Sexual rehabilitation after male-specific cancer
A Mediclinic urologist and a psychologist discuss some of the complexities of sexual rehabilitation after male-specific cancer.
Progeroid syndromes
A rare genetic disorder that causes accelerated ageing in children affects a very small fraction of newborns – and South Africans are among them.
Speech therapy after a stroke
After a stroke, it’s very common to experience communication problems. Known as aphasia, the condition can affect the ability to speak, read and write. A Mediclinic audiologist and speech therapist explains how it is treated.
Back to work during cancer treatment
While cancer treatment is different for everyone, a Mediclinic oncologist gives general advice on how to cope with work during cancer treatment.
The artificial pancreas is closer than we think
The end goal for the treatment of type 1 diabetes – the artificial pancreas – is an integrated, automated system that calculates how much insulin the body needs and then delivers it – in real time.
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You get 20% of the water your body needs from eating fruit and vegetables.
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Our radio-translucent theatre beds enable X-rays to be taken on the spot, without having to move the patient or disturb the procedure.
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Nurses can observe patients at all times as critical care units are designed like a beehive with the nurses’ station in the middle.
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Some of our hospitals have operating tables that can support patients of up to 370kg in weight and 2.2m in height.
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To ensure sterility, our surgical instruments are twice wrapped in sterile fabric.
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A jumping rope uses almost every muscle in the entire body during exercise.
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We have backup generators for our backup generators so that we can provide uninterrupted expert care.
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Our expert breastfeeding advice is based on the principles of the United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Health Organisation.
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We install alcohol rub dispensers at our facilities to prevent the spread of pathogens.
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Our corridors are 2.3m wide allowing two beds to pass one another without any interference.
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Uterine fibroids are very common
It’s estimated that 20-50% of women of reproductive age have uterine fibroids, which may range in size from as small as a pea to as big as a grapefruit. We look at the causes, symtoms and treatment of these mostly benign growths.
Looking at macular degeneration
The leading cause of vision loss, macular degeneration primarily affects people over the age of 50. While it can be treated, there’s no known cure.
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You get 20% of the water your body needs from eating fruit and vegetables.
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A baby weighing 390g survived thanks to the expertise of Mediclinic’s highly qualified paediatric staff and specialists.
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To prevent harmful bacteria being absorbed by mattresses we use protective under sheets made from polypropylene.
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Some of our hospitals have operating tables that can support patients of up to 370kg in weight and 2.2m in height.
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We found a practical solution to a shortage of theatre nurses by becoming a registered teaching institution.
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We use the internationally recognised Oxford Vermont Network to keep our neonatal critical care units at the forefront of paediatric medicine.
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Mediclinic Cape Town is accredited as a mother and baby friendly institution, having scored 100% at a recent external review.
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Nurses can observe patients at all times as critical care units are designed like a beehive with the nurses’ station in the middle.
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Mediclinic is one of the three leading private hospital groups in Southern Africa and the sixth largest private healthcare group in the world.
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The only one in Africa and one of only 13 in the world, the P-I BrÅnemark Institute of Excellence at Mediclinic Morningside, specialises in facial reconstruction.
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Prostate cancer: early diagnosis is essential
June is Men’s Health Month. We asked a Mediclinic urologist how prostate cancer is diagnosed and treated.
A heads-up on headaches
We asked Dr Yaseen Yacoob, specialist neurologist at Mediclinic Pietermaritzburg, about common causes and treatments of headaches – and how they’re classified.
The future of cancer treatment
We speak to a Mediclinic oncology surgeon and an oncologist about the future of breast cancer treatments.
Asthma: it can be controlled [infographic]
Do you know enough about asthma? Find out with this infographic.
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