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One-stop shop for acid reflux

The opening of the Upper Gastro-intestinal Unit at Mediclinic Heart is good news for long-term acid reflux sufferers.

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Neuropsychiatry filling a gap at Mediclinic Morningside

Dr Karishma Lowton is among the fewer than 10 trained neuropsychiatrists in South Africa. She brings her sub-specialist skills to Mediclinic Morningside.

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Enhancing urogynaecology with robotics

An award-winning urogynaecologist and South Africa’s first female robot-assisted surgeon has joined Mediclinic Panorama.

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Mediclinic surgeons perform streamlined brain surgery with new endoscope

Neurosurgeons Dr Brad Harrington and Dr Hanno Vivier, both of Mediclinic Cape Gate, recently performed a navigated ventriculostomy surgery to remove a potentially life-threatening colloid cyst – a tumour that

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The Future of Prenatal Testing Has Arrived

Screening the genetic health of your baby during pregnancy has never been this safe, or as accurate. Mediclinic Precise brings next-generation prenatal testing to life with a comprehensive Non-Invasive Prenatal Test (NIPT) offering.

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First for Africa: heart rhythm disorder treated with new technology

For the first time on the African continent, a series of fourteen patients with atrial fibrillation – the most common heart rhythm disorder in people older than sixty years – was treated with new ablation technology to ensure normal heart rhythm without atrial fibrillation.

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10 in-demand tech skills in SA healthcare digital transformation

Rapid digital transformation is underway in South Africa’s healthcare sector.

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Why top SA tech careers are being built in healthcare

By 2022, the value of the South African healthcare market was predicted to reach US$37 billion, and this is expected to rise to over US$47 billion by 2027.

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Advanced laser eye surgery: a first for Pietermaritzburg

An ophthalmologist in private practice at Mediclinic Pietermaritzburg has been performing multiple life-changing laser eye surgeries after acquiring the city’s first refractive laser machine.

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New hope for brain-injured patients

Neuropsychologist Dr Katie Hamilton recently joined Mediclinic Morningside, providing specialised psychological intervention for patients with brain trauma.

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