WHO scrutinises SA’s medical waste disposal
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has scrutinised South Africa’s capacity to safely dispose of medical waste. Earlier this month, the…
Category: Health
Breast milk vs formula – Are ‘science’ journals being bribed by corporates?
The benefits of a mother’s milk are well-documented. And with the evidence growing, the manufacturers of formula substitutes are on…
Radio 786 marks World Cancer Day
Marking World Cancer Day, Radio 786 in partnership with Melomed Private Hospitals hosted a special outside broadcast from the Oncology…
Public sector cancer care expensive
The cost of cancer treatment for the average South African is very high. This as a study conducted in 2020…
Blanket enforcement of Covid-19 vaccination at UFS challenged
Trade union Solidarity heads to court this Thursday to challenge the University of the Free State (UFS) over its planned…
Groote Schuur Hospital Working On Operation Backlog
More than 10 000 operations could not have been carried out at Groote Schuur Hospital over the past two years…
Woman loses job for saying no to Covid-19 vaccine
A woman has been left unemployed after refusing to take the Covid-19 vaccine. The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration…
Blue Downs without water due to damaged pipe
Blue Downs and its surrounding areas have been left with little to no water due to a damaged pipeline. According…
Student union opposed to forced vaccination
A showdown may be looming over forced vaccination for Covid-19 at universities. The South African Union of Students (SAUS) has…
US man gets a pig heart
A 57-year-old American man who received the first ever genetically-modified pig heart is being closely watched as it remains unclear…
SA Covid-19 curfew ends
After nearly two years the public can again be on the move at any hour as the Covid-19 curfew has…
SAMA Supports Government’s Revised Quarantine Protocols
The South African Medical Association (SAMA) has thrown its weight behind the government’s revised contact tracing, quarantine, isolation protocols. According…
Festive Family Feud: Mental health for the festive season
When the festive season rolls around there is always room for dessert, sleeping later over the weekends … and perhaps…
Drive to halt Covid-19 trial vaccines for kids goes to ConCourt
Citizens concerned about the administering of the Covid-19 vaccines to children have now turned to the highest court in the…
Big pharma’s monopoly in the Covid-19 pandemic
Access to preventative medication comes with several conditions, most often left in the hands of multinational pharmaceutical companies; all in…
How accurate are PCR tests and do we really understand Covid-19?
The validity of Covid-19 tests has been brought into question with allegations that the qualitative PCR (polymerase chain reaction) method…
Does politics have an influence on science?
During the Covid-19 pandemic, scientists and researchers have bumped heads over their medical and scientific views on the developments of…
Explainer: Omicron variant & its symptoms
South Africa’s last few months saw Covid-19 cases move out of the danger zone, except for the Gauteng province which…
Omicron variant: What we know
Now that a new variant of Covid-19 has been detected in South Africa, scientists and researchers are tasked with understanding…
Travel bans imposed on SA is unjustified – DIRCO
President Cyril Ramaphosa has slammed several countries’ rushed decision to impose travel bans on South Africa after scientists announced that…