Conditions & Care

By Dr Khutso N. Sebetseba — Paediatrician | Pocket Paediatrics with Dr K The child has headaches; or stomach aches; or suddenly refuses to go to school. Perhaps they’re irritable, tearful, struggling to sleep, or asking the same question repeatedly. Most parents don’t walk into a consultation saying, “I think my child has anxiety”; and

By Dr Wicus Grové — Emergency Medicine The ambulance doors open quietly, but the emotions they carry are anything but. A young woman sits silently, staring at the floor after taking an overdose. A father follows close behind, his face pale with worry, wondering where he went wrong. Across the department, another patient is shouting,

By Dr Wicus Grové — Emergency Medicine Protecting Childhood Wonder in the Emergency Department A child does not enter an emergency department the way an adult does. Adults arrive carrying diagnoses, responsibilities, and fears we know how to explain. Children arrive with imagination. The fluorescent lights become alien suns. The monitor alarms become warning sirens.

By Dr Jacques Conradie — Neurosurgeon Why Men Bear the Brunt of Brain Injury and How Smart Technology Is Fighting Back Every minute, somewhere on a sports field, construction site, or highway, a man sustains a traumatic brain injury (TBI). It may result from a crushing tackle, a falling scaffold plank, or the violent force

By Dr Ganean Chetty Oertel — Veterinarian (BVSc) Every day, somewhere in the world, a life is saved because a stranger rolled up their sleeve. Blood donation has long been recognised as one of humanity’s simplest yet most powerful acts of altruism. A single donation can mean survival for trauma victims, surgical patients, mothers experiencing

By Dr Andile Pieterson & Dr Ayanda Mthembu (TwinsOnEyes) — Optometrists Hypertension and the Eyes: How High Blood Pressure Affects Vision and What You Can Do to treat, prevent or manage it ?? ( not sure of heading Clive If you can make it shorter and more catchy that would be great) Hypertension (high blood

By Dr Khutso N. Sebetseba — Paediatrician | Pocket Paediatrics with Dr K It happens in seconds. A toddler pulls on a kettle cord. A cup of tea is placed just within reach. Bath water runs a little too hot. One moment is all it takes – and suddenly, a child presents with a burn.

By Dr Jasmine Ramiah — Clinical Haematology Introduction: The clinical state of pregnancy drives profound haematological adaptation to support the developing foetus and prepare for post-delivery. In South Africa, maternal mortality remains approximately 100-110 deaths per 100 000 live births with many deaths related to preventable haematological and medical conditions. As a clinician understanding the delicate

By Dr Jacques Conradie — Neurosurgeon The Anatomy of Risk: Tobacco and the neurosurgery The operating room is dead silent. Not a whisper disturbs the sterile field; everyone present understands the precipice upon which they stand. The operating microscope hums quietly, its light focused intensely on a pulsating, paper-thin dome of tissue—an aneurysm ready to

By Dr Ganean Chetty Oertel — Veterinarian (BVSc) In an increasingly interconnected world, the health of humans and animals is deeply intertwined. Nowhere is this more evident than in the prevention of zoonotic diseases—those transmitted between animals and people. While emerging pathogens often capture headlines, the most powerful tools we have to prevent everyday transmission