When pregnancy causes diabetes
When a healthy woman develops diabetes during pregnancy, it’s known as gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). It’s a serious condition that must be managed to ensure you – and your baby – are healthy.
When less is better: How a breast reduction can improve your life
Are your oversized breasts making you uncomfortable, embarrassed or causing severe pain? If so, you might consider breast reduction surgery.
THRIVE: Jeannie D is winning the fight against asthma
Actress. Model, TV and Radio Presenter – and Severe Asthmatic, Jeannie D is winning the fight against a debilitating chronic illness – asthma.
GLOW: Chanel de Wet’s radiant smile wasn’t always this way
Imagine being unable to smile. Imagine speaking with a lisp, and struggling to eat or drink, because you can’t move the muscles around your lips, on one side of your face. Imagine living with one eye permanently open, even while you sleep.
What happened next: Annie Bothma
A series of misdiagnoses saw Annie Bothma suffer from a range of debilitating symptoms, until, at age 19, she was correctly diagnosed at Mediclinic Milnerton with hypopituitarism.
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Mediclinic has the highest number of internationally accredited facilities in Southern Africa.
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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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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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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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A jumping rope uses almost every muscle in the entire body during exercise.
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Our 24-hour emergency centres feature state-of-the-art life-saving equipment.
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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 nursing units are designed to minimise the distance between nursing staff and patients.
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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 weighing 390g survived thanks to the expertise of Mediclinic’s highly qualified paediatric staff and specialists.
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“I thought I’d never walk again”
A motorcycle accident left Elsje Potgieter with two broken legs and a fractured pelvis. Today, she’s able to walk again, thanks to the care of health practitioners and staff at Mediclinic in Bloemfontein. She shares her remarkable story with us.
“I have a new lease on life”
Hayley Herman is a kidney transplant survivor. She began wearing a mask and practising social distancing long before COVID-19 became a reality.
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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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An orange has over 170 different phytonutrients and more than 60 flavonoids, providing anti-inflammatory, anti-tumour and blood clot-inhibiting effects.
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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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We install alcohol rub dispensers at our facilities to prevent the spread of pathogens.
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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 have been awarded international accreditation for best practice in the management of environmental systems and practices.
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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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Most nursing units have windows overlooking gardens to promote healing.
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You get 20% of the water your body needs from eating fruit and vegetables.
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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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“Your child has collapsed”
It’s every parent’s worst nightmare. A call from the school to say your child has collapsed and is not breathing….
Remember miracle baby Brandon Grant? This is how he’s doing now.
After being born two months prem, losing 90% of his small intestine to infection and spending his first nine months in hospital, miracle baby Brandon is now a toddler – although for him, normal life looks a little different.
“Bariatric surgery changed my life”
Bariatric surgery gives people who are struggling with weight loss a new lease on life. We interview Cape Town-based preschool principal Vanessa Robson.
A medical miracle: Cayden Pillay’s story
“From the moment we fell pregnant with Cayden, we felt he was special. We didn’t know he would become a medical miracle”
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