A consequence of the ageing population and the ever expanding range of life-prolonging medical advances is the increase in the number of people with 2 or more co-occurring disorders, commonly referred to as multimorbidity which is an emerging public health challenge. The increase in the number of chronic disorders within...

Culture, a complex of “ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a particular people or society”, influences lifestyle practices as well as emotional, cognitive and social responses to cancer. In our tertiary urological practice, we often encounter patients who are fearful of cancer or dealing with the anxiety of a...

Contact lenses (CL) are a convenient method of correcting refractive error, and offer many advantages over spectacles. However, CL wear has its complications, which may be severe, resulting in vision loss. CL-related microbial keratitis is one of the most severe complications as it can lead to corneal scarring or...

Malnutrition is common among hospitalised patients, with a prevalence ranging from 20% to 50%. Poor nutrition results in a range of negative clinical, functional and systemic outcomes. Malnutrition markedly increases morbidity and mortality in both acute and chronic diseases, of which trauma and heart failure are examples of each...

In the past, the study of mental health status and indicators was restricted to the medical perspective of understanding and establishing the prevalence and risk factors of mental illness in the population. In 1996, Keith Tudor defined mental health as a positive concept and separated it from mental illness and...