Scientists have identified two simple body measurements that together are linked to nearly double the risk of death, and ...

South Africa cannot sustainably reduce its medico-legal burden without reducing the underlying failures that generate ...

The Ebola vaccine was rolled out this weekend in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the priority being on healthcare staff in Bunia, the epicentre of the fastest-growing outbreak of the ...

The SA Revenue Services wants R1.9bn from alleged Tembisa Hospital kingpin Hangwani Morgan Maumela, who has still not been formally charged in the looting scandal, reports News24, and who the Receiver ...

Only one of the 13 public hospitals treating childhood cancer in South Africa has a blood bank on site, and just three have transplant beds. These shocking findings, from the PRoFILE facility survey ...

The role of artificial intelligence (AI) in the healthcare sector is expanding rapidly globally – with the US, especially, ...

Gauteng Health officials and their girlfriends raked in luxury cars and cash as payoffs from alleged kingpin Stefan Govindraju during the Tembisa Hospital grand looting spree, show court papers filed ...

Dr Mimi Mukwevho knew she wanted to be a doctor when she was 10 years old, but instead of setting up a local general practice ...

South Africa is experiencing widespread shortages of essential medicines, including folic acid, epilepsy medication, contraceptives and antibiotics, with some products out of stock for months and ...

A task force of four major cardiac societies has introduced a new international heart attack definition, replacing the ...

In a blow to Cape Town’s Life Vincent Pallotti Hospital, the High Court has refused it leave to appeal against a ruling that restored the practising and admission privileges of an oncologist accused ...

Cardiologists are struggling to figure out why a drug that should have prevented heart attacks didn’t work at all – one which ...