Healthcare accountability must advance alongside artificial intelligence (AI) and genomics to improve patient safety, former health ombud Professor Makgoba argues. In a keynote address to the South African Medico-legal Association’s annual national conference, he urged professionals to confront medical errors. He also called for an ethical framework that better reflects South Africa’s constitutional values and cultural diversity. Makgoba, a former…
Tag: Medical Ethics
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UK Health Aid Transparency Under Increasing Scrutiny
British International Investment’s integrity is under fire following reports that millions of pounds of UK health aid have gone to corrupt and irresponsible healthcare companies. According to BII, this agency is responsible for investing funds to help “poor and marginalised sections of society.” However, recent reports indicate an obvious breakdown in UK health aid transparency. Investigators found that the agency…
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Healthcare Facilities Cheat Compliance Checks
The nation’s health standards watchdog has sounded the alarm over an increasingly common and deceptive practice. Healthcare establishments “borrow” medical equipment and essential documents from other facilities to pass inspections fraudulently. This “window dressing,” as facilities cheat compliance checks, is being driven by a rush to obtain certificates of compliance ahead of the nationwide rollout of the National Health Insurance…
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Vaccine Advisory Panel Dismissed by US Health Secretary
In a move that has sent shockwaves through the scientific and medical communities, US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced the immediate dismissal of all 17 members of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunisation Practices (ACIP). The decision, described as the most far-reaching action yet by the long-standing vaccine sceptic, aims…
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Are New Cancer Treatments Worth the Price?
A significant number of cancer drugs approved since 2000, as reviewed by Bloomberg News, have never been definitively shown to extend patient survival for their approved uses. This raises questions about the growing cost of cancer treatments. The landscape of cancer treatment has been revolutionized over the past three decades, with over 200 new cancer drugs greenlit by the US…