Mental health care in SA needs stronger leadership and increased budgets
Life Esidimeni tragedy, patient abuse, health professionals’ suicides all point to need for better management of public sector psychiatry says incoming South African Society of Psychiatrists president, Prof Bonga Chiliza. The psychiatric profession should play a greater role in advocating for patients’ rights and improving…
Welcome to the future: Are hospitals ready for Artificial Intelligence?
Artificial intelligence is already proving useful for medical tasks that are time-consuming and boring. But in the future AI might suggest a course of action for a patient, determine if a tumour is
benign or aggressive, and even offer a second opinion.
Global food security: Increasing productivity and nutrition, reducing obesity
The global food problem isn’t what you think
Compare and Despair: Is Social Media Fuelling Suicide?
Compare and Despair: Is Social Media Fuelling Suicide?
Single After 30? Your Life, Your Call
My favorite poem of all time is; “The Road Not Taken” from Mountain Interval by Robert Frost. In it he said, way leads unto way and I took the road less traveled… People who have followed me for sometime know I struggled with infertility. I…
Saving lives through Cheka Impilo and the PEPFAR Surge
In between getting tested in Soweto at our national World AIDS Day commemoration and reflecting on Nelson Mandela’s legacy with the likes of Trevor Noah and Oprah Winfrey, we took time this weekend to recommit to the enduring partnership between the people of the United…
Use the holidays to kickstart your 2019 career change plans
The coming weeks of relative workplace quiet provide the perfect opportunity for those considering a career change to put their plan into action, before the frenzy of back-to-work in January derails their big picture plans. According to Dr Gillian Mooney, Dean at the Academic Development…
National Health Insurance, a building block towards universal healthcare
On the eve of a quarter century of freedom and democracy, South Africa is engaged in yet another project of transformation that will bring us closer to the fulfilment of our constitutional objective to create a caring, inclusive and more equal society. Cabinet is shortly…
No more excuses: people have the right to know
The time for excuses is over. It’s very; very clear that antiretroviral treatment works and, if taken appropriately, drastically reduces the risk of transmission to zero. This World AIDS Day, 2018, is a wakeup call to all to know their status. It’s difficult to overstate…
Old TB treatments result in deafness and death
At a recent global TB meeting, some doctors felt it is justified to keep giving old, toxic medicine to drug-resistant TB patients – but thankfully South Africa is offering a new drugs. At the Union Conference on Tuberculosis and Lung Disease held in the Hague…
Everyone deserves a proper and safe toilet
A toilet is one of the most important places that is normally taken for granted. We all take note of the importance of a toilet when nature calls and we are pressed to relieve ourselves. Annually, 19 November is World Toilet Day which highlights the…
Depression is real, but can be beaten
“I’m depressed, I’m losing it,” those close to hip-hop star Jabulani Tsambo aka Hip-Hop Pantsula (HHP) reported that this is what he said a few days before he died. They described how he spoke of hopelessness and the feeling of his life was spiraling out…
Mangena’s Toons
