Can your body heal after smoking?
Need a reason to quit smoking? A Mediclinic pulmonologist explains how long it takes to recover.
How the lungs work [infographic]
Ever wondered how your lungs work? With a total of 2 400km of airways running through both your lungs, they have a large job to do keeping you breathing and your blood oxygenated. Here’s a closer look.
Are you having a pulmonary embolism?
Probably not. But that nagging cough that you have might be a cold, or it might be something far more serious. To make sure you know the difference, learn the symptoms and risk factors for pulmonary embolism.
Why should you give up smoking?
There are many reasons why people claim that they can’t (or won’t) give up smoking. They say it relaxes them; it gives their restless hands something to do; it even replaces food sometimes when they’d rather not risk gaining a kilo…
Treatment or cure? An approach to cystic fibrosis
What do you do when you’re faced with a disease or condition that can’t be cured? Dr Ignatius Immink of Mediclinic George, who recently worked with a cystic fibrosis patient, recommends changing the focus from searching – breathlessly – for a cure, and looking at treatment instead.
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Our 24-hour emergency centres feature state-of-the-art life-saving equipment.
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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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To prevent harmful bacteria being absorbed by mattresses we use protective under sheets made from polypropylene.
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Mediclinic trains more than a thousand nurses annually at training centres throughout Southern Africa.
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Scrub areas in theatre are a minimum of 2.1m wide to accommodate at least two people at a time.
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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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Our hospitals have been awarded international accreditation for best practice in the management of environmental systems and practices.
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To ensure sterility, our surgical instruments are twice wrapped in sterile fabric.
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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 hospitals are designed to minimise ambient noise to promote sleeping and the healing process.
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Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis
Dr Dalene von Delt talks about multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, from which she has fully recovered.
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