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Girl, 5, traumatised after GP assistant wrongly prescribed vaginal pessary, report finds

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Girl, 5, traumatised after GP assistant wrongly prescribed vaginal pessary, report finds

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Girl, 5, left bleeding and screaming in pain after being wrongly prescribed treatment

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Woman died after doctors missed bowel obstruction

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Five year old girl was left “traumatised” and in pain after physician assistant wrongly prescribed vaginal pessary

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Expensive watches, work bags and gold-plated stationary claimed in SA Health scheme

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From strokes to untreated HIV, ICE detainees describe medical negligence across the US

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Are you a winner or loser in this year's SA budget?

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