A recent study, which set out to understand the genetic makeup of the many different phages that live on the bacteria living on the cells of our skins, found that no fewer than 130 entirely new species.
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University of the Western Cape research identifies 130 new skin viruses
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National Health Insurance will cost more than R350 billion:- Solidarity
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“VAT will effectively have to be doubled,” says Solidarity. The Solidarity Research Institute has released a report detailing the enormous amount of funding necessary to effectively implement the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme.
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South Africa does little to address depression and other mental illnesses:- World Mental Health Day
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As a country, not much has been achieved in building a society that embraces mental illness. For those who are distressed, help is available. Contact SADAG on: 011 234 4837.
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Staatshospitaal in Koster, Noordwes in wanorde; skoonmaker voer pasiënte
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Die staatshospitaal in Koster, Noordwes, is vervalle, onhigiënies en net ses lyke kan in die lykshuis geberg word. Dit is volgens Cobus Snyman, DA-raadslid in die Kgetlengrivier-munisipaliteit wat die gebied bedien, die toestande wat die party op ’n onlangse besoek aan die hospitaal aangetref het. Tebogo Lekgethwane, woordvoerder van Noordwes se gesondheidsdepartement, erken die lykshuis..
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Omstrede psigiatriese hospitaal in Kimberley wat belastingbetaler R2 miljard gekos het, steeds in onbruik
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Meer as 12 jaar nadat bouwerk aan Kimberley se omstrede psigiatriese hospitaal begin het en nadat meer as R2 miljard reeds aan die projek bestee is, staan die hospitaal steeds leeg en ongebruik. Andrew Louw, die DA se provinsiale leier en premierskandidaat in die Noord-Kaap, het Woensdag op Wêreldgeestesgesondheidsdag die terrein saam met ’n DA-span..
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New fears about medical aid law changes may cause ‘doctor drain’
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A key issue of the proposed Medical Schemes Amendment Bill is the impact on doctors, resulting from a proposed uniform tariff for healthcare services.
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The NHI debate is stuck in the weeds
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The National Health Insurance (NHI) is not a radical shift to dismantle a functioning system, but an opportunity to review two poorly functioning ones.
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‘Suspicious’ fires at Durban hospital – Arson investigation to be done
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Two fires broke out on different floors of Durban’s Addington hospital on October 4 2018.
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Bonitas:- Price hike and big changes for medical aid plans in 2019
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Medical aid scheme Bonitas is to increase prices across its various plans by a weighted average of 8.9% in 2019 – while also launching two new lower-cost plans.
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Limpopo medisyne krisis – hospitale en klinieke sonder die nodige medikasie tog verklaar Cyril dat alles in SA onder beheer is
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Die vorige stelsel van medisyne verskaffing in Limpopo is vervang met ‘n nuwe stelsel wat nie werk nie, en nou kan hospitale en klinieke nie medisyne bestel nie aangesien die stelsel nie bestellings “per hand” toelaat nie. Weereens word daar nie gemeld wie die verskaffer van die nuwe stelsel is nie maar dit sal sekerlik..
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