There's been an "explosion" of medical malpractice litigation claims in the country over the past few years, with warnings that the compassion-based practice of medicine is being replaced by defensive medicine and mistrust...
17 Apr 2018
A reasonable question most people have when considering a personal injury claim is how much compensation they can expect...
5 Apr 2018
Retired Justice Dikgang Moseneke's opening paragraph in his Life Esidimeni ruling sums up the horror of case...
23 Mar 2018
Government has been ordered to pay victims of the mental healthcare marathon project a total of R1.2 million each by no later than 19 June 2018...
19 Mar 2018
The e-cigarette industry has been increasingly viewed as one of the most disruptive changes in the tobacco market, with vapes now commonly perceived as an alternative to traditional tobacco products...
Tanusree Jain 8 Mar 2018
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has appointed members of the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) board, which replaces the Medicines Control Council (MCC)...
13 Feb 2018
The Gauteng provincial government's resistance to paying constitutional damages to the families who lost their loved ones in the Life Esidimeni tragedy, may be tied to the fear of accepting greater responsibility...
Nelisiwe Msomi 12 Feb 2018
Hopes have been tempered of a quick resolution to the occupational lung disease class action including thousands of former miners afflicted with silicosis...
9 Feb 2018
Precious Angels, the most deadly nongovernmental organisation (NGO) in the Life Esidimeni saga, received R1m from the Gauteng department of health.
Katharine Child 31 Jan 2018
People who are injured in accidents are warned not to fall victim to 'touts' offering legal services for personal injury claims...
18 Jan 2018
A healthy nation is a cornerstone of socioeconomic growth, and besides ensuring basic services such as clean water and sanitation, quality healthcare is also a right...
2 Jan 2018
On paper the South African legal system provides ample protection for consumers regarding false claims about so-called health products. But in reality, the truth is very different...
11 Dec 2017
Drug giants GlaxoSmithKline and Novartis are being taken to court by Australia's consumer watchdog over "false or misleading" claims in the marketing of pain relief products...
7 Dec 2017
According to an Econex survey commissioned by the Hospital Association of South Africa (Hasa) in 2015, there were just 60 doctors per 100,000 people in 2013; whereas the world average is 152...
7 Dec 2017
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