A rare disease is often thought of as a condition that affects other people and happens to families and individuals other than yourself. The reality is that a rare disease
Men’s Health: Discussing the effects of Silence Immploy, August 2021: For many years, men’s health has been compromised. Due to their lack of vulnerability, and education, men are at more
Over three decades ago, Tibbit (1983, p. 241) explained the following regarding institutional care of the aged: Aged persons in our society are neglected and rejected and discriminated against. They
If a couple decides to use artificial fertilisation, a new phase of family planning begins. The process can be financially, physically, and mentally demanding on both partners – but the ultimate
Caesarean section (CS), also known as c-section, or caesarean delivery, is the surgical procedure by which a baby is delivered through an incision in the mother’s abdomen, often performed because
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a movement disorder of the nervous system that deteriorate over time. While nerve cells (neurons) in parts of the brain wane or are damaged or die,
The past 50 years were characterised by significant health issues such as mental health, maternal and childcare, and climate change. Celebrating World Health Day is attributed to activities that extend
Industrial Pharmacy Industrial pharmacy is the discipline that deals with research to discover, develop, produce, and market drugs or pharmaceutical drugs for use as medications to be administered (or self-administered) to patients, with
If you’re living with a serious mental illness in this country, you probably won’t get treatment and care. Only 27 percent of South Africans with acute mental health disorders get the
Introduction Endometriosis is the abnormal growth of endometrial tissue, similar to the endometrium (inner layer), outside the uterus. Endometrial tissue is shed each month during menstruation. Areas of endometrial
