Pregnant women and infants at high risk of severe mpox disease
High risk exposure to mpox includes intimate or close contact including direct skin-to-skin.
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Videos show patients smoking inside ward at KZN hospitalÂ
Three separate videos taken on different days show men smoking cigarettes in full view of other patients, their visitors as well as hospital staff.Â
Life Esidimeni families to fight ‘tooth and nail’ to see justice served for their membersÂ
The Pretoria High Court found Gauteng health MEC Qedani Mahlangu and the former Gauteng mental health head Dr Makgabo Manamela liable for the deaths of ten patients.
South Africa awaits new batch of mpox treatment and vaccines amid rising cases
Mpox, a viral infection causing various symptoms including rash and fever, is preventable and treatable. Vaccination is recommended only for high-risk groups, such as health workers and individuals with multiple sex partners.
Nurses, patients in some Cape Town clinics live in fear of crime everyday
Healthcare workers report feeling unsafe, as criminals often target them and their belongings. Patients, forced to wait outside the clinic due to limited indoor space, are also highly vulnerable to robberies.
HPCSA and UKZN respond to issues raised by foreign-trained doctorsÂ
The health professions council says failure to pass the board exams may imply that the quality of training the doctors got does not meet the required standards.
Motsoaledi’s comeback as health minister gets polarising reactionsÂ
The South African Medical Association says it is not concerned about the personalities of those appointed to the health portfolio, but rather the addition of portfolios to an already bloated administration.  Yoli
South Africa records another mpox death
South Africa joins a growing list of countries currently facing an mpox outbreak. It’s a viral infection that spreads between people through direct contact with a person with the disease, or objects and surfaces that have been touched by a person with mpox.
Foreign-trained doctors accuse HPCSA of failing them during the board exams
Foreign-trained doctors are accusing the Health Professions Council of South Africa of discrepancies in their board exam results, with a 70% fail rate in recent exams.
Mpox treatment only for those with severe complications
Most mpox cases are treated symptomatically, with common symptoms including a painful rash, fever, headache, muscle aches, and swollen glands.
Imposter ‘doctor’ arrested at Tembisa Hospital was a patient 3 weeks backÂ
The bogus doctor arrested at Tembisa Tertiary Hospital on Tuesday night was a patient at the facility just last month. Gauteng health department tells Health-e News that a preliminary investigation reveals that the 37-year-old woman was caught in the same…
Health-e reporting helps Polokwane man get nose surgery after 10 years
Twenty-one-year-old Ismail van Schalkwyk says the surgery has changed his life.
New report shows that 1 in 3 South Africans smoke
33.9% of daily smokers say they have a cigarette within the first 5 minutes of waking up.
Tribute: Prof Lynette Denny, a giant bows out Â
Denny was a gynaecological oncologist who dedicated decades of her life to cervical cancer research, screening and treatment.
Mpox in SA: stigma may be keeping people from coming forward, getting tested
The recent cases in KZN and Gauteng suggest local transmission, as none of the patients had traveled to affected countries.