Voiceless
Working in the public healthcare system as a student has a number of challenges. You are expected to do the same work […]
Category: Term 3 (2019)
Early Discharges
Early Discharges from hospitals can be very detrimental to recovery, speed of recovery and even long term health of a patient. In […]
The choice: Taking action or taking responsibility
WATCH: https://youtu.be/o9EKvj86xq4 Throughout the past few weeks our country has been in a state of fear and dread following the alarming number […]
We are the change
You sat there My palms were sweating You grimed at me in court My anxiety increasing You laughed at the ruling… I […]
Drawing a fine-line between “yes” and “no
Autonomy is defined as the patient has the right to make his or her own decisions about their life, in this case […]
Professionalism vs. My Emotions
One can be the master of what one does, but never of what one feels. ― Gustave Flaubert As we were approaching the […]
THE NOTION OF ABORTION
In the time I have been in hospitals it has never been a first-hand experience to deal with pregnancy and abortion as […]
Modifying DNA
The year is 2019 and it was discovered that scientists have modified the DNA of an unborn baby to create the “perfect […]
Religion in the Health System
PATIENTS RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND THEIR HEALTH Every person has a right to his or her […]
Who’s more deserving of our precious time
In South Africa we are currently experiencing a big increase in violence against woman and children, violence associated with robberies, violence associated […]