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Indemnity outfit boosts State surgical rescues

Indemnity outfit boosts State surgical rescues

A local insurer of healthcare professionals, EthiQal, has donated R240 000 to Operation Healing Hands, OHH, a non-profit-organisation set up to relieve the overwhelming burden of surgery in the public sector. The organisation selects disadvantaged, clinically-eligible patients for life-saving and life-enhancing surgery.

Euphoria is the best medicine

Euphoria is the best medicine

Medical practitioners need to focus all their energy on their patients, rather than being distracted by technology. Technology can easily become a burden rather than an aid and for this reason, they need to consider modern cloud-based solutions. The cloud has brought about massive cost savings and increased profits for many businesses, especially in the medical field. Euphoria Telecom’s intelligent cloud-based call management software makes it possible to save between 30 – 40% on calls and more than 50% on the monthly PBX spend.

Nutraceuticals Can Bridge The Gap Between Food And Medicine

Nutraceuticals Can Bridge The Gap Between Food And Medicine

“People used to think of nutritional supplements as something of a luxury item only ever used by people who were always too busy to eat and exercise right- namely people that worked in white collar jobs. But the varying ailments we face today are not focused on a particular group of people. And most of them can be combated with the right nutritional supplements”, Francis says.

Angina is common, but frequently missed and undertreated

Angina is common, but frequently missed and undertreated

The cardiovascular disease (CVD) burden in South Africa is increasing among all age groups and is predicted to become the principle contributor to overall morbidity and mortality in people over the age of 50. Ischaemic heart disease (IHD) is a major contributor to CVD in this country. It is one of the 10 leading causes of death overall and, in 2016, was the 5th leading cause of death in people older than 65 years. In the 2014 South African National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), the prevalence of heart attack, angina and chest pain (IHD) was approximately 6% among Africans, 14% among Whites and 29% among individuals of Asian or Indian descent.