SAMJ Vol. 115 no. 4

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EDITORIAL

Cost-cutting at the expense of care and training: The predictable consequences of attempts at austerity by the Gauteng Department of Health

IN PRACTICE

Pregnant patients with severe headaches – don’t forget brain tumours!

RESEARCH

Putting us to the test: An assessment of the agreement between preoperative investigations ordered and evidence-based guidelines at a tertiary level hospital

A spatiotemporal analysis of emergency medical services use for palliative situations in Cape Town, South Africa

Perspectives of doctors, nurses and rehabilitation therapists in Gauteng and Mpumalanga provinces’ public hospitals on remunerative work outside of the public service

Leflunomide as an alternative csDMARD for rheumatoid arthritis in a resource-constrained setting

Neck dissection for advanced laryngeal cancer: Role and relevance in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa

The assessment of preventive measures in infants admitted with acute diarrhoeal disease to Pelonomi Tertiary Hospital in Bloemfontein, South Africa

Published: 2025-05-02

From the editor

World Immunization Week – world agencies reflect on the gains and challenges of vaccine initiatives

A Dhai

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Editorials

Cost-cutting at the expense of care and training: The predictable consequences of attempts at austerity by the Gauteng Department of Health

F Senkubuge, P Soma-Pillay, D Basu, S Madhi, F Motara, P Lekgwara, P Motloba, W Vangu, M Nodikida, S Madini, M Sathekge, M Ncube, L Chauke, R Botha, T Ledibane, A Coovadia, N Dhlodhlo, S Holland, C Sihlangu, Z Bayat, R Chauke, W Oosthuizen, L Mbodi

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Equitable access to diagnostic resources means one Xpert-Ultra cartridge for all inpatients with HIV being investigated for tuberculosis

T Boyles, B Sossen, S V Omar, G Meintjes, J Taljaard

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Correspondence

Spinal mobilisation and manipulation for paediatric populations

C A Basson, A Gross, K Olson, J Pool, D Clewley, J Dice, N Milne

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Comment on: ‘Cyberattack on the National Health Laboratory Service of South Africa – implications, response and recommendations’

D W Thaldar, W Preiser

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Response to letter regarding ‘Cyberattack on the National Health Laboratory Service of South Africa – implications, response and recommendations’

S Cassim, Z C Chapanduka

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Izindaba

Child abuse: A socio-historical perspective By Sebastian van As. 1st ed. Durban: Reach Publishers, 2023. ISBN 978-1-77636-607-1

H Buys

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In Practice

Pregnant patients with severe headaches – don’t forget brain tumours!

T Hassim, D Hall, P Mjuleka

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Research

Putting us to the test: An assessment of the agreement between preoperative investigations ordered and evidence-based guidelines at a tertiary level hospital in the Western Cape Province, South Africa – a retrospective record review study

S V Wronski, S Venter

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A spatiotemporal analysis of emergency medical services use for palliative situations in Cape Town, South Africa

C Gage, B Spies, K Crombie, T Slingsby, L Gwyther, W Stassen

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Perspectives of doctors, nurses and rehabilitation therapists in Gauteng and Mpumalanga provinces’ public hospitals on remunerative work outside of the public service

B P Matiwane, D Blaauw, L C Rispel

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Leflunomide as an alternative csDMARD for rheumatoid arthritis in a resource-constrained setting: A real-life experience

P E Mkhize, AJ Viljoen

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Neck dissection for advanced laryngeal cancer: Role and relevance in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa

S S Gumede, M Motala, A Yakobi, A Sibiya, R Bipath

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The assessment of preventive measures in infants admitted with acute diarrhoeal disease to Pelonomi Tertiary Hospital in Bloemfontein, South Africa

B Mangalie, A Jassen

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CPD

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