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75% of South Africans can’t “switch off” from work

by Tamar Kahn | Business Day | 9 October 2024 | Oct 9, 2024 | Archive, October 2024

As World Mental Health Day approaches, survey underscores urgent need for better mental health support in South African workplaces.

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Role of AI in revolutionising cancer care in Africa

by Johan Steyn | Business Day | 9 October 2024 | Oct 9, 2024 | Archive, October 2024

Explore the impact of AI and collaborative partnerships in advancing cancer care, reducing the burden of this relentless disease on families and communities.

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Gauteng’s medical negligence payouts soar 36%

by Tamar Kahn | Business Day | 8 October 2024 | Oct 8, 2024 | Archive, October 2024

Gauteng's medical negligence payouts surged 36% to R696m in 2023/24, deepening the province's healthcare crisis amid corruption scandals and systemic failures.

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Health Minister must address causes of medical negligence

by Business Day | 8 October 2024 | Oct 8, 2024 | Archive, October 2024

To reform SA's troubled healthcare system, the Health Minister must tackle fraudulent claims and hold provincial health departments accountable.

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Safeguarding medical scheme members amid economic challenges

by Council for Medical Schemes | 8 October 2024 | Oct 8, 2024 | Archive, October 2024

The CMS Annual Report 2023/24 highlights its commitment to protecting medical scheme members, achieving 86% of strategic goals, and resolving 93% of complaints.

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Duo bag Nobel prize for medicine for discovery of microRNA

by Niklas Pollard, Johan Ahlander & Ludwig Burger | Reuters 7 October 2024 | Oct 8, 2024 | Archive, October 2024

US scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovering microRNA's crucial role in gene regulation, cell development.

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