Vol 112, No 3 (2022)

Table of Contents

Cover

Cover PDF
 

Contents

Contents PDF
  183-184

Correspondence

Change in profile of COVID-19 deaths in Western Cape Province, South Africa, during the fourth wave PDF
M Paleker, M-A Davies, P Raubenheimer, J Naude, A Boulle, H Hussey 185-186
The cost of harmful alcohol use in South Africa: A commentary PDF
M Murray, G D I Barr 187-188

Obituaries

Peter Wranz PDF
H Odendaal, B Schaetzing, C Wright, J Schneider 189

Editorial

When secrecy and expert advice collide in a pandemic: Access to information and the National Department of Health’s tardy publication of Ministerial Advisory Committee advisories PDF PDF
M Richter, Y Nokhepheyi, F Hassan 190-191
Pandemic escape plan: Discontinuing policies that have reached their expiry date PDF
G U van Zyl, A Dramowski, W Preiser 192-193

Continuing Medical Education

Dolutegravir drug-drug interactions PDF
E Mondleki, G Maartens 194-195

In Practice

Perspectives on gestational diabetes mellitus in South Africa PDF
V Nicolaou, N Levitt, K Huddle, S A Norris 196-200
Laboratory parameters associated with prolonged hospital length of stay in COVID-19 patients in Johannesburg, South Africa PDF
J Pillai, P P K Mistry, D A le Roux, K S C Motaung, M Mokgatle, P Gaylard, N Cengiz, D Basu 201-208
Curatorship applications: The role of neuropsychology PDF
K L Rice, M L Hendricks 209-213
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and missed vaccine rollout targets: The case for using general practitioners PDF
D J McQuoid-Mason 214-215
Liability of doctors based on negligence for culpable homicide: No need to change the law concerning medical negligence or to establish special medical malpractice courts – use mediation and medical assessors instead PDF
D J McQuoid-Mason 216-218

Research

Population-level risk factors for vertical transmission of HIV in the national prevention of mother-to-child transmission programme in South Africa: An ecological analysis PDF
F Moyo, A Haeri Mazanderani, G G Sherman, T Kufa 219-226
Long-stay medical-surgical intensive care unit patients in South Africa: Quality of life and mortality 1 year after discharge PDF
E van der Merwe, D Baker, G Sharp, M van Niekerk, F Paruk 227-233
Predictors of unfavourable tuberculosis treatment outcome in Bilene District, Gaza Province, Mozambique: A retrospective analysis, 2016 - 2019 PDF
D Osório, I Munyangaju, E Nacarapa, A-V Nhangave, J-M Ramos-Rincon 234-239
Introducing an Ethics Framework for health priority-setting in South Africa on the path to universal health coverage PDF
D Blaauw, C Chambers, T Chirwa, N Duba, L Gwyther, K Hofman, L London, T Masilela, N McKerrow, O Modupe, L Moeng, V Mubaiwa, N Nematswerani, Y Ramkissoon, Y Saloojee, S Tshabalala, K Valabhjee, M Versteeg-Mojanaga, N Barsdorf, D Conco, M DiStefano, R Li, K Chalkidou, R Faden, S Goldstein, K Hofman, C B Krubiner, M W Merritt, A Mosam, S Potgieter, A Tugendhaft 240-244

CPD

CPD Questions PDF