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Medical ethics

The ethical dilemma some surgeons in public healthcare face – save lives or prevent indignity and humiliation

South Africa

The ethical dilemma some surgeons in public healthcare face – save lives or prevent indignity and humiliation

By Faizel Jacobs

Why South Africa needs a national Data Transfer Agreement for health research

South Africa

Why South Africa needs a national Data Transfer Agreement for health research

By Safia Mahomed, Glaudina Loots, Ciara Staunton, Glenda Gray, Ames Dhai, Melodie Labuschaigne, Mongezi Mdhluli

WHO guidelines on human genome editing: why countries need to follow them

Magazine

WHO guidelines on human genome editing: why countries need to follow them

By Sheetal Soni

Covid-19: We urgently need a national plan for the looming shortage crisis in critical healthcare

South Africa

Covid-19: We urgently need a national plan for the looming shortage crisis in critical healthcare

By Geetesh Solanki, Reno Morar, Louis Reynolds, Neil Myburgh and Leonard Gentle

MP Deidre Carter campaigns to make end-of-life decisions legally enforceable

South Africa

MP Deidre Carter campaigns to make end-of-life decisions legally enforceable

By Ufrieda Ho

Euthanasia back in courts as doctor fights for right to die

South Africa

Euthanasia back in courts as doctor fights for right to die

By Rebecca Davis

The belly of Baragwanath: a doctor's story

South Africa

The belly of Baragwanath: a doctor's story

By Mandy De Waal