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Raslouw Private Hospital Achieves Landmark Medical Milestone with First Successful Living Donor Liver Transplants
Raslouw Private Hospital has marked a major medical milestone by successfully performing its first two living donor liver transplantations in Centurion.
Botched Brazilian butt lift – can the law protect you?
Patients seeking the trendy ‘hour-glass’ shape should also fully understand that if something goes wrong, medical malpractice cases can be lengthy and strenuous
Why medical research is leaving poor countries behind
Information is collected in wealthy countries and nine out of 10 people in low- and middle-income countries can’t get safe, affordable and timely surgery
Patient blood management key for improving South Africa’s healthcare
Covid-19 has had a negative impact on blood donations; blood conservation has become a priority
This is what it’s like waking up during surgery
General anaesthetic is supposed to make surgery painless. Now there’s evidence that one person in 20 may be awake when doctors think they’re under.
Brazil’s out-of-action president tries to stay in control
Brazil is going through a rudderless period as President Jair Bolsonaro lies in a hospital bed following stomach surgery
Motsoaledi: Why I use government hospitals
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has promised to get state facilities running to the highest standards.
‘No child should go blind’
Half of South Africa’s 100 000 blind children could have been saved if they were treated earlier, shows a new report.
Mandela recovering after successful gallstone surgery
Nelson Mandela has undergone surgery to remove gallstones and is recovering from the successful procedure, according to the president’s office.