Doctors

My G-cup breasts just had to go

Article Athandiwe Saba - 6 Dec 2019

People must be ready because I am going to embrace my body with all the scars that come with it

What your doctor is thinking when they say, ‘I’m afraid I have some bad news’

Article Morgan Pantuck & Bhekisisa Team - 13 May 2019

Doctors have turned to scientific studies for guidance on talking with patients, but the results have largely left them guessing.

The bad news about delivering bad news

Article Morgan Pantuck & Bhekisisa Team - 13 May 2019

Doctors have turned to scientific studies for guidance on talking with patients, but the results have largely left them guessing.

Discovery gets up doctors’ noses

Article Lynley Donnelly - 22 Feb 2019

Surgical specialists are concerned that day hospitals won’t suit their own or patients’ needs

Black students in medical schools: Is there a problem?

Podcasts bogdan TagDiv - 6 Dec 2017

Our Mia Malan speaks to Laura Lopez Gonzalez about the recent allegations of racism at Wits Medical School.

A dying breath of fresh air

Analysis bogdan TagDiv - 6 Jan 2017

A hard-hitting film raises serious ethical questions about keeping a patient alive at all costs.

Curing a sick system: Doctors and nurses must speak out for patients and themselves

Article Staff Reporter - 1 Aug 2016

Medicine shouldn’t be the only thing on the books at our medical schools. Here are some tips for healthcare workers to handle abuse.

Nelson Mandela Metro University gets the go-ahead to open a medical school in 2020

Article bogdan TagDiv - 25 Jul 2016

The new department will begin with 50 students and increase this number to about 200 by 2022.

SA doctors demand shorter hours, saying their 30-hour shifts put patients’ lives at risk

Article bogdan TagDiv - 30 Jun 2016

The health department and the Health Professions Council of South Africa must act to protect the medics and patients.

Doctors must be taught how to be better counsellors on lifestyle choices

Article Staff Reporter - 16 Mar 2016

People who smoke and drink too much, don’t exercise and eat unhealthily are likely to suffer from non-communicable diseases, such as heart disease.

Doctors’ ways with words can lead to misperceptions

Article Bhekisisa Team - 26 Aug 2015

Research shows that the way doctors describe medical conditions can affect whether or not a patient demands antibiotics.

My nephew, the doctor, is down with the villagers

Article Staff Reporter - 21 Nov 2014

For me, the pretender to aristocracy, all this human traffic translates into downright invasion of privacy. But alas, not so with Tebogo.

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