How does one really catch Pneumonia?
For years, people have been warned that if they have the flu, they should watch out for the dreaded pneumonia. ...
Preparing your immune system for winter
Judging by the recent cold front that has dominated the weather reports for Cape Town and Johannesburg, (and quite honestly most of South Africa), it is pretty safe to say that winter is coming....
Daily habits that can affect your overall health
Some of the things you do daily may seem harmless, but can have a damaging effect on your future well-being. From spending too much time on your phone to getting affectionate kisses from your pet, we outline the hidden hazards lurking in your everyday lives. Affectionate...
Is your doctor the real deal?
Calls have increased for the Health Professionals Council of South Africa (HPCSA) to deal with the issue of fake doctors who now flood South Africa’s hospitals and private practices. This follows a clamp down by the Medicines Control Council (MCC), the Health Professionals Council of...
Affinity Junior Product Launch
Our Affinity Junior product is undergoing some sought-after changes. The Specific Stated Conditions benefit will now be covering a range of procedures specifically targeted towards children. In an effort to continually align our benefits with the needs of our clients, new procedures will be replacing...
Medical Schemes predicted to lose up to 2 million members after Tax Cut
The National Health Insurance (NHI) is a plan to improve public health care so that everyone receives the medical care that they need without being faced with heavy expenses. At least this is what the White Paper which was released in June 2017 proposes. There...
Are you stunting your child’s mental growth by exposing them to general anaesthesia?
The results of a recent study published in the medical journal Anaesthesiology (2017), has caused some controversy over the possible harmful long-term side effects of general anaesthesia when administered to children under the age of 3. General anaesthetic is used in common child related surgeries, including...
Fun and weird facts you may not know about the heart
Your heart is roughly the size of your fist. In an average life time the human heart beats more than 2.5 billion times. The first heart pacemakers plugged into a wall socket. Heart disease has been found in 3, 000 year old mummies. Your...