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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Trauma patients with a critically low temperature will often be wrapped in a space blanket to reduce heat loss.
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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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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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Mediclinic has the highest number of internationally accredited facilities in Southern Africa.
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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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Our 24-hour emergency centres feature state-of-the-art life-saving equipment.
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We have backup generators for our backup generators so that we can provide uninterrupted expert care.
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To make the most of every second, we strive to synchronise all our clocks in the hospital.
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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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We found a practical solution to a shortage of theatre nurses by becoming a registered teaching institution.
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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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