Healthcare / General

15 Facts about the Covid vaccine

Although the vaccine rollout for healthcare workers has begun, myths and misinformation continue to circulate around its development, efficacy and just how the vaccine will help manage or mitigate the spread of the virus. We asked Lee Callakoppen, Principal Officer of Bonitas Medical Fund for 15 facts about the vaccine.

A healthy trolley for a healthy life

The implications of prescribing and administering ivermectin

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about worldwide economic, social and medical uncertainty. For doctors, this uncertainty extends to whether new treatments will be beneficial to patients in protecting them from the coronavirus or not.

Healthcare Overutilization: Why South African medical schemes are still struggling with lowering overutilisation levels

Towards the end of 2019, South Africa’s Competition Commission completed the Health Market Inquiry report and published its findings. The first conclusion in the summary report states: