medicine

Single-use endoscopes are the new boundary of instruments in terms of innovation. They have been recently introduced in the clinic and used so far only on adult patients. Until now. In the world, it is the first time that an immunodepressed…

As South Africa moves towards universal healthcare with a National Health Insurance System (NHIS), this, combined with the Competition Commission’s market inquiry and further changing legislation will effect radical change to the purchasing…

In 2018, Dr David Whitaker about the importance of global surgery and anaesthesia contribution on patients safety

Recognising and assessing a wound is an important part of providing healthcare. Ultimately, however, the overall aim – for you, and for the patient – is to completely and successfully heal the wound.

Although there are many types of leg ulceration, the most common are venous, followed by arterial, and then mixed venous arterial.

Pressure Injury: there are now six classifications of pressure injury. Stages one through four are much the same as they have been in the past but with better descriptors.

The use of opioids in hospitals is clearly one of the top public health concerns in the country. Rarely, though, do news stories address the safety risks from opioids used by patients in hospitals.

Bullying and harassment at work: at the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, the members were asked about their experiences at work, and more than one-third said they had experienced bullying. The survey involved more than 2,100…

Dr. Paul Marik published an article about the common concepts on lactic acid and its clinical meaning emergency medicine, on Emergency Medical News.

Years of big promises, and now telemedicine is finally living up to its potential. Thanks to this innovative method, doctors are going to link up with patients by phone, email and webcam. And it's going to be effective.