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Medical Profession

​A dying breath of fresh air
Analysis
/ 6 January 2017

​A dying breath of fresh air

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

By Staff Reporter
​Nelson Mandela Metro University gets the go-ahead to open a medical school in 2020
Article
/ 25 July 2016

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

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

By Prega Govender
The ?doctor who ?walked ?away
Article
/ 30 May 2014

The ?doctor who ?walked ?away

Maria Phalime was passionate about being a doctor, but quit because of the pressures of the job.

By Maria Phalime
Drug-induced comas: Miracles on the edge of oblivion
Article
/ 28 March 2013

Drug-induced comas: Miracles on the edge of oblivion

Sending you into a drug-induced coma is the job of the anaesthetist at the head of the table, writes Martinique Stilwell.

By Martinique Stilwell
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Article
/ 6 January 2012

Taking the wind out of awkward diseases

Nothing is more embarrassing than a medical condition that affects our bodily functions.

By Staff Reporter

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