Dr Charl C. van den Berg Orthopaedics & Shoulder Surgeon

22/09/2020

Find out more about Charl Christiaan Van Den Berg Dr by following them on Google

01/08/2020

So proud of my hospital!

23/07/2020

Excellent article from a reputable journal...I am glad to say that all of these precautions are in place at our hospitals

https://www.newswise.com/coronavirus/back-to-the-operating-room-orthopedic-surgeons-issue-guidelines-on-resuming-elective-surgery-amid-covid-19-pandemic/?article_id=734744

23/07/2020

Although this pandemic is far from over, the numbers in the Western Cape has slowly declined over the past 2-3 weeks. With all safety precautions in place, it is time to start working on the backlog of elective surgeries to avoid a major crisis in the months to follow. By taking good care about choosing lower risk patients and making sure they isolate before and after surgery, procedures can now be safely offered by hospitals not overloaded by Covid cases

More than 28 million elective surgeries could be cancelled or delayed globally this year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

23/07/2020

The coronavirus pandemic will potentially create a backlog of approximately 150,000 surgical procedures, taking almost two years to eradicate, write professors Bruce Biccard and Lydia Cairncross of the University of Cape Town in Daily Maverick. Such a massive unmet health need will have profound imp...

12/12/2019

A tetraplegic man has been able to move all four of his paralyzed limbs by using a brain-controlled robotic suit, researchers have said.

05/12/2019

The proof-of-concept flight is being hailed as "a stunning achievement."

01/12/2019

Have we not learnt from the failures at Eskom and Transnet? Watch Professor Alex van den Heever share his concerns.

28/11/2019

It could be the end of those itchy, annoying plaster casts.

31/10/2019

https://www.medicalbrief.co.za/archives/nhi-no-longer-affordable-in-the-current-fiscal-environment-treasury/

24/10/2019

A team of New Zealand researchers have been recognised for their groundbreaking paper that could help reduce the number of older women presenting with fractures by up to half.

18/10/2019

Creative ways to manage your scars

06/10/2019

Creative solutions!

29/08/2019

My colleague!

Dr Minette du Preez qualified as a neurosurgeon in 1994. At the time, there were precious few women in specialist medical roles in the country. This is how she broke

24/08/2019

Well written article...

The National Health Insurance Bill is a terrible idea that will have dreadful consequences, not only for the 15% of the population that benefit from private healthcare, but also for the poor. It will bankrupt the country. It needs to die.

13/08/2019

The first black woman to qualify as a plastic surgeon in SA is driving her field into the future. “As a surgeon you are helping people in a physical and

13/08/2019

Medical schemes as we know it will disappear, and your doctor will be paid by government.