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2022 Newsletters - 2022-07-19
Drug Testing
This guide serves to inform you of the different types of Drug tests available, what type of test to choose, and under which circumstances. Drugs can be divided into legally prescribed drugs like:
Read more2022 Newsletters - 2022-07-18
Interpretation of COVID-19 RT PCR Positive & Negative Results on Sequential Samples
RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2 is a diagnostic test designed for detecting the virus in respiratory samples of symptomatic individuals.
- It is therefore very specifc, so positive results are real sensitivity however is lower and false negative results may occur in up to 20% of swabs done, especially in mild or asymptomatically infected individuals.
2022 Newsletters - 2022-07-01
Monkeypox
Monkeypox virus is an enveloped double-strain DNA virus of the Poxviridae family. Orthopoxvirus genus. There are 2 distinct genetic clades, called the Central Africa and West African clades, depending on where they are originally described.
Read more2022 Newsletters - 2022-06-07
Preventative medicine for men and women
Preventive medicine is a medical investigation, such as a yearly physical checkup, which is aimed at preventing health problems in an apparently healthy person. It is in contrast to the type of medical tests you get when you have specific symptoms that need to be diagnosed.
Read more2022 Newsletters - 2022-04-04
Non-invasive prenatal screening (NIPS)
Non-invasive prenatal screening (NIPS) is the most sensitive and specific screening test for the common foetal aneuploidies. Due to advances in genomic technologies, we can detect the presence of foetal cell-free DNA, derived from the placenta, circulating in the maternal blood to screen for common foetal aneuploidies. The preferred nomenclature changed from NIPT to NIPS ('S' for screening) to emphasise that utilising a cell-free DNA approach is a screening test and not diagnostic.
Read more2022 Newsletters - 2022-04-04
Update on Malaria
Malaria is a CATEGORY 1 NOTIFIABLE CONDITION according to the National Department of Health's (NDOH)Notifiable Medical Conditions (NMC) list.
Read more2022 Newsletters - 2022-04-04
Updates in the Diagnosis of Meningitis and Encephalitis
Meningitis presents with some combination of neck stiffness, fever, headache, nausea, vomiting and photophobia. Encephalitis is distinguished from meningitis by the presence of abnormal brain function as evidenced by altered mental status, motor or sensory deficits, altered behaviour or personality changes, and speech or movement disorders.
Read more2021 Newsletters - 2021-11-10
World Antimicrobial Awareness
Every year, World Antimicrobial Awareness Week aims to increase awareness of global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and to encourage best practices among the general public, healthcare workers, and policymakers, to stop the further emergence and spread of drugresistant infections.
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