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Sugar tax on the rise: The current global state of play
©ocusfocus [[www.123rf.com 123rf.com]]</span>Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's announced in his Budget Speech that the Health Promotion Levy (HPL) - aka sugar tax - will be hiked from 2,1 cents to...
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Local solutions can boost healthier food choices in South Africa
Poorer South Africans are bombarded with fast food. Shutterstock</span>The crisis in health triggered by cheap food that's high in fat and sugar is now well documented. Obesity related diseases...
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WHO report: 630-million years of healthy life lost in Africa
Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa</span>Nearly 630-million years of healthy life were lost in 2015 due to the diseases afflicting the population across the World Health...
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Doctor's orders: Start saving now
Medical doctors have tremendous earning potential and can expect to accumulate wealth in their lifetime. But here's the stark reality. From the day you commence community service, you're likely to need...
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Ask Dr Google. The pros and cons of online diagnosis
Image source: Getty/Gallo</span>Pop symptoms of a headache into a search engine and it will come back with a myriad of diagnoses, varying from a sinus headache to a tumour. Dr Google has become...
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Introducing the e-patient
[[www.123rf.com 123rf.com]]</span>Almost half the South African population has access to the internet, including 8-million Twitter users and 16-million Facebook users. This digital revolution has...
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Why fixing primary healthcare is crucial to making South Africa healthier
By some measures - healthy life expectancy, obesity and depression, among others - South Africa is the unhealthiest country on earth. That's a sobering fact to consider. How has the country got here?...
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Drug reduces kidney failure in diabetics
Canagliflozin, a drug approved to lower glucose levels in diabetic patients, can slow the progression of kidney disease, according to a study co-authored by a Stanford Medicine researcher.Read more......
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Former Sasol Coal miners claim more than R80 million for coal-related illnesses
Twenty-two former underground miners are claiming more than R80 million in damages from Sasol Coal after they contracted serious lung and other diseases as a result of years of inhaling coal dust while...
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New ways of thinking on health, arts and humanities are emerging in Africa
A University of Cape Town medical student doing yoga for a project that draws on ideas from medical and health humanities. Third Year Yoga SSM</span>Imagine bringing the best of all academic...
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Making the best food choices for HIV and TB
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and Tuberculosis (TB) are two of the most prevalent infections in South Africa, and both conditions present nutritional...
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Now more patients with chronic illnesses have easy access to life-saving...
The Cipla Foundation has announced the launch of four new Central Chronic Medicines Dispensing and Distribution (CCMDD) pick-up point facilities in Tongaat, Hambanathi, Trenance Park and Cotton Lands...
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How to get South Africans to buy into the next big thing in medicine
South Africa has introduced the world's first medicine-dispensing ATMs but only a fourth of patients who could be using them actually are.Read more... | Send to a friend
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Who wants to live forever? It's a matter of maintenance
Aubrey de Grey</span>Thanks to lifestyle and medical advancements, the biblical prescription of three score and 10 - or 70 years - as the human lifespan has become a little blurred. As a species...
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Chronic diseases and their impact on the economy
Image source: Getty/Gallo</span>By 2030, the proportion of total global deaths due to chronic lifestyle diseases - such as diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity - is expected to increase to...
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Africa needs to up its research game to fight non-communicable diseases
There’s a lack of research that deals specifically with conditions in African countries. Shutterstock</span>Non-communicable diseases are the current leading cause of death worldwide. And the...
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WCGH's innovative solution to chronic medicine dispensing
Bernhard Githundi, a patient at Hornlee Clinic in Knysna gets his medication delivered from the Chronic Dispensary Unit.</span>The Western Cape Government Health (WCGH) Chronic Dispensary Unit...
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Leishmaniasis needs more attention: it causes skin lesions, and can kill
Leishmaniasis is caused by a parasite that is carried by a female sandfly. CDC/ Frank Collins</span>Leishmaniasis ranks on the World Health Organisation's list of neglected tropical diseases,...
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3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office
"In an age of radical transparency, your internal culture is your brand. Time to take action!" proclaims the headline from Trendwatching.com.Read more... | Send to a friend
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Now more patients with chronic illnesses have easy access to life-saving...
The Cipla Foundation has announced the launch of four new Central Chronic Medicines Dispensing and Distribution (CCMDD) pick-up point facilities in Kwa-Zulu Natal.Read more... | Send to a friend
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