Dear Doctor: Older study that said ‘medical errors’ were country’s third leading cause of death was flawed
The research from 2016 would have meant at least a third of patients (as many as 60%) who pass away in the hospital die of a medical error. That is incorrect.
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WHO study reveals the leading causes of maternal deaths
A new WHO study revealed that severe bleeding and hypertensive disorders are the leading causes of maternal deaths worldwide ...
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Kidney disease emerges as leading cause of death globally
Dr Phelisa Sogayise, a nephrologist at Christiaan Barnard and Blaauberg Nectare Hospital in Cape Town, said people with any ...
What Scientists Just Discovered About COVID-19’s Hidden Death Toll
COVID-19 didn’t just claim lives directly—it reshaped mortality patterns worldwide. A major international study found that ...
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Chronic kidney disease projected to be 5th leading cause of death in five years
With chronic kidney disease projected to be the fifth leading cause of death by 2040, Nephrologist Dr. Adrian Sawyer is ...
Bleeding and hypertension leading causes of maternal death, WHO study
A study by the World Health Organization (WHO) suggests that hemorrhage and hypertensive disorders like preeclampsia were the leading causes of maternal deaths in 2020. Experts stressed the urgent ...
Despite the world's largest ARV programme, HIV continues to be SA's leading cause of death
A groundbreaking SAMRC study has uncovered significant underreporting of HIV-related deaths in South Africa, despite the ...