https://www.bizcommunity.com//196/716.htmlSouth Africa Medical Law news15Medical Law news - South Africahttps://biz-file.com/res/img/logo.gifhttps://www.bizcommunity.com//196/716.htmlen-usSat, 12 Aug 2023 09:10:28 +0200https://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 Medical Law 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 Medical Law South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/334/240246.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2307/705971-208x117.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), which represents a large portion of the country's medical schemes and healthcare funders - serving nearly 4.5 million individuals - lodged a high-court application in August last year requesting that medical schemes be allowed to offer low-cost benefit options.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/334/240246.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=334&ct=1&ci=240246">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/334/240246.htmlTue, 18 Jul 2023 10:12:00 +0200Bizcommunity Medical Law South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/398/240044.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2307/705218-208x117.jpg?5" width="208" height="117" alt="Source: Reuters." align="left"><br><span >Source: Reuters.</span><p>The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is probing Novo Nordisk's diabetes drug Ozempic and weight-loss treatment Saxenda after Iceland's health regulator flagged three cases of patients on the drugs thinking about suicide or self-harm.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/398/240044.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=398&ct=1&ci=240044">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/398/240044.htmlMon, 10 Jul 2023 17:08:00 +0200Bizcommunity Medical Law South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/398/239779.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2307/704191-208x117.jpg?5" width="208" height="117" alt="Source: Reuters. A woman walks with her child in the paediatric emergency unit at the Edward Francis Small teaching hospital in Banjul, Gambia, November 4, 2022." align="left"><br><span >Source: Reuters. A woman walks with her child in the paediatric emergency unit at the Edward Francis Small teaching hospital in Banjul, Gambia, November 4, 2022.</span><p>The relatives of 20 Gambian children whose deaths were linked to toxic cough syrups made in India have sued Indian drugmaker Maiden Pharmaceuticals as well as local authorities in the West African country, according to a case filed on Friday, 30 June.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/398/239779.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=398&ct=1&ci=239779">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/398/239779.htmlMon, 03 Jul 2023 09:03:00 +0200Bizcommunity Medical Law South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/717/239350.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2306/702286-208x117.jpg?2" width="208" height="117" alt="Image source: Aleksandar Radovanovic –" align="left"><br><span >Image source: Aleksandar Radovanovic – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span><p>With the National Health Insurance Bill having recently been approved by the National Assembly, many questions and concerns about the practical implementation of the scheme remain unresolved.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/717/239350.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=717&ct=1&ci=239350">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/717/239350.htmlMon, 19 Jun 2023 10:54:00 +0200Bizcommunity Medical Law South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/148/239276.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2306/701881-208x117.jpg?5" width="208" height="117" alt="Source: Reuters." align="left"><br><span >Source: Reuters.</span><p>South African lawmakers agreed a new health insurance bill on Tuesday, 14 June, paving the way for universal healthcare to millions of poorer citizens in a major overhaul of a two-tier system.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/148/239276.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=148&ct=1&ci=239276">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/148/239276.htmlWed, 14 Jun 2023 11:19:00 +0200Bizcommunity Medical Law South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/148/239226.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2306/701617-208x117.jpg?5" width="208" height="117" alt="Source:" align="left"><br><span >Source: [[https://www.pexels.com/photo/silhouette-of-people-raising-their-graduation-hats-8093046/ Pexels]]</span><p>The South Africa Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra), in partnership with Pharmacometrics Africa and the Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology at the University of Witwatersrand, has announced the completion of the short course for clinical assessors by the second cohort of graduates from African regulatory agencies.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/148/239226.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=148&ct=1&ci=239226">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/148/239226.htmlMon, 12 Jun 2023 20:38:00 +0200Bizcommunity Medical Law South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/410/149/238785.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2305/699639-208x117.jpg?5" width="208" height="117" alt="Source:" align="left"><br><span >Source: [[https://www.pexels.com/search/Africa/ Pexels]]</span><p>Within five years, adolescent girls and women across Africa could be empowered with long-acting anti-HIV injections, virtually eliminating their risk of HIV transmission through sex.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/410/149/238785.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=410&c=149&ct=1&ci=238785">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/410/149/238785.htmlFri, 26 May 2023 21:05:00 +0200Bizcommunity Medical Law South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/323/238756.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2305/699528-208x117.jpg?5" width="208" height="117" alt="Source:" align="left"><br><span >Source: [[https://www.pexels.com/search/brain/ Pexels]]</span><p>Neuralink - co-founded by Elon Musk - has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to launch its first in-human clinical study. This represents the first step to mainstreaming brain-machine interface implants, which are currently focused on giving people with quadriplegia the ability to control their computers and mobile devices with their thoughts.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/323/238756.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=323&ct=1&ci=238756">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/323/238756.htmlFri, 26 May 2023 10:40:00 +0200Bizcommunity Medical Law South Africa