Ensure you understand the terms associated with your medical aid cover to reap the full benefits of the scheme.
The Thing About Stamina
When it comes to endurance sports, there are no short cuts. Grit, passion and perseverance are all necessary to achieve long-term goals.
The Provision of Expert Opinion and Evidence as a Health Professional
There is no doubt that ‘expert’ witnesses, particularly those in the medical fraternity, have come under the spotlight recently – for the wrong reasons. Expert medical witnesses are not born that way, nor do years of clinical experience in the field qualify them to testify. It is a field where the status is achieved only through experience, hard work and skills training. It also requires knowledge of the constitution, the law in our country, the court procedures, report writing and legal procedures.
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Silver Bullets in Medicine
With the world in a period of flux – some might argue crisis – solutions-driven thinking is more important than ever. Innovation in healthcare is becoming a major global focus as medical-related organisations face unprecedented challenges to improve quality and access, increase efficiency, eliminate waste and reduce harm and infection, while containing costs. But it takes resolute, lateral thinkers to focus unwaveringly on the problem until a solution is found. Once in a while, a new technology, an old problem and a big idea turn into an innovative solution.
A Quantum Leap In Implantology
Imagine an implant that not only supports a bone while it is healing but is reintegrated into it. Imagine that the implant is made of an element that is the natural base of our bones and is also a biological nutrient. Imagine that after a few years, radiologists studying X-rays can no longer differentiate between the original bone and the implant because it has been seamlessly assimilated into the body’s skeleton. Could that happen?