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Discovery Health to cover new liver cancer treatment
A treatment that has demonstrated promising results internationally is now available to Discovery Health members with liver cancer... read


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[InternationalNursesDay] Caring extends beyond the hospital
The role of nurses doesn't stop when they leave work; rather they continue to show the same care and attention to their families and those in their communities.... read
[InternationalNursesDay] Life Groenkloof honours its nurses
Life Healthcare Group celebrates International Nurses Day by acknowledging its Great 100 Nurses, some of whom were from Life Groenkloof Hospital... read
[InternationalNursesDay] Shortage of medical professionals heading for a crisis
the global healthcare worker force has a deficit of approximately 7m doctors, nurses and physicians and by 2035 this figure will reach 12,9m. read
Hospital Groups
R10m fine for failure to notify Competition Commission of healthcare merger
Life Healthcare Group and Joint Medical Holdings have agreed to pay an administrative penalty of R10 million - the highest fine ever imposed to date for a failure to notify a merger... read
Medical Aid
Self-employed insurance - Do you need it or not?

Boris Dzhingarov, Issued by Monetary Library

Unfortunately, most self-employed workers fail to understand how important it is to have health insurance. This is insurance that helps a person to protect the best interests and the family... read
Nuclear Power
#IRPA14 Low-dose radiation expert receives gold medal for radiation protection
Dr Ethel Gilbert of the NCI was presented with the Gold Medal for Radiation Protection on the last day of IRPA14... read
#IRPA14 Lessons from Chernobyl and Fukushima
On 26 April 1986, the world was rocked by the horror of the nuclear accident at the Chernobyl in what is now Ukraine... read
Public Health
Developing a community of health
A proposed community living centre (CLC), focusing on primary healthcare, could go a long way in reducing the high number of maternal deaths in Kenya... read
Health budget highlights
While various stakeholders are bemoaning the delays in finalising the proposed NHI legislation, the department of health has been on the ground building the framework... read
Tuberculosis
SU scientists develop a TB rapid screening test
A point-of-care rapid diagnostic test for TB has been developed by a multinational team of scientists led by researchers at Stellenbosch University... read
Business
Neuromarketing: From design studio to C-suite

Leigh Andrews

The 'silo mentality' is slowly but surely falling away in ad agencies - now that collaborative business mindset is spreading across all industries. Here's why your marketing strategy needs to follow suit and become a top-line conversation... read
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