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Stroke explained: Recognise the warning signs and act fast
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Every minute during a stroke, an estimated two million brain cells can die. To mark World Brain Day on 22 July, Health-e News asked leading stroke neurologist, Dr Pradeep Rowji from the Neurological Association of South Africa to answer common questions about recognising a stroke, acting quickly, protecting brain health
Unsafe river crossing stands between Limpopo villagers and healthcare
Keletso Mkhwanazi
For residents of Mafarafara village outside Burgersfort, reaching the nearest clinic means crossing the Tubatse River on a makeshift bridge and then walking another 1.5km up a steep, bushy gravel road. The village has no clinic of its own. Residents rely on the Taung Clinic in Ga-Taung village, about six
’Confusion and pain too much to bear’ – Limpopo mother’s mental strain caring for daughter with cerebral palsy
Moyahabo Mabeba
A young Limpopo mother says caring full-time for her nine-year old daughter with cerebral palsy has left her depressed, isolated and unable to build a future of her own. Mapula Setati (25) from Extension 44 outside Polokwane was only 16 when she gave birth to Ramasenya at Seshego Hospital on
Forced or coerced sterilisation: Know your rights about consent
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A recent Health-e News report on allegations by a young Limpopo mother, who says doctors removed her uterus without her knowledge or consent, raises questions about patients’ rights before undergoing sterilisation procedures. Here’s what South African law says about consent and sterilisation. What is sterilisation and who can perform it?
Young Limpopo mother: ‘womb removed without my knowledge or consent’
Thomo Nkgadima
A young Limpopo mother says doctors removed her womb during childbirth surgery without her knowledge or consent, leaving her in pain and struggling to come to terms with what happened. Dimakatso Madimabe* (20) says she was eight months pregnant when she went for a routine check-up at Bothashoek Clinic on
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