October 2014 News Archive

Invitation to bid >

GEMS requires the services of a suitably qualified and experienced service provider for each of the following two
services:

• Development, implementation and maintenance of interactive self-help kiosk services to GEMS
• Quality management and assurance services to GEMS.
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How smoking kills your heart >

Smoking is a major cause of heart attack, stroke and peripheral arterial disease.
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Herbalists crucial link to health services >

Since the 1970s, Soweto's Ikwezi train station has been abuzz with local herbalists.
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Medical scheme members mostly complain about having to pay for PMBs >

The short-payment or non-payment of bills for prescribed minimum benefits (PMBs) gave rise to the most complaints by members of medical schemes last year, the Council for Medical Scheme's latest annual report shows.
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Heartfelt warning >

The Banting diet, the subject of much discussion at dinner parties and in the media after Tim Noakes' recommendation of it, demands a reasoned response from the medical community.
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Cholesterol 'not bad guy' >

Researchers noted that people with diabetes may have low cholesterol and therefore the widely prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs do not work to prevent heart attacks.
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Aspen must guard against overreaching >

Stephen Saad was visibly excited this week after posting another solid set of results.
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Woman claims she waited five years for referral >

A Tswane woman claims she waited five years for a referral to diagnose a painful tumour on the back of her neck.
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Report: eHealth strategy South Africa >

This 36-page policy document outlines the Department of Health's eHealth strategy, which is set to lead the department in improving patient information systems nationwide.
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