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 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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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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We found a practical solution to a shortage of theatre nurses by becoming a registered teaching institution.
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To prevent harmful bacteria being absorbed by mattresses we use protective under sheets made from polypropylene.
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We monitor the temperature of our neonatal units as newborn babies are extremely sensitive to temperature change.
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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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Our 24-hour emergency centres feature state-of-the-art life-saving equipment.
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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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We use a yacht-mast design for our cabling and keep it safely wound up in our trauma pedestals to avoid any accidents.
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We install alcohol rub dispensers at our facilities to prevent the spread of pathogens.
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Nutrition
Your medical questions answered
We answer medical questions around SAD, vitamin C and generic drugs.
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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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Trauma patients with a critically low temperature will often be wrapped in a space blanket to reduce heat loss.
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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 world-class neonatal units feature high frequency oscillatory ventilators to minimise lung trauma in premature babies.
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Mediclinic uses building materials that reduce background noise for minimal disturbance.
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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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The triage admission system in our emergency centres has been able to reduce mortality by up to 50%.
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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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A jumping rope uses almost every muscle in the entire body during exercise.
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Immunisations save lives and help stop diseases from spreading.
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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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