Teens (13 years & up)

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Healthy Life

Take care of your mental health

Untreated depression can lead to a poor quality of life and increases your risk of diabetes, heart attack and stroke.

Emergency

Don’t delay emergency treatment!

Remember, Mediclinic hospitals and Emergency Centres are equipped to deal with both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19-related complications. When Ben Rossiter, a 14-year-old Cape Town schoolboy began complaining of stomach pains, his

Children (1 to 12 years)

How to manage your child’s COVID-19 anxiety

Children may struggle to communicate how they feel during an ongoing health crisis. Here’s how to recognise signs that they’re anxious and best support them.

Children (1 to 12 years)

How to go back to school

What you – and your kids – need to know about staying safe during a phased reopening of SA schools.

Children (1 to 12 years)

Keeping kids safe and sane during lockdown

A few ways to keep kids entertained during the COVID-19 pandemic without having to leave the house.

DID YOU KNOW?

  • We place oxygen-releasing, toxin-absorbing plants, like Sanseviera Trifasciata, around our hospitals.
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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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  • To prevent harmful bacteria being absorbed by mattresses we use protective under sheets made from polypropylene.
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  • Most nursing units have windows overlooking gardens to promote healing.
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  • Our 24-hour emergency centres feature state-of-the-art life-saving equipment.
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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 are designed to minimise ambient noise to promote sleeping and the healing process.
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  • You get 20% of the water your body needs from eating fruit and vegetables.
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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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  • 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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Pregnancy and Paediatrics

Teen texting: Three health dangers of texting – is your teen at risk?

Teenagers text. Constantly. But is it hurting their health? We identify three health dangers of texting to help you determine whether your teen is at risk.

Children (1 to 12 years)

Effective discipline tactics for toddlers, tweens and teens

Here’s a few strategies to help you implement effective discipline for toddlers, tweens and teens.

DID YOU KNOW?

  • 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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  • A baby weighing 390g survived thanks to the expertise of Mediclinic’s highly qualified paediatric staff and specialists.
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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • We found a practical solution to a shortage of theatre nurses by becoming a registered teaching institution.
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  • You get 20% of the water your body needs from eating fruit and vegetables.
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  • We install alcohol rub dispensers at our facilities to prevent the spread of pathogens.
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  • Our hospitals did the first minimally invasive transcatheter aortic valve implant procedure in Africa.
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Children (1 to 12 years)

Effective management and treatment for ADHD

Experts say that effective management and treatment for ADHD depends on the correct diagnosis – and that early diagnosis is key.

Children (1 to 12 years)

The positives and negatives of screen time

Screen time can be a useful learning tool – or a chronic, dangerous distractor.

Exercise

Fitness tips for teens

A regular exercise routine can help your teen stay healthy, get stronger – and feel better, too.

Children (1 to 12 years)

Healthy habits start with you

The most powerful way to teach your child healthy habits for life is to model healthy behaviours says an expert at Mediclinic.

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