Tag: patients

Wordplay won’t save patients’ lives

Surgical waiting lists in Gauteng are called dynamic, but cancer patients can’t…

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Over 34K patients waiting for surgeries in Gautengs public hospitals

While waiting times have dropped drastically, there is still long waiting times…

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French surgeon accused of raping patients seeks no leniency as verdict looms

Joel Le Scouarnec is facing France's largest known sex abuse case and…

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Billions’ worth of weight loss and diabetes medications reached SA shelves and patients in 2024

International tracking data revealed the monetary value of the prescription meds distributed…

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Patients evacuated as fire breaks out at Tembisa Hospital’s emergency unit

All patients in the affected unit were safely relocated to other parts…

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USAid freeze pushes Lesotho’s HIV patients to traditional healers

Lesotho’s HIV crisis deepens amid US aid cuts, as patients turn to…

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Groundbreaking HIV trial shows patients can control virus without ART

A pioneering study at UKZN has demonstrated that 20% of HIV patients…

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Family demands answers amid conflicting reports of mentally ill patient’s death

The Ledwaba family refuses to proceed with funeral rites for Klaas Ledwaba…

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Hospital patient’s family want answers after he was shot and had ‘genitals bitten off’

Suspect and security guard were also hit in chaotic burst of gunfire.…

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French surgeon on trial for abusing nearly 300 patients

Former surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec faces charges of abusing 299 patients, in…

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