisting children to deal with the current uncertainty and they need to recognise that children simply hearing about the violence, and observing adults’ responses to the situation, can cause child a child to become more anxious and traumatised.

The need to access decentralised care has accelerated the use of emerging tech and digital solutions in the healthcare environment to enable remote care and improve healthcare outcomes in regions where access was previously unavailable. Bluegrass Digital partners with many clients in the healthcare sector to develop insight-led user experiences and drive innovation.

Andrew King, founder of the world’s first COVID-19 protective shirt, donated 67 Pure-Air™ COVID-19 protective shirts to the Little Eden community last year, and wanted to continue the goodwill by donating another 67 protective shirts to the staff and residents this year. Embracing the values of respect, sanctity of life and love & care, Little Eden is a registered non-profit organisation providing life-long care to children and adults with profound intellectual disability.

Workplace stress has been described as the health epidemic of the 21st century. Most people spend more time at work than anywhere else making their mental and physical health of vital importance not just to them but to the companies they work for too. Organon is a global healthcare company committed to making sure the perspective of women is heard, loud and clear.

Struggling to find familiar words, their memories and thinking fuzzy, losing their train of thought mid-conversation, gasping for breath and battling constant, intense tiredness – for COVID-19 “long haulers” this is reality for weeks, even months, after contracting and seemingly recovering from the disease.

BD launches portable, rapid point-of-care antigen test to detect SARS-CoV-2 in 15 minutes, targeting to expand access to COVID-19 testing in South Africa.