Health Regulation

South Africa's health regulators have warned doctors, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals that they face disciplinary action for continuing to prescribe or dispense…

South Africa's health regulators have warned doctors and pharmacists about prescribing recalled GLP-1 medicines, but this highlights a deeper issue: a booming market for illegal…

An investigation uncovers a rapidly growing, highly lucrative shadow market in South Africa for unapproved weight-loss drugs like Retatrutide, sold openly online and in gyms…

Ketamine has been used for decades as an anaesthetic drug, but in the past few years, more and more psychiatrists have been using it for hard-to-treat depression

The health department says new regulations likely to come into force early next year are a step towards getting Western and traditional medicine to work together

Digital health technology is already having a huge impact on healthcare, both for patients and health professionals

The ability to contain outbreaks exists but states ignore the international treaty for health security

The aim is to improve access to quality, safe and efficacious medical products

This initiative will harmonise the different interventions for maximum impact

Fraudulent medical certificates are on sale on Katlehong’s streets – and business is booming

The new ART guidelines strictly state that initiation of treatment should not be delayed for more than a week in patients who fit certain criteria.

Legislation aimed at stabilising medical schemes has run into heavy flak, reports Belinda Beresford.

Belinda Beresford provides an Idiot’s Guide to health regulation