Dr Jaco Jurgens Politiek is sleg vir mens se bloeddruk, veel te meer as die diagnose van bloeddruk die onderwerp is. Die manne wat weet kan net nie besluit wat is hoog en wat nie. In hierdie warboel van verskillende kriteria moet ons as algemene praktisyns hond haaraf maak. Die meet van bloeddruk is nog ’n dilemma. Al my bloeddrukmeters is gekallibreer. Die elektronies aparate beskikbaar is nie so akkuraat as die ou kwikmeters nie en sukkel veral as daar abnormale ritme (Disritmieë) is soos atriale fibrillasie. Dit is egter volgens Prof Kerr ’n goeie idee as almal met hoë...

Martin Du Toit The festive season is a time to spend with loved ones and to recharge in preparation for the new year ahead. Many people go on holiday during this time, often travelling many kilometres to their destination of choice. Unfortunately, the increase in vehicles travelling on the country’s roads during the holidays also leads to an increase in road fatalities, with an astonishing 510 deaths being recorded during the 2018 Easter holidays. So, what do you do if the unthinkable happens far from home? Should a person pass away while on holiday, a funeral undertaker in the area...