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  • Waiting to exhale : COVID-19, asthma and COPD 
    Outhoff, Kim (Medpharm Publications, 2020-07)
    As the COVID-19 cases and deaths continue their inexorable rise in South Africa, winter sets in and lockdown measures are eased, we wait – with bated breath – for the crisis to peak. The uncertainty is difficult to ...
  • We survived 
    Cordier, Werner; Nyoni, Champion N. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2021-09)
    The COVID-19 pandemic reaffirms the need for the professionalisation of health professions education. The current higher education landscape in Africa privileges clinical competence over educational proficiency for educators ...
  • Web-based point prevalence survey of antimicrobial use and quality indicators at Raleigh Fitkin Memorial Hospital in Eswatini and the implications 
    Gwebu, Prudence; Meyer, Johanna C.; Schellack, Natalie; Matsebula-Myeni, Zinhle; Godman, Brian (Routledge, 2022)
    Currently there is limited knowledge regarding antimicrobial utilization patterns among public hospitals in Eswatini. This is a concern given rising resistance rates among African countries. This study aimed to address ...
  • What is hyoscine N-butylbromide? 
    Outhoff, Kim (MedPharm Publications, 2015)
    At 9 am on the 23rd of November 1910, Dr Harvey Hawley Crippen, an American who had originally trained as a homeopathic doctor, was dispatched to the next world by public hanging in London’s Pentonville prison for ...
  • Wounds : an overlooked burden (Part 1) – Effective wound management starts with proper wound assessment 
    Parkar, Hafiza; Cromarty, Allan Duncan (Medpharm Publications, 2020-11)
    Healthcare professionals in general practice are tasked with treatment and management of wounds on a daily basis. The prognoses of these wounds are directly affected by the ability of the clinician to assess these wounds ...
  • Wounds : an overlooked burden (Part 2) – Wound treatment : a daunting decision 
    Parkar, Hafiza; Mlambo, Shamiso Shelter; Naude, L.; Strydom, H.; Nakidien, N.; Cromarty, Allan Duncan (Medpharm Publications, 2021)
    Various types of wounds are encountered daily in medical practice, and due to the numerous treatment options available on the market, making the most appropriate choice of treatment may be a rather daunting decision. The ...
  • Wounds : an overlooked burden (Part 3) - Chronic wounds : a conundrum of complications 
    Parkar, Hafiza; Mlambo, Shamiso Shelter; Naude, L.; Strydom, H.; Naahid, N.; Cromarty, Allan Duncan (Medpharm publications, 2021-05-06)
    Wound healing is a complex process which may be hindered by a range of interfering factors, especially in patients with underlying pathologies. This results in the formation of chronic, non-healing wounds which subject ...
  • Wounds : an overlooked burden (Part 4) – Burn wounds : a searing situation 
    Parkar, Hafiza; Mlambo, Shamiso Shelter; Bruwer, F.; Cromarty, Allan Duncan (South African General Practitioner, 2021)
    Burn injuries are a leading cause of deformities and death globally, and in developing countries, the recurrence of burn incidents increases the financial burden on health systems. Appropriate management of burn wounds ...
  • Zebrafish behavioral response to ivermectin : insights into potential neurological risk 
    Powrie, Yigael; Strydom, Morne A.; Aucamp, Marique; Schellack, Natalie; Steenkamp, Vanessa; Smith, Carine (Elsevier, 2022-12)
    Ivermectin is a well‐known and widely used anti‐parasitic drug. Recently, in vitro data suggest anti‐viral efficacy of the drug, albeit at much higher concentrations than currently approved. Despite warnings by ...
  • Zinc oxide nanoparticles induce oxidative stress and histopathological toxicity in the thyroid gland and liver of rats 
    Sakr, Samar; Steenkamp, Vanessa (Taylor and Francis, 2021)
    Zinc oxide nanoparticles are incorporated into cosmetics and sunscreens and are widely used in biomedical applications and the food industry. The increasing use of zinc oxide nanoparticles raises concerns about their safety. ...