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Melomed: Patient recovers after swallowing a foreign object while cleaning his fish tank

Mr Shaafie Abrahams from Belhar presented at Melomed Gatesville Hospital in the evening of 13 October with a su dden onset of shortness of breath and chest pain after inhaling a rubber valve while cleaning his fish tank. He had attempted to withdraw the valve as he has on previous occasions but unfortunately he was […]

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Melomed Gatesville Hospital successfully discharges COVID-19 patient

Mr Bathandwa Zuzo, a 48-year-old male, from Gugulethu was successfully discharged from Melomed Gatesville Hospital after 3 weeks of hospitalisation recovering from the COVID-19 virus. A cheering crowd of staff members lined the hospital’s hallways, as Mr Zuzo said his goodbyes. He was met at the entrance of the hospital by his family members and

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Local doctors and engineers build makeshift emergency ventilator using everyday items

A Krugersdorp-based doctor employed a little help from his friends to come up with an innovative design to simplify access to ventilation in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. Jano de Beer, a medical practitioner, with the expert assistance of anaesthetist Estienne Neuhoff and electronic engineers Gerry Geel and Maritz Botha, are well on their way

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Melomed doing compulsory Covid-19 testing for all new admissions

The Melomed Hospitals group is testing all its new admissions for Covid-19 regardless of the reason why people are admitted, to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus, the group said on Monday. “Melomed Hospitals’ strict clinical processes requires that all patients admitted into the Melomed Hospitals as ‘in-patients’ are to be tested for Covid-19,”

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Durban mother and newborn who tested positive for Covid-19 are recovering at home

Durban – A mother and newborn baby who both tested positive for Covid-19 at Durban’s Ahmed Al Kadi are recovering and have been discharged from the hospital. According to AAK chairperson, Dr Ayob Moosa Bux, both are back home. He said the woman was admitted to the facility and was tested upon arrival. In an

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Cure: CSI Projects

Cataract The gift of sight is probably one of the best gifts to give. Therefore, as part of eye awareness month in October, Cure Erasmuskloof and Dr Riel De La Bat (Kloof Eye) took hands and treated 12 patients who desperately needed cataract removal surgery. All procedures were a big success with immediate improvement on

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Melomed: World Premature Day

Melomed Gatesville and Melomed Bellville celebrated World Premature Day by celebrating their beautifully thriving premature babies. In attendance were nurses and doctors from the maternity and neonatal units, as well as staff that are responsible for the development of premature babies. The event was graced by the babies, and their parents, who brightened up the

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Looking to End Preventable and Curable Blindness in South Africa

Just by reading this article you are more privileged than thousands of South Africans who suffer daily challenges through the impact of entirely preventable and curable blindness. The five ophthalmologists situated at the Pietermaritzburg Eye Hospital assist community members with cataracts who have limited means by conducting small incision cataract surgery (SICS) surgery at no

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