Chronic pain management gets a new impact player
Chronic pain management remains one of the challenges in the medical profession. The launch of a PSWT device gives chronic pain sufferers in South Africa a shot at improved quality of life.
World Health Day 7 April 2023 – Public Health under pressure
South Africa’s healthcare system is viewed as a reflection of the social issues the country is facing. On World Health Day (7 April), Prof. Renata Schoeman says there is not only one solution to addressing access to healthcare.
Clinix Health Group achieves a milestone by performing ground-breaking orthopaedic knee surgery with robotic system
Clinix Health Group has achieved a significant milestone for the black-owned medical group by performing the first orthopaedic knee surgery using the state-of-the-art CORI robotic surgical system at one of its facilities
Mobile Health Clinics teams up with Bayer South Africa to launch a new Schools Health Programme in Gauteng
NPO takes its tried-and-tested model into schools in disadvantaged communities in the Gauteng province
Self-harm – teenagers hurting themselves to regulate emotions
Self-harm is a growing concern amongst teenagers and is a cry for help and should never be ignored, downplayed as attention-seeking behaviour or a means of ‘acting out’
World Tuberculosis Day 2023
In honour of World Tuberculosis Day 2023, we share an article from the South African General Practitioner (SAGP).
#breakingstigma: It’s okay to not be okay
South Africans are pushed to their mental health limits near daily and Janssen South Africa highlights that it’s okay to not be okay with their #breakingstigma campaign
Saving sight: Preventing blindness in rural communities
Over 80% of people in South Africa with visual impairments live in rural communities. In most cases, the impairments are completely treatable – but access to specialist diagnosis and treatment is limited. At the 2023 Ophthalmological Society of South Africa conference, medical volunteering organisation Tshemba Foundation announced its plans to kickstart a blindness prevention programme. The non-profit is calling on ophthalmologists and optometrists to volunteer through their organisation, to help give sight back to rural South Africa.
Tackling the challenges of lysosomal storage diseases diagnosis and treatment
Tackling the challenges of lysosomal storage diseases diagnosis and treatment A disease is defined as ’rare’ when it affects fewer than 1 in 2 000 people,1 and there are currently more than 7 000 known rare diseases (lysosomal storage diseases), affecting more than...
Protect yourself from cancers that commonly affect women
Protect yourself from cancers that commonly affect women Make your health a priority The word ‘cancer’ can inspire fear and anxiety in many people1 and yet, cancer therapies have evolved considerably in recent decades, substantially improving the quality of life and...
The stigmatisation of functional seizures under the spotlight during Mental Health Awareness Month
Functional seizures (FS)—observable paroxysms of altered behaviour or movement with or without a loss of consciousness—is a serious mental illness and can have negative effects on the quality of life and functioning of people with the disorder and their families.
Diarrhoea in infants requires urgent attention
Diarrhoea remains one of the leading causes of death, ill health and disability among children under five years of age in developing countries. Sanofi is committed to ensuring that no child dies of a preventable disease, especially when there are effective treatments available.
Glencore Coal invests over R 100 000 to prevent avoidable blindness ahead of Eye Care Awareness Month
Eye Care Awareness Month is commemorated from 21 September to 18 October to raise awareness about the importance of eye health, specifically around the prevention and treatment of avoidable blindness.
International Gaucher Day on 1 October highlights the need for greater attention on rare diseases to promote diagnosis
International Gaucher Day on 1 October aims to improve patients’ quality of life through greater awareness and earlier diagnosis of GD amongst healthcare professionals.
MDMSA’s move towards independence will provide greater support for med-tech manufacturing ecosystem in South Africa
MDMSA’s move towards independence will provide greater support for med-tech manufacturing ecosystem in South Africa The executive team of the Medical Device Manufacturers of South Africa (MDMSA), an association of companies that manufacture medical devices in South...