Author: Kathryn Rossiter
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Newly appointed Nursing Executive shares her vision for nursing
Posted on 3 May 2022
Monyebodi Ngoepe, known to her colleagues as Hendrica, was recently appointed by Mediclinic Southern Africa in the position of Nursing Executive.
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Breathing new life into tracheostomy
Posted on 20 April 2022
A surgical team at Mediclinic Cape Town was the first to trial a revolutionary balloon procedure that limits the risks associated with traditional tracheostomy.
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Pulmonary hypertension: Eben’s story
Posted on 19 April 2022
Eben Greeff was born with a serious diaphragmatic defect that led to pulmonary hypertension. He spent the first 101 days of his life at Mediclinic Kloof
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Revolutionary bone reconstruction
Posted on 19 April 2022
The ‘Eiffel Tower’ custom 3D-printed truss cage reconstruction is a quick and efficient means of bone reconstruction with multiple benefits.
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Reducing superbug transmission with novel environmental hygiene interventions
Posted on 7 April 2022
Wits University Donald Gordon Medical Centre recently announced novel study results indicating for the first time that Ultraviolet (UV) room decontamination technology paired with manual cleaning protocols decreased the transmission of Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) by 23% in a hospital setting.
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Inside the new Mediclinic Vergelegen Day Clinic
Posted on 31 March 2022
The new Mediclinic Vergelegen Day Clinic provides an accessible, efficient and affordable option in the greater Cape Winelands area for patients having elective surgery.
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Innovations in shoulder replacement surgery
Posted on 24 March 2022
A leading orthopaedic surgeon explains the new subscapularis and deltoid-preserving anterior approach for reverse shoulder arthroplasty.
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New hope for high-risk pregnancies
Posted on 24 March 2022
For women facing a high-risk pregnancy, access to specialist healthcare is crucial. Dr Sibusiso Nhlapo’s highly specialised obstetrics-gynaecology practice at Mediclinic Highveld now provides potentially lifesaving care in an underserved area.
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Little Bailey is a walking miracle
Posted on 23 March 2022
When Candice and Hugo Tumber welcomed Bailey, their newborn baby girl, their joy was short-lived after learning she had the rare disorder, caudal regression syndrome (CRS).
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Advances in total hip replacement
Posted on 23 March 2022
Dr Hennie Bosch, an orthopaedic surgeon at Mediclinic Durbanville, shares recent advancements in hip replacement surgery and explains when it’s recommended.
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