doctors

  1. N

    The HPCSA blatantly refusing to let self -funded South African Doctors which studied abroad Sit for Board exams

    So over the past few years there have been a huge number of people studying medicine abroad at universities in the UK,Romania, Russia, China etc. These are self funded students which unfortunately are are the victims of the quota system which refuses applicants studying medicine here because...
  3. T

    Specialists charging discovery DOUBLE??

    Hi there, I came across something very upsetting with my hospital admission. My neurologists sent me a statement for their services, but I noticed that they are claiming from the wrong medical aid (Medihelp) the total for this Statement was R6100. I sent them a mail stating my correct...
  4. LazyLion

    SA Doctor gets Boston Study Award

    The Discovery Foundation has awarded the first MGH Award to a South African doctor, enabling her to advance her specialist skills in liver transplants and disease. The foundation announced on Wednesday the award, worth R1.2 million, would go to Dr Neliswa Gogela, 35. She would study at the...
  5. LazyLion

    Doctor Fails to Diagnose Rib and Spinal Fractures

    A church minister has stormed out of a Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) hearing, in Pretoria, at which one of two charges against a doctor who treated him were withdrawn, it was reported on Tuesday. Reverend Andrew George, 63, of Life Enrichment Ministries on the West Rand, said on...
  6. LazyLion

    Whitney charges possible as spotlight on docs

    http://www.iol.co.za/tonight/whitney-charges-possible-as-spotlight-on-docs-1.1233975 Who wants to be a doctor to the Stars? :eek:
  7. jes

    Doctors warn about Facebook use and link to teen depression

    Doctors warn about Facebook use and link to teen depression Add "Facebook depression" to potential harms linked with social media, an influential doctors' group warns, referring to a condition it says may affect troubled teens who obsess over the online site.
  8. N

    Doctor Branded Woman's Uterus After Surgery

    http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/bizarre/doctor-branded-womans-uterus-after-surgery Mandatory comment: :wtf:
  9. N

    Woman sterilised 'without her permission'

    http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=79&art_id=vn20100916043709577C671043 Mandatory comment: I don't know who to blame.
  10. mercurial

    Half of GPs refuse swine flu vaccine over testing fears

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  11. V

    Your spending on non-essential health services

    Obama's US Health Reform is in the news getting slammed & a lot of South Africans don't know that a similar process is underway at home, namely the proposed National Health Insurance. Both are loosely based on the UK NHS, which despite its huge problems, guarantees quality health care to...
  12. mercurial

    Doctors Try to Crack Mystery of Woman's 200-Pound Legs

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  13. mercurial

    Man Bets on His Life Expectancy, Wins More Than $16G

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  14. Lycanthrope

    ANC Youths Back Doctors

    Source: Sowetan Inkwenkwe, find a brain in the bargain bin and STFU. Um... Yes, because people only die from accidents and pregnancies. *sarcasm* Just when I think Stupid couldn't get worse, it becomes sentient, takes the form of the ANCYL and its supporters, becomes a race of its own...
  15. mercurial

    The Indian village where there are 220 sets of twins

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  16. D

    Being sick in SA is really painfull - help

    I can write a book here but I'm going to try and keep it as short as possible. I was fairly healthy all my life until about 22 (I'm 25 now). I developed severe depression, anxiety, stress, etc. I tried 6 different anti-dep meds which all just made me worse. In the end I just had to cope with it...
  17. mercurial

    Survey: Half of US doctors use placebo treatments

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