https://www.bizcommunity.com//196/148.htmlSouth Africa Healthcare news15Healthcare news - South Africahttps://biz-file.com/res/img/logo.gifhttps://www.bizcommunity.com//196/148.htmlen-usSat, 12 Aug 2023 05:09:10 +0200https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/330/240924.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2308/708638.jpg" width="208" height="117" alt="Over half of participants in 12-week vaping trial quit smoking" align="left"><p>Well over half of the participants in a three-month trial in which smokers tried vaping as a way of either stopping or reducing smoking successfully gave up cigarettes. Of those who continued to smoke while also vaping, 79% reduced their cigarette consumption.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/330/240924.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=330&ct=1&ci=240924">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/330/240924.htmlFri, 11 Aug 2023 12:42:00 +0200Bizcommunity Healthcare South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/716/240922.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2308/708678-208x117.jpg?2" width="208" height="117" alt="Image source: feverpitched –" align="left"><br><span >Image source: feverpitched – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span><p>'Prescription' refers to the extinguishment of a legal claim or the loss of a right to take legal action due to the passage of time. The purpose behind prescription is to promote legal certainty, avoid stale claims, and provide a fair and just resolution to disputes.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/716/240922.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=716&ct=1&ci=240922">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/716/240922.htmlFri, 11 Aug 2023 11:56:00 +0200Bizcommunity Healthcare South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/330/240917.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2308/708619-208x117.jpg?5" width="208" height="117" alt="Source:" align="left"><br><span >Source: [[https://www.pexels.com/search/vaccine%20manufacturing/ Pexels]]</span><p>On Thursday, 11 August, the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) formally presented equipment valued at $750,000 (R14,083,950) to the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) - marking the inaugural donation of its kind on the continent.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/330/240917.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=330&ct=1&ci=240917">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/330/240917.htmlFri, 11 Aug 2023 11:14:00 +0200Bizcommunity Healthcare South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/858/240899.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2308/708534-208x117.jpg?5" width="208" height="117" alt="Source:" align="left"><br><span >Source: [[https://www.pexels.com/search/covid%2019/ Pexels]]</span><p>Amidst a surge in overall Covid-19 cases, a novel variant labeled EG.5.1, stemming from the Omicron lineage, is swiftly making its presence felt across the UK.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/858/240899.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=1&c=858&ct=1&ci=240899">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/858/240899.htmlThu, 10 Aug 2023 16:04:00 +0200Bizcommunity Healthcare South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/824/240891.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2308/708502.jpg" width="208" height="117" alt="The NHI could make South Africa a leader in digitised healthcare" align="left"><p>Government passed the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act on 13 June 2023 and has since received plenty of opinions from various sources on how the ambitious public healthcare system should be run once it is fully implemented.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/824/240891.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=824&ct=1&ci=240891">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/824/240891.htmlThu, 10 Aug 2023 13:15:00 +0200Bizcommunity Healthcare South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/320/240882.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2308/708456-208x117.jpg?5" width="208" height="117" alt="Source:" align="left"><br><span >Source: [[https://www.pexels.com/search/stethoscope/ Pexels]]</span><p>The Council for Medical Schemes has announced that medical schemes must limit their cost increases<br>to 5%, in line with the Reserve Bank's Consumer Price Index (CPI) projections for 2024. This following concerns that costs in the private healthcare sector have been rising faster than inflation, while growth in medical scheme membership has stalled.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/320/240882.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=320&ct=1&ci=240882">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/320/240882.htmlThu, 10 Aug 2023 11:50:00 +0200Bizcommunity Healthcare South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/320/240854.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2308/708368-208x117.jpg?5" width="208" height="117" alt="Source:" align="left"><br><span >Source: [[https://www.pexels.com/search/stethoscope/ Pexels]]</span><p>The Board of Health Funders (BHF), a representative body encompassing a substantial portion of the nation's medical schemes and healthcare funders, made significant strides in the legal arena.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/320/240854.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=320&ct=1&ci=240854">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/320/240854.htmlTue, 08 Aug 2023 16:44:00 +0200Bizcommunity Healthcare South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/342/240849.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2308/708349.png" width="208" height="117" alt="Medshield: Understanding different types of non-cancerous breast lumps" align="left"><p>It is common to find a lump in your breast and immediately feel concerned, considering the worst-case scenario. However, take comfort in knowing that most breast lumps are <a href="https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/6270-benign-breast-disease" target="_blank">benign</a> (non-cancerous) and will not develop into breast cancer. The safest approach when dealing with any breast lump is to have it examined by a medical professional. Regardless of how often you examine your breasts, it can't be assumed that the breast lump is of no concern.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/342/240849.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=342&ct=1&ci=240849">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/342/240849.htmlTue, 08 Aug 2023 14:38:00 +0200Bizcommunity Healthcare South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/330/240837.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2308/708292-208x117.jpg?5" width="208" height="117" alt="Source: Twitter/@i_likebrandon" align="left"><br><span >Source: Twitter/@i_likebrandon</span><p>The ongoing taxi strike in the Cape Metropole, which has seen the South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) members reach Day 6 of its negotiations with the City of Cape Town, has seen an escalation of violence as arsonists and vandals have attacked the Nolungile Community Health Centre in Khayelitsha, causing extensive damage to the property.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/330/240837.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=330&ct=1&ci=240837">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/330/240837.htmlTue, 08 Aug 2023 12:26:00 +0200Bizcommunity Healthcare South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/858/240824.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2308/708222-208x117.jpg?5" width="208" height="117" alt="Source:" align="left"><br><span >Source: [[https://www.pexels.com/search/covid%2019/ Pexels]]</span><p>Although the world has moved beyond the Covid-19 pandemic crisis, Health Minister Joe Phaahla cautioned Brics leaders against complacency.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/858/240824.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=858&ct=1&ci=240824">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/858/240824.htmlTue, 08 Aug 2023 11:02:00 +0200Bizcommunity Healthcare South Africa