Can a genetic defect cause your immune system to malfunction?
Suffering from unexplained chronic infections? A Specialist Rheumatologist explains that defective genes can disrupt a person’s immune system causing them to be prone to chronic and serious infections. The goods news? There’s already an array of effective treatment options.
The big 5 cancers in men
The best way to minimise your cancer risk is also the easiest: get proactive. Start here.
Chronic kidney disease: Are you at risk?
Our kidneys are great at getting rid of the junk we eat. If you’re not helping them, they could turn into a ticking time bomb.
Concussion: more than just a bump on the head
After your head is hurt in a rugby tackle or fender bender, you may look and feel fine. But that doesn’t mean you should try to walk it off: concussion is a serious condition that affects your whole brain and can cause long-term damage.
From paralysed to completing the Dakar Rally
Joey Evans had a dream: to complete the infamous Dakar Rally on a motorbike. And nothing – not even an accident that left him paralysed from the chest down – would stop him from making it a reality.
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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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Most nursing units have windows overlooking gardens to promote healing.
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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 hospitals are designed to minimise ambient noise to promote sleeping and the healing process.
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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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To make the most of every second, we strive to synchronise all our clocks in the hospital.
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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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Our nursing units are designed to minimise the distance between nursing staff and patients.
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Mediclinic trains more than a thousand nurses annually at training centres throughout Southern Africa.
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Immunisations save lives and help stop diseases from spreading.
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Hand hygiene: 5 things dirtier than your toilet seat
Germs and bacteria lie in wait in some unexpected places. Here’s how to find and eliminate them before they sneak up on you with our tips on effective general and hand hygiene.
Baby Neave: youngest in Africa to receive cochlear implant
Neave Barrett was born deaf. Today she is a talking, singing, bouncing, hearing toddler.
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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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To ensure sterility, our surgical instruments are twice wrapped in sterile fabric.
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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 hospitals did the first minimally invasive transcatheter aortic valve implant procedure in Africa.
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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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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 baby weighing 390g survived thanks to the expertise of Mediclinic’s highly qualified paediatric staff and specialists.
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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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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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Wonder woman Magda Wierzycka’s battle with rheumatoid arthritis
Magda Wierzycka has overcome many obstacles, including a serious medical condition, to reach the top.
Could your child have haemophilia?
When a person is injured and a blood vessel is damaged, blood platelets rush to the area to stem the bleeding. They release chemicals that activate a series of proteins, or clotting factors, which form a clot, eventually forming another protein, fibrin, to develop the mesh that will help the area heal. But children with haemophilia aren’t so lucky.
Charissa Worthmann: competitive gymnast despite arrhythmia diagnosis
Charissa Worthmann has become a competitive gymnast, despite living with arrhythmia – a congenital heart condition characterised by an irregular heart rate.
Running for her life
On 19 November 2017, Nolene Conrad ran the Valencia Marathon in Spain in a time of 2:35:19 – smashing her personal best by 12 minutes. That’s a top 10 finish in an IAAF Gold Label race, and the fastest time by any South African female athlete this year. It is also a Western Province record.
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