Reflux symptoms return in about half of patients who undergo gastric bypass. In a study published online in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Dag Holmberg, from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues assessed the long-term risk for remaining or recurring reflux […]

A seminar focusing on a comparison between medical schemes and health insurance primary care plus policies as well as the impact the Conduct of Financial Institutions (COFI) Bill will have on the medical insurance industry, will be convened by the Institute of Health Risk Managers (IHRM) in […]

Preliminary research suggests an association between small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and restless legs syndrome (RLS), supporting emerging research linking gut microbial health to sleep health. While the study is ongoing and recruitment just beginning, the researchers found […]

The South African Medical Association (SAMA) says continued attacks on healthcare professionals at public health facilities is a crisis which needs urgent attention. This comes after the most recent attack on a junior doctor at the Pelonomi Hospital in the Free State last week. Following this […]

There is no difference in the risk of acquiring HIV for women using three different types of long-acting, reversible contraception in sub-Saharan Africa, according to the findings of the ECHO study that were released today at the South African AIDS Conference in Durban. The findings were […]