Nutrition
Choose your portion with caution
Control your portion sizes of food for a healthier lifestyle.
Endocrinology
Iodine deficiency disorder
Here’s why you need iodine and what an iodine deficiency can cause.
Magazine
True or False? We clear up four myths about sugar
Are some sugars better for you than others? Anel Kirsten, a dietician at Mediclinic Vergelegen, clarifies a few misconceptions.
Nutrition
Why healthy oils are essential
What you need to know about healthy oils and why they are essential.
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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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Most nursing units have windows overlooking gardens to promote healing.
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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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A baby weighing 390g survived thanks to the expertise of Mediclinic’s highly qualified paediatric staff and specialists.
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Mediclinic uses building materials that reduce background noise for minimal disturbance.
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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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Our 24-hour emergency centres feature state-of-the-art life-saving equipment.
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A baby has a 70% better chance of surviving a motor vehicle accident if in a secure car seat and properly restrained.
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A jumping rope uses almost every muscle in the entire body during exercise.
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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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Nutrition
Your medical questions answered
We answer medical questions around SAD, vitamin C and generic drugs.
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You get 20% of the water your body needs from eating fruit and vegetables.
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Immunisations save lives and help stop diseases from spreading.
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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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Our 24-hour emergency centres feature state-of-the-art life-saving equipment.
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Mediclinic has the highest number of internationally accredited facilities in Southern Africa.
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Most nursing units have windows overlooking gardens to promote healing.
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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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We found a practical solution to a shortage of theatre nurses by becoming a registered teaching institution.
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We install alcohol rub dispensers at our facilities to prevent the spread of pathogens.
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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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Children (1 to 12 years)
Childhood obesity: encouraging a healthy lifestyle
Tips for encouraging a healthy lifestyle if your child has been diagnosed as obese.
Children (1 to 12 years)
Childhood obesity
If your child is diagnosed with obesity, here is how you can treat it and why it shouldn’t be ignored.
Healthy Life
Dealing with a change in health
Here’s how to deal with a change in health that may alter your life.
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