Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing problem worldwide, including South Africa, where an AMR National Strategy Framework was implemented to instigate antimicrobial stewardship programmes (ASPs) and improve antimicrobial ...

INTRODUCTION : Traditional remedies remain a prominent form of therapy in developing countries, such as South Africa. Boophone disticha, or the poison bulb, is used for the treatments of wounds. There is generally a lack ...

BACKGROUND : Herbal medications are used worldwide for a variety of diseases and conditions. Patients often elect not to disclose their herbal use history, or health care practitioners fail to enquire about specific ...

Background. Globally, illicit drugs are responsible for many fatalities annually, yet accurate data on the nature and extent of these deaths in South Africa (SA) are lacking. Objectives. To investigate the presence and ...

There are concerns with the current prescribing of antibiotics in both the private and public primary care settings in South Africa. These concerns need to be addressed going forward to reduce rising antimicrobial ...

Depression affects nearly 350 million people worldwide. Local data indicates that approximately 17% of all South Africans will experience at least one episode of depression in their lifetime. Depressive disorders contribute ...

A multisite survey of South African (SA) medical students’ perceptions and knowledge of antibiotic resistance (ABR) and appropriate prescribing by Wasserman et al., published in this edition of the SAMJ, demonstrates ...

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 ...