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Back in SA to make a difference

Dr Essop Solomon at Mediclinic Pietermaritzburg has spent the past 12 years in Saudi Arabia, working as a diabetologist in a country with one of the highest incidences of diabetes

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A legacy of changed lives

Building a legacy in a country that has enormous health challenges is not always easy for doctors in the private sector. But specialists within Mediclinic are opening their hearts to

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Tackling the crisis of organ donation in SA

The innovative Wits Transplant Procurement Model shows promise in increasing deceased organ donor numbers in South Africa. Only 0.2% of South Africans are registered organ donors, according to statistics collected

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The benefits of point-of-care diabetes testing

Point-of-care diabetes testing (HbA1c) is becoming a popular method for office-based monitoring of glucose control. Diabetes is a serious disease that needs to be managed strictly and carefully. Part of

Innovation

Scoliosis: Correcting the curve

The spine is such an incredible design. From birth, it progressively changes shape from the C-form seen in a foetus to the S-shape observed in adulthood. This change occurs under

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The gift of sight

In a first for the new hospital, Mediclinic Stellenbosch Day Clinic collaborated with the Western Cape Department of Health and Paarl Hospital to provide pro bono cataract surgery for 22

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Measuring the success of the mandatory HPV vaccine

The mandatory HPV vaccine is designed to prevent cancer-causing infections and precancerous conditions of the cervix. Is it working? Cervical cancer is a national health priority. Yet this is a

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In Roaring Good Health

Chaos made headlines around the world as the first lion to undergo radiation treatment in a human clinic, Mediclinic Muelmed, for two cancerous lesions on his nose. He was diagnosed

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Mediclinic Vereeniging Offers Improved Radiotherapy

The Elekta Synergy Platform Linear Accelerator offers highly targeted radiotherapy equipment with advanced imaging technology, which allows clinicians to treat smaller tumours and reduce radiotherapy impacts on healthy tissue. New

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Rheumatology practice delivering well rounded support

If you walk into the Winelands Rheumatology practice based in Stellenbosch, one does not get the usual feeling of a classic sterile environment or cold waiting room. There is almost

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