According to Statistics South Africa, fewer than 1 in 5 South Africans were members of medical aids in 2018. Steve Biko Hospital saw more than 100 cases in its trauma unit in June when the sale of alcohol was permitted.The months of April and May saw fewer than 100 cases.Professor Charles Parry of the SAMRC…
A 10-year-old boy was airlifted to hospital after being hit by a motocross rider.The accident took place at a track in Sasolburg.Paramedics stabilised the boy on the scene before airlifting him to a local hospital.A 10-year-old boy was airlifted to hospital after a motocross accident in Sasolburg.The incident took place on Sunday afternoon at a…
By Jessica Hamzelou Ambulance crews treat a patient with possible covid-19 symptomsPhoto by Leon Neal/POOL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock A particularly “challenging winter” could bring a second wave of coronavirus infections that leads to around 120,000 deaths in UK hospitals, twice as many as the first wave, according to an estimate of a reasonable worst-case scenario. Assuming people acted…
In the month of June 2020, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital treated close to 3 000 patients in its trauma unit.The sale of alcohol was allowed during Level 3 of the lockdown which commenced on 1 June.This comes as Gauteng reached just over 70 000 cases.The Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto, Johannesburg, treated close to…
Minister of Health Dr Zweli Mkhize. Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images Despite the surge in hospital admissions in Gauteng, hospitals have still not reached capacity.An additional 250 beds would be added to each hospital to match the daily number of admissions.Close to 2 000 field hospital beds will also be added to different hospitals in…
4 min read WHEN YOU'RE TELLING a horror story that's based around a family function or family dynamic, it's important to make sure you're getting the parents just right. Ari Aster's Hereditary, which came out in 2018, hit the nail right on the head, casting Toni Collette as the film's lead—and the increasingly unhinged (and
Dietitians regularly talk up the importance of having variety in your diet to make sure you hit your nutritional needs. But new research suggests that’s actually not helpful—at least, not when you’re trying to lose weight. The study, which was published in the journal Health Psychology, makes a strong case for sticking with the same
Can't see the audio player? Listen on: The Host The Trump administration this week missed a deadline to nominate a new director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Without a nominee, current acting Director Jay Bhattacharya — who is also the director of the National Institutes of Health — has to give up