Medical Brief

Assisted dying and euthanasia laws and policies are gradually being reformed worldwide, and in South Africa, a key test on the right to die is moving forward with timelines set for the court hearing and more interest groups seeking to be admitted in the c

Frontline staff from the Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness are increasingly anxious about their safety and travelling into communities to provide essential services, after 20 hijackings involving government vehicles were reported over the pas

There is still no completion date for Johannesburg's new forensic pathology lab, which remains an empty shell while the current facility - the condemned Braamfontein/Hillbrow mortuary, where blood seeps on to floors and rats reportedly chew on corpses - h

An announced 2.88% increase in the single exit price (SEP) of medicines from 1 October will have a limited effect on patients but was crucial for sustaining medicine supply, says Pharmisa, while discussions between the government and industry continue ove

Cash, properties, pensions and investments worth about R42.2m have been secured by the Special Investigating Unit after being linked to bribes allegedly paid by businessman Stefan Govindraju to Tembisa Hospital staff - in one instance millions being depos

An international award was recently bestowed on Professor Tulio de Oliveira, director of the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI) at Stellenbosch University, reocgnising his international contributions to virology, genomic surveillance and e

The Western Cape Department of Health & Wellness is investigating allegations of drinking on duty after two apparently drunk Hanover Park healthcare workers were spotted at a taxi rank last Tuesday and captured on a widely circulated video, reports the Ca

Plans for a brand new academic hospital in Gauteng are being advanced, says the Gauteng Department of Health, as are those for a 300-bed mother and child unit extension and some major and critical infrastructure upgrades at several other public facilities

The much needed - and long-talked about - redevelopment of Tygerberg Hospital is one of the Western Cape's "mega-builds for future infrastructure and a once-in-a-generation transformation of healthcare", reports Nova News. A Statement of Intent was signed

Claims that Gauteng EMS staff were suspended for refusing to work overtime with extra pay have been denied by the Department of Health, reports EWN. Last week the DA claimed that 17 staff at the Selby, Hillbrow and Mofolo EMS bases had been affected - thi