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Medical Aid

HSACF calls for 'whole of society' approach in fighting corruption

1 Jul 2025

Ultra-sound; ‘underused, under-trained,’ in SA

Medtech

Ultra-sound; ‘underused, under-trained,’ in SA

Issued by Zebra Medical 23 Jan 2025

Parliament heard the Special Investigating Unit’s head advocate last week testify about medico-legal fraud. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Medical Law

SIU takes aim at ballooning dodgy medical litigation that is costing the government billions

Sandiso Phaliso 13 Sep 2024

Ethics & Medicolegal

iTOO forms strategic partnership with EthiQal

1 Aug 2024

Practice management

Healthcare system burdened by unfounded cases of medical malpractice

9 Nov 2023

Public Health

Health Department unveils plan to introduce new vaccines

16 Oct 2023

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Medical Law

What 'prescription' means in terms of medical malpractice claims

Jean-Paul Rudd 11 Aug 2023

International academy honours Stellenbosch academic

Hospital Groups

International academy honours Stellenbosch academic

Issued by COHSASA 13 Jul 2023

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Medical Law

How load shedding could impact medical negligence cases

Mtho Maphumulo and Seipati Mohaladi 12 Oct 2022

Healthcare

Observatory Forensic Pathology Institute nears completion

6 Sep 2022

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Medical Law

Telemedicine: Modern marvel or indemnity headache?

Dr Elizabeth Meyer 8 Aug 2022

Juta and Company acquires MedicalBrief

Publishing

Juta and Company acquires MedicalBrief

Issued by Juta and Company 8 Jul 2022

Fact vs fiction: eMoyo's Kuduwave. Clinically validated audiometry tool for the mining industry

Health & Safety

Fact vs fiction: eMoyo's Kuduwave. Clinically validated audiometry tool for the mining industry

Issued by eMoyo Technologies 20 Jun 2022

Public Health

South African doctors call for law reform, fearing a harsh penalty if patients die

Henry Lerm and Ethelwynn Stellenberg 4 Mar 2022

Ethics & Medicolegal

Healthcare organisations call for set up of 'medical courts'

30 Nov 2021

New cerebral palsy research may have profound impact on medicolegal cases

Ethics & Medicolegal

New cerebral palsy research may have profound impact on medicolegal cases

5 May 2021

Cohsasa elects new leaders

Public Health

Cohsasa elects new leaders

Issued by COHSASA 10 Mar 2021

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Pharmaceuticals

Clinical trials: how to make informed consent more ethical

Jeremy Howick 19 Feb 2020

Court develops common law allowing for services as compensation for future medical damages

Medical Law

Court develops common law allowing for services as compensation for future medical damages

Sandra Sithole 20 Jan 2020

HPCSA suspends paediatric surgeon Peter Beale

Practice management

HPCSA suspends paediatric surgeon Peter Beale

19 Dec 2019

The costly business of nursing negligence

Public Health

The costly business of nursing negligence

15 Oct 2019

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Medtech

AI transforming, not threatening radiology

3 Sep 2019

Hospital negligence not the cause of baby's brain damage - court

Medical Law

Hospital negligence not the cause of baby's brain damage - court

Erwyn Durman 2 Sep 2019

Takeaways from the Limpopo medico-legal symposium

Medical Law

Takeaways from the Limpopo medico-legal symposium

Erwyn Durman 27 Aug 2019

South Africa has a skewed healthcare system with an under-funded public sector and an expensive private sector. Shutterstock

NHI

Why South Africa's plans for universal healthcare are pie in the sky

Alex van den Heever 19 Aug 2019

Can parents sue if their child is injured at school?

Public Liability & Personal Injury

Can parents sue if their child is injured at school?

6 Aug 2019

Pixley Ka Isaka Seme Hospital

Public Health

Still some challenges in KZN health budget

5 Aug 2019

Who is liable for unnecessary deaths due to EMS, ambulance crisis?

Medical Law

Who is liable for unnecessary deaths due to EMS, ambulance crisis?

26 Jun 2019

Mining

New guideline on medico-legal investigations of mine deaths

Kate Collier 20 May 2019

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Tourism

South Africa, a medical tourism destination not fully realised

23 Apr 2019

Doctor's orders: Start saving now

Financial Services

Doctor's orders: Start saving now

29 Mar 2019

Private healthcare loses more than R22bn a year to fraud, waste

Medical Aid

Private healthcare loses more than R22bn a year to fraud, waste

Roxy de Villiers 1 Mar 2019

SIU investigations yield arrests for medico-legal fraud

Criminal Law

SIU investigations yield arrests for medico-legal fraud

26 Feb 2019

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Healthcare

#BudgetSpeech2019: Will it lead to more doctors being sued for negligence?

Daniel McLaren 21 Feb 2019

#BudgetSpeech2019: How govt plans to curb medico-legal claims

Medical Law

#BudgetSpeech2019: How govt plans to curb medico-legal claims

21 Feb 2019

How will the State Liability Amendment Bill affect victims?

Medical Law

How will the State Liability Amendment Bill affect victims?

31 Oct 2018

R500m to recruit health professionals, buy beds and linen

Public Health

R500m to recruit health professionals, buy beds and linen

25 Oct 2018

Eastern Cape Health MEC, Helen August-Sauls

Public Health

EC Health's plan to deal with medical lawsuits

13 Jun 2018

East Cape seeks to fill 1800 posts at hospitals

Public Health

East Cape seeks to fill 1800 posts at hospitals

13 Feb 2018

Mental health

The real reason why Gauteng doesn't want to pay up for #LifeEsidimeni

Nelisiwe Msomi 12 Feb 2018

How to become an medico-legal expert witness

Healthcare

How to become an medico-legal expert witness

5 Dec 2017

Medical negligence claims rise by 25%

Public Health

Medical negligence claims rise by 25%

26 Sep 2017

Justice John Hlophe, judge president of the Western Cape High Court

Healthcare

Looking at mediation to resolve medico-legal disputes

4 Sep 2017

PE doctor develops surgery course

Surgical Procedures

PE doctor develops surgery course

Estelle Ellis 21 Jul 2017

Dozens of gynaes could walk away this year

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Dozens of gynaes could walk away this year

JOAN VAN DYK 12 Jul 2017

SA lawyers: Motsoaledi, we're not the reason gynaes won't deliver babies

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

SA lawyers: Motsoaledi, we're not the reason gynaes won't deliver babies

Neil Kirby 19 Jun 2017

Aaron Motsoaledi, SA minister of health. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy, M&G

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

The real reason SA's doctors won't deliver your baby

Aaron Motsoaledi 7 Jun 2017

The real cost of the skills shortage in the SA health sector

Healthcare

The real cost of the skills shortage in the SA health sector

18 May 2016