Race-based blood policy 'may be safer' 2006-02-06 06:01:11
The South African National Blood Service's former race-based risk management policy - which barred many black people from donating blood between 1999 and 2005 - led to a substantial drop in HIV-infected supplies, according to a recent study.Full Story...
Doctor found with stolen medicine 2006-02-06 13:25:31
A routine security check by guards at the Witbank Hospital in has led to the arrest of a doctor who had in his possession two bags of stolen medication, according to a Mpumalanga health official.Full Story...
New therapy to rewrite the story of life 2006-02-04 14:53:50
On a bad day Dominique Holdewage used to throw violent temper tantrums, refused to participate in class activities and lagged behind in her performance at pre-school. Her family were at their wits end until Dominique underwent therapy using a special process.Full Story...
Drug rehabilitation failing teen addicts 2006-02-03 19:52:45
Nine out of 10 South African teenagers in drug rehabilitation will revert to their addictions within a year, as the system is not geared towards their age group, a rehabilitation centre spokesperson has said.Full Story...
Cape health officials underspend by R38m 2006-02-03 17:28:25
The Western Cape's department of health will underspend R38-million of conditional grants earmarked for its health facilities.Full Story...
Life-saving treatment for Krabbe's sufferer 2006-02-03 07:34:21
A United States group helping sick children that have no medical aid has come to the aid of Daphne Munishvaran, a nine-year-old who suffers from Krabbe's - a degenerative condition of the brain that worsens over time.Full Story...
Madiba skips parliament for exercise routine 2006-02-03 07:57:27
Anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela's presence at the opening of parliament was sorely missed - but it turns out the former president was too busy with his new exercise regime...Full Story...
Fund denied bone marrow donor details 2006-02-03 07:44:31
The Sunflower Fund's efforts to gain access to donor information in the registry with the goal of streamlining it have been rebuffed repeatedly by the SA Bone Marrow Registry.Full Story...
Struck off roll for leaving 'dirty patient' 2006-02-02 23:21:23
Two Johannesburg paramedics have been struck off the roll of the Health Professions Council of South Africa for abandoning a homeless man on the side of the road two years ago.Full Story...
Savage dogs to be removed from community 2006-02-02 04:18:12
KwaMashu residents can now breathe a sigh of relief after police confirmed that they would remove the killer dogs that recently attacked and mauled a 21-year-old man.Full Story...
'I'm in a wheelchair, but I've forgiven him' 2006-02-02 02:15:34
Mariscka du Plessis is excited at the prospect of learning to drive, but she hasn't forgotten about her former orthopaedic surgeon Wynne Lieberthal, the man who put her in a wheelchair.Full Story...
Dying man rejected our help - paramedics 2006-02-01 23:17:35
One of the two paramedics fired for leaving a homeless man to die in the street says that the vagrant allegedly refused medical treatment and begged not to be taken to hospital.Full Story...
Tears of joy as mom sees son after accident 2006-02-02 04:22:11
Tholakele Miyeza's eyes glowed with excitement when she saw her six-year-old son for the first time since the traffic accident that claimed eight lives in Durban and left dozens of people injured.Full Story...
Health department clamps down on leaded paint 2006-02-01 04:54:18
Leaded paint is set to be strictly regulated in South Africa, with a view to banning its use in paints used routinely on children's toys and furniture. Di Caelers reports...Full Story...
Disgraced SA surgeon probed by Irish army 2006-02-01 02:33:33
Disgraced Johannesburg orthopaedic surgeon Wynne Lieberthal may have been forbidden from practising in South Africa, but that has not stopped him from plying his trade elsewhere. Jillian Green reports...Full Story...
Sacked paramedics argue their case 2006-01-31 23:28:27
Two paramedics, who left a homeless man to die at the side of the road, are expected to square off against the Health Professions Council of South Africa.Full Story...
Skin-worm disease identified in North West 2006-02-01 04:21:51
A skin-worm sickness which has broken out in the Mafikeng area has been identified, health authorities in the North West say.Full Story...
Protesters mark abortion law anniversary 2006-02-01 03:10:50
"Every baby that is killed... has just as much right to live as baby Jordan." This was the message of a group of Cape Town protesters who staged a demonstration to mark the ninth anniversary of the law allowing abortion on demand.Full Story...
Kidney transplant has mom smiling again 2006-01-31 04:00:14
Albertina Manjingolo was waiting for her daughter to die - but a kidney transplant operation at the Red Cross Children's Hospital in Cape Town has eight-year-old Thabisa walking, talking and playing again.Full Story...
DIY bomb blows off teen's fingers 2006-01-30 23:05:51
A grade 11 pupil from Stellenbosch is in intensive care with serious injuries after a homemade bomb exploded in his hands.Full Story...
Internship probe at ambulance college 2006-01-31 03:57:39
A group of independent auditors have been commissioned by the Western Cape health department to probe "suspected irregularities" at the province's Emergency Medical Services.Full Story...
EMS may face crisis as 'bribes' probed 2006-01-30 04:19:15
Claims of bribery are being investigated at the Western Cape Emergency Medical Services after a total of 124 American students were allegedly given internships instead of local students.Full Story...
Poisoning scare: children taken to hospital 2006-01-30 09:56:18
About 80 Port Elizabeth schoolchildren were taken to a city hospital with suspected food poisoning.Full Story...
Nelspruit put on cholera alert 2006-01-30 08:25:47
Unacceptable e-coli levels have been found in the Mbombela municipality's water supply although preventative measures had been taken, according to a Nelspruit official.Full Story...
State to clamp down on food companies 2006-01-29 07:27:16
The government intends tightening up the food labelling law to protect consumers who are being shortchanged by some food manufacturers' disingenuous claims about their products.Full Story...
Use of lead in paint to be regulated 2006-01-27 08:46:44
The national health department will move to regulate the use of lead in manufacturing paint used on furniture and toys.Full Story...
Shark victim's long wait 2006-01-26 23:21:25
Mauled and bleeding after a shark attack on the Wild Coast, a Scottburgh man watched his emergency air ambulance circling vainly above Mthatha Airport for more than an hour, unable to rescue him because no one was around to switch on the runway landing lights.Full Story...
Sapref to spend R340m on new Durban pipeline 2006-01-27 02:05:30
The South African Petroleum Refineries has decided to replace its entire south Durban network of underground fuel pipelines at a cost of R340-million instead of doing repairs.Full Story...
Woman in dark about dead baby 2006-01-26 23:26:23
Like most first-time mothers, Thulisile Ncube looked forward to holding her baby - but she never got that chance. Her little boy was dead before she even got to name him.Full Story...
Pupils still victims of brutality at school 2006-01-26 23:29:42
Corporal punishment is still being meted out to schoolchildren at every grade, according to a non-governmental body.Full Story...
Ekurhuleni mayor lists delivery successes 2006-01-27 05:36:36
Ekurhuleni Mayor Duma Nkosi has reflected on some of the city's delivery achievements over the past five years since the amalgamation of the nine towns and cities into one large metro.Full Story...
Koeberg the source of Khayelitsha's bad air? 2006-01-26 03:57:28
Researchers are to conduct more tests on caesium levels in Khayelitsha after they found "well above expected" levels of the metal there, says Eugene Cairncross, professor of chemical engineering at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology.Full Story...
Muti plants tested for Aids role 2006-01-25 23:10:30
Can African muti plants be used to treat Aids patients? This is the subject of a ground-breaking international collaboration between medical researchers from KwaZulu-Natal, Cape Town and the United States.Full Story...
German gift boosts hospital's care units 2006-01-26 04:50:45
Soweto's Chris Hani-Baragwanath Hospital has received state-of-the-art equipment worth R2,7-million as a "token of appreciation" from the German government.Full Story...
Food safety initiative to be launched 2006-01-26 04:15:18
In the wake of last year's Sudan Red food dye scare, a long-awaited food safety initiative is to be launched next month.Full Story...
Monique is desperate to get out of hospital 2006-01-24 23:34:12
The hardest part of her life has been being in hospital for 12 of her 14 years. It's the only life she's known. For Monique Gabriels, who has just celebrated her birthday, her dream is to live at home...Full Story...
Woman dies of malaria 'after Joburg visit' 2006-01-24 11:16:47
An Eastern Cape woman, 67, has died of malaria in a private hospital in Mthatha, the Eastern Cape health department said.Full Story...
Sugar does more than just sweeten 2006-01-24 02:00:23
Most of us don't stop to think about how much excess sugar we consume daily but, as nutritionist Trudy Scott advises, cutting down on your sugar intake is easier than you think.Full Story...
Malaria kills six in Gauteng 2006-01-23 07:56:58
The health department has denied that there is an outbreak of malaria in Gauteng, but it is "concerned and on high alert" about the rapidly increasing infection rate since the beginning of the year.Full Story...
Shack dwellers tested amid rat disease fears 2006-01-23 04:53:36
Fears of rat-borne illnesses being transferred to humans has prompted a team of local and foreign scientists to test dozens of shack dwellers in Durban.Full Story...
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