
Category: Diseases
1271 Posts


Blood test spotting 50 cancers shows promise – NHS trial

Spironolactone Shows Promise as a Treatment for Women’s Acne, Study Finds
Muslim Woman makes INCREDIBLE DISCOVERY in Psychology
High suicide intention rate among students – SA study
Not enough night-time sleep linked to clogged arteries – Swedish study
Inflammation overlooked as common, treatable causes of heart attacks – US analysis
BMI a weak indicator of fatty tissue content, large analysis finds
Mental Health, SA Health General
Nurses will be able to prescribe anti-depressants in SA’s new action plan
STI home tests could be coming to SA’s free medicine pick-up points
Educational Resource, Priority Diseases
Parents, here are 8 measles outbreak questions — answered
Ivermectin efficacy finally proven in ‘gold-standard’ RCT – Prof Colleen Aldous

How you sleep could be ‘strongest predictor’ of when you will die – US study

Entheogen journeys, next step: Decriminalisation of magic mushrooms

#Masks4allinAfrica, COVID-19, Global Health, News
Latest WHO guidelines advises masks in enclosed areas3
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COVID-19, News, Quality and Service Improvement
FDA proposes annual Covid jab, like flu shot

In latest guidelines, WHO recommends ‘the use of masks by the public in specific situations’
US ‘gold standard’ diabetes guidelines raises BP, lipids targets
Blood test spots ‘toxic’ protein years before Alzheimer’s signs – US study

More than half of patients suffer long Covid symptoms – SA study

Join Jhb Family Medicine Registrarship 2023

#Masks4allinAfrica, COVID-19, News
Repeal of COVID-19 regulations: what it means for South Africa

Two years of COVID-19 in Africa: lessons for the world
SA has changed tack on tackling Covid-19: Why it makes sense
IRR submission on NHI Bill: ‘Blatant elite enrichment’

Advice to Government: SA can get through the Covid-19 maze ahead of the festive season – here’s how

Challenge of coexisting type 2 diabetes mellitus and insulinoma

NONVERBAL COMMUNICATIVE BEHAVIOUR ON DIABETES MELLITUS MANAGEMENT

factors affecting prevalence estimates of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder in sub-Saharan Africa

Team-Based Hypertension Management in Primary Health Care

Challenges that healthcare practitioners experience in the comprehensive assessment of patients with non-communicable diseases

Quality of stroke guidelines in low- and middle-income countries

Clinical Governance, Law and Ethics in Health, COVID-19
Strengthening the evidence base for decisions on public health and social measures
Disruptions in maternal and child health service utilization during COVID-19

Global community of practice grows to over 500 WHO trained infodemic managers

Perinatal outcomes among births to women with infection during pregnancy in LMICs

Developing the first WHO public health research agenda for infodemics

A crisis of vaccine inequity

Booster shots for COVID-19

Innovation in primary health care responses to COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa

COVID-19, Mental Health, Research
Strengthening primary health care in the COVID-19 era

Africa, HIV, Research, SA Health General
Spatial distribution and correlates of HIV prevalence in South Africa

Frequency of visits to health facilities and HIV services offered to men, Malawi
Africa, Mother & Child, Research
DTP immunization dropout in African countries

Diseases, Global Health, Research
Interventions for health workforce retention in rural and remote areas: a systematic review

Diseases, Global Health, Research
Sightsavers study highlights gaps in research into disability discrimination
Africa, Diseases, Health Education System
The role of compassion in maintaining EHS during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Africa, COVID-19, Global Health
Three Contextual Features of Effective Public Health Communication.

Effect of Civil Society Organizations on Health, Nutrition and Economic Status of People Living with HIV/ AIDS in Busia

COVID-19, Diseases, Global Health
Quality care at district hospitals

Diseases, Global Health, Health Education System
Learning for Quality Health Services

Africa, COVID-19, Diseases, Global Health
COVID-19 and palliative care capacity, African Region.

Africa, COVID-19, Diseases, Educational Resource, Global Health, Priority Diseases
COVID-19 widens routine immunization gaps in Africa

Africa, COVID-19, Diseases, Educational Resource, Global Health
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Worldwide.

Africa, Diseases, Global Health, Health Education System, Priority Diseases
The absence of water, sanitation and hygiene is the source of incredible suffering around the world.

Africa, COVID-19, Health Education System
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Zambia: a glimpse at the possible challenges ahead for COVID-19 vaccination

COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Plans.

COVID-19, Diseases, Global Health
Pattern of use of hydroxychloroquine.
Diseases, Educational Resource, Global Health
Quality health services: a planning guide.
Diseases, Global Health, Value in Healthcare
Patient empowerment can unlock the benefits of self-care.

Unexplained stillbirth in sub-Saharan Africa
Home-based care boosts Nigeria’s COVID-19 fight
SAAFP Conference
Africa, COVID-19, Mental Health
Mental Wellness & Self Care for healthcare providers in Sub Saharan Africa

The Conundrum of Low COVID-19 Mortality Burden in sub-Saharan Africa.

COVID-19, Global Health, Mother & Child
Maternal, Newborn and Infant Care during COVID-19

Global Health, Mental Health, Research
New Directions for Mental Health Work Force Globally.
Madiba Day | SAMA thanks all Healthcare workers and the fallen Heroes

African Patients Congress

How misinformation impacts COVID-19 vaccine uptake

COVID-19, Global Health, Research
The Role of the Media and Communications in Building Public Confidence in the COVID-19 Vaccine

Africa, Diseases, Educational Resource, Global Health
National focal points and implementation of the International Health Regulations.

Africa, Diseases, Educational Resource, Global Health
Tobacco supply and demand strategies used in African countries.
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Africa, COVID-19, Diseases, Priority Diseases
Malaria diagnostic threatened.

COVID-19, Diseases, Global Health
Vaccine manufacturing capacity in low- and middle-income countries.

Africa, Mother & Child, Research
Direct maternal morbidity and the risk of pregnancy-related deaths.

Health Education System, Mother & Child, Research
Evaluation of a package of continuum of care interventions

COVID-19, Diseases, Educational Resource
Cochrane’s consumer rapid response group.

COVID-19, Diseases, Educational Resource, Global Health, Value in Healthcare
How could health care be anything other than high quality?
Diseases, Educational Resource, Health Education System, Priority Diseases, Value in Healthcare
Likelihood of Desired Health Outcomes.

Diseases, Global Health, Mother & Child
Improving maternal and newborn quality of care

Diseases, Educational Resource, Global Health, Health Education System
Taking Action to Improve Data Alignment.

COVID-19, Diseases, Global Health
Strengthening Community Health Worker Programs.

Jhb CPD: “Paediatric Triage” 3pm Thurs 1 July

Africa, Diseases, Mother & Child
Mother-To-Mother: Evaluation of The Sustainability of A Peer Model to Communicate Nutrition Messages in Mozambique

Diseases, Educational Resource, Health Education System, Mother & Child
Ensuring the provision of quality maternity care during a global pandemic.

Diseases, Health Systems Science (HSS), Mother & Child, Value in Healthcare
Hand Hygiene during the Early Neonatal Period.

Diseases, Educational Resource, Global Health, Priority Diseases
Evaluation of water, sanitation and hygiene status of COVID-19.

Diseases, Global Health, Mother & Child, Value in Healthcare
Community-based postnatal care services for women and newborns in Kenya
Mess-ups mean Gauteng has no money left to fight third wave

COVID-19, Diseases, Educational Resource, Global Health, Health Education System
Oral health is a neglected issue on the global health agenda.

Diseases, Educational Resource, Value in Healthcare
Maintaining essential health services during COVID-19

Clinical Governance, Law and Ethics in Health, Diseases, Educational Resource, Global Health
Publication Literature Analysis and Text Interaction Platform for User Studies

A warning from health professionals: ‘Gauteng will look like India’

Digital Health: What Awaits Us in the Future

It takes a global village to eliminate a disease

COVID-19, Global Health, Health Systems Organisation
If general practice fails, The NHS fails

Administration, Diseases, Priority Diseases
Localized communication minimizes the impact of Ebola in DRC.

COVID-19, Diseases, Global Health