Google recently successfully put its DeepMind artificial intelligence system to work recognising eye diseases. With AI also being used to diagnose cancer, and the launch of AI-driven smartphone apps that can discuss symptoms and triage patients, it might sound like we’re not too far from the creation of a fully fledged AI doctor.
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AI (Artificial Intelligence) doctors and engineers are coming – but they won’t be stealing high-skill jobs
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Supply of medicine during strike by Sahpra will continue
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The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) says it has developed contingency plans to ensure that its essential services are not disrupted during the ongoing protest action by the employees of the Department of Health.
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Microplastics:- We are guinea pigs in a worldwide experiment
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One of the main problems with plastics is that although we may only need them fleetingly – seconds in the case of microbeads in personal care products, or minutes as in plastic grocery bags – they stick around for hundreds of years. Unfortunately, much of this plastic ends up as environmental pollution.
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‘Beste’ mediese skema wen met eenvoud, waarde
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Medihelp is nou die mediese skema waarmee lede die meeste tevrede is. Lede van mediese skemas is egter in die geheel beskou effens minder tevrede met hul produk as ’n jaar gelede. Die tevredenheid van lede van Discovery Health Medical Scheme en van Bonitas het albei gedaal. Dis onder die bevindings van die South African..
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By using the IoT to solve the healthcare puzzle
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Footprint Africa Business Solutions (FABS) moves from IoT development into healthcare by creating Doc-in-a-box and brings a plethora of medical tools and technologies for those living and working in rural areas.
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A New class of drug could reduce cardiovascular risk
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A new class of drugs has the potential of reducing cardiovascular risk by targeting a specific microbial pathway in the gut.
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The firm Cipla South Africa grows national footprint with Mirren acquisition
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Cipla Medpro South Africa (Pty) Limited (“Cipla Medpro”), wholly owned subsidiary of Cipla Limited, India (“Cipla”), and South Africa’s fourth-largest pharmaceutical company in the private sector, has announced its plans to acquire a 100% stake in Mirren (Pty) Limited (“Mirren”).
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What happens when disaster strikes
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There are a lot of scary threats in the world – extreme weather, terrorist attacks, deadly infectious diseases, mass shootings – but if healthcare organisations plan ahead for such disasters, lives can be saved.
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Diarrhoea Outbreak:- Tests underway to find cause
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The Mpumalanga Provincial Government has called on members of the public, who suspect that they may have diarrhoea, to visit their nearest health facility.
This comes as the provincial government tries to contain a diarrhoea outbreak in the Ehlanzeni region.
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The Free State health delivery improving, but there’s more to do
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The Free State has made commendable progress in implementing some of the suggestions made by the National Council of Provinces to improve healthcare delivery in the province.
However, the Select Committee on Social Services, which was conducting a week-long oversight visit, said that more still needs to be done to reach an acceptable level in the quality of services and environment at healthcare facilities.
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