Gqeberha hospital CT scanners failure forces cancer patient to crowdfund
Cancer patient Charmaine van den Berg had to crowdfund for a CT scan after Livingstone Hospital’s scanners in Gqeberha failed for a month.
Cancer patient Charmaine van den Berg had to crowdfund for a CT scan after Livingstone Hospital’s scanners in Gqeberha failed for a month.
A Yakima County resident died from severe illness after contracting bird flu linked to infected dairy cattle, officials confirmed on November 1, 2026.
Ruth Nankabirwa cautions Ugandan health workers against social media medical misinformation, highlighting risks of self-medication during Kawempe graduation.
People with learning disabilities faced 3.7 to 6.3 times higher COVID-19 death rates amid a nearly 50% decline in NHS learning disability nurses since 2009.
Professor Romy Parker leads efforts to reform pain management in South Africa through clinical care, education, and a proposed national pain strategy.
Congressman Frank Pallone has asked the GAO to investigate TrumpRx’s claimed $700 million drug savings over transparency and verification concerns.
Water minister denies Bronkhorstspruit illnesses an outbreak despite 833 cases linked to contaminated water and unsafe municipal supply.
A violent clash at Kariega’s Uitenhage Provincial Hospital trauma unit prompted union demands for stronger security and tighter access controls.
Over 100 students at Rhodes University in Makhanda have fallen ill with gastrointestinal illness as investigations into the cause continue.
South Africa’s National Health Insurance Act remains on hold amid Constitutional Court challenges despite the constitutional right to healthcare.
Forty-three learners from M.E Makgato Secondary School in Seshego were hospitalised with stomach complaints; 13 remain in hospital.
Northwestern Medicine and others have launched $5,500-a-year longevity clinics, raising questions about nonprofit missions and scientific evidence.
Regional Victorian patients face months-long delays for travel reimbursements despite a health scheme subsidy, with government proposing increased support.
Nigeria's Lassa fever deaths reach 268 with a 23.6% fatality rate, driven by late patient presentation and regional outbreaks in five states.
South Africa’s HPV vaccination programme has cut cervical cancer-causing infections by 83%, advancing the fight against cervical cancer nationwide.
The Health Department has referred allegations of inflated R182 million NHI advertising contracts to the SIU, Auditor-General, and Public Protector for independent investigation.
SANBS calls on South Africans to donate blood amid falling collections and low national stocks needed to meet hospital demand.
The SIU secured R42.4 million in assets linked to a bribery network involving Tembisa Hospital officials and businessman Stefan Joel Govindraju.
Medically tailored meals for Massachusetts Medicaid patients cut hospitalisations by 31% and healthcare costs by $3,433, but funding faces federal cuts.
Twenty-five years after the 2001 anthrax letters that caused 22 illnesses and 5 deaths, questions remain about global readiness for the next biothreat.
Massachusetts study finds medically tailored meals reduce hospital visits and costs for Medicaid patients, but federal budget cuts threaten these programs.
Unarmed mental health teams are now responding to 911 calls in nearly 100 US cities, reducing arrests and reshaping public safety strategies.
The WHO pandemic treaty, adopted in 2025, is stalled over disputes about pathogen sharing and equitable benefit distribution, delaying global health security.
The National Department of Health has confirmed an increase in laboratory-confirmed Mpox cases across South Africa, prompting a national call for heightened public awareness and hygiene compliance. The rise in infections follows the first confirmed case of the 2024 outbreak cycle recorded on 8 May, with the department and the...
Hospital management at New Somerset Hospital has confirmed that they are reviewing internal procedures regarding the care and support of infants classified as social cases. This follows public concern regarding the long-term placement of children who remain in clinical care after medical treatment is concluded, often due to pending placement...
Black women in the United States report higher pain during labour but receive pain medication less often than non-Hispanic White women, according to a study of 46,671 births published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine. The disparity held even after researchers adjusted for pain score, age, length of stay and...
Former Welsh rugby captain Gareth Thomas told the International AIDS Conference in Rio de Janeiro this week that global gains against the virus are being eroded by a stubborn enemy: stigma. “People are still afraid of those three letters,” Thomas said at a Tackle HIV campaign event on Ipanema Beach,...
Former Welsh rugby star Gareth Thomas is leading a global fight against HIV stigma, and his message resonates deeply in South Africa's Cape Flats communities. The Tackle HIV campaign highlights that modern treatment makes the virus manageable, yet fear still keeps people from testing.
SABC News reports that the North West Department of Health has welcomed R3.9m in NLC funding for a rural Mahikeng clinic. CapeFlats.co.za is working to verify the details with officials.
Department of Health data shows 55,123 people had started lenacapavir by September 7, with 71% of them women. The Western Cape recorded 4,446 initiations.