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Doctors under siege in Sudan

Africa Ayin Network - 26 Jun 2020

Healthcare workers in the country are quitting because of assaults and inadequate PPE

Eastern Cape university goes all in to assist provincial health-care efforts

Coronavirus Lungile Pepeta & Fikile Nomvete - 3 Jun 2020

A special steering committee seeks to fill urgent gaps in the system in order to fight the coronavirus

The doctor who gave her life to stop Ebola in Nigeria

Africa Shola Lawal - 11 May 2020

When Ebola first hit Lagos, Dr Ameyo Adadevoh knew something was seriously wrong, so she did something about it

200 Cuban medics to help SA fight Covid-19

Article Thanduxolo Jika - 25 Apr 2020

200 Cubans are flying to South Africa to help the defence force and health department respond to the pandemic

Health couple fear for their kids

Article Bongekile Macupe - 2 Apr 2020

Doctor and a respiratory therapist have hygiene rules in place but no one to look after their children while they work

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

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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.

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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

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Black students in medical schools: Is there a problem?

Podcasts Staff Reporter - 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 Staff Reporter - 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.

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

Article Staff Reporter - 25 Jul 2016

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

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

Article Staff Reporter - 30 Jun 2016

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

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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.

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CUT declared as medium risk

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Headline Speakers announced for SingularityU SA Online Summit 2020

special reports - 12 Sep 2020

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