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- Netcare denies refusing to treat police officer over City's debtNetcare Hospital Division has denied claims that Netcare Milpark Hospital turned away an injured Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) officer allegedly because of a R35m debt owed by the City of Johannesburg. The group has reaffirmed its commitment to providing critical care to all individuals, including members of the JMPD,… Read more »
- Donors commit emergency funding as 100 researchers lose jobsThe dire consequences of the US withdrawal of funding to South African health programmes continue, with Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi saying that more than 100 HIV researchers have lost their jobs, which could have a massive impact on hard-earned gains. Two major entities that reported to the Health Ministry – the… Read more »
- Digital Vibes won R150m tender despite bid errors, court hearsDigital Vibes won a R150m tender after resubmitting its bidding documents that had been incomplete when it initially made the submission, according to testimony this week from a Health Department deputy director in the supply chain office. Sifiso Dlamini was the third witness to take the stand in the graft… Read more »
- Durban clinic denies sex worker ARVsA Durban sex worker was refused ARVs by a clinic at Addington Hospital and told to “go and work” so that she could buy them. The HIV+ woman – who for seven years has been making a 113km round trip every three months to collect her antiretroviral medication from a… Read more »
- WHO backs global use of weight-loss drugsMarking a shift in its approach to treating the global health problem, the World Health Organisation will officially back using weight-loss drugs to treat adult obesity – which affects more than 1bn people worldwide – while calling for strategies to improve access to the treatment in low- and middle-income countries.… Read more »
- UK players lobby for soccer bodies to pay brain injury costsBritish campaigners say that existing support for former football players diagnosed with brain conditions – like dementia – is “not fit for purpose”, with MPs now considering proposals compelling the industry to contribute to the care costs of ex-players diagnosed with these conditions. The campaigners are currently drafting amendments to… Read more »
- Murder probe after man’s death post surgery ‘without consent’North West police have launched a murder investigation into the death of a Mozambican mineworker during a high-risk procedure at a private Rustenburg hospital, after allegations that the operation to remove a brain tumour was allegedly carried out without consent from the patient or a legal surrogate. The case dates… Read more »
- Covid-19 originated in US, claims ChinaChina has restated its case that Covid-19 may have originated in the United States, in a white paper on its pandemic response released last week after President Donald Trump blamed a lab leak in China. The White House launched a Covid-19 website on 18 April in which it said the coronavirus came… Read more »
- Woman brain-dead after cryotherapy session goes wrongA French woman who was injured during a fatal cryotherapy session at a gym – that had earlier, in the same week, claimed the life of another woman – is now brain-dead, a prosecutor’s office in Paris has announced. An autopsy on the first victim showed she suffocated from a… Read more »
- Patient’s Groote Schuur ordeal prompts departmental probeWestern Cape Health has launched an inquiry into Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH) after accusations of negligence and emotional abuse by a patient transferred there from New Somerset Hospital for a procedure, who endured a “traumatic experience”. Taryn Hearne (35), who is being treated for pneumonia, was transferred to GSH on… Read more »
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