Welcome to 2020. We’re the first generation to begin to get to grips with the connected age’s lightning-fast pace of change….
#BelieveIn The Future Looking for reasons to be positive? Read on…
Author: Profmed
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Q&A
With COVID-19 being confirmed in SA, we’ve put together some questions and answers to help you understand what to do if you think you have the virus, the benefits available to you as a Profmed member, and other useful information.
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Profmed – 2019 Stress Index
South African professionals are stressed. Not too stressed, but on average, moderately so. According to Profmed’s 2019 Stress Index, work, health and finances are the biggest contributors to stress levels among South African professionals….
Start The School Year Healthy
On a scale of 1 to 10, how excited is your child about the first day of school? Nothing quite compares to the exhilaration of finally being a part of the “big kids”, whether it be the “big kids” in kindergarten, in grade R or in grade 1….
National Health Insurance – NHI
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THE PROFESSIONAL | EPISODE 6: Astrophysics
Machine learning, big data and artificial intelligence – those catchphrases of the fourth industrial revolution – will eat many of our jobs. That’s inevitable. Profmed’s podcast series The Professional has been looking into how the world of work is busy adapting in surprising ways to our tech revolution. …
THE PROFESSIONAL | EPISODE 5: The Anxiety and Fatigue Economy
The fourth industrial revolution has exciting implications for the future of work. Artificial intelligence, and machines that can learn to do many of our jobs better than we can, will inevitably take over many of our tasks. …
THE PROFESSIONAL | EPISODE 4: Counselling A Nation
Why profile a clinical psychologist who insists on looking back? The answer lies in where we find ourselves as a nation. We are stuck, experiencing cycles of violence, says Nomfundo Mogapi, cycles that we will unlikely be able to resolve until we change something that allows us to emerge out of a place of hopelessness.
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Profmed Provides Peace Of Mind To One Family – For 50 Years
John has been a Profmed client since 1970. He and his wife had four children, who were dependents through university….
THE PROFESSIONAL | EPISODE 3: Break the Mould
Machine learning, big data and artificial intelligence – those catchphrases of the fourth industrial revolution – will eat many of our jobs. That’s inevitable. Profmed’s podcast series The Professional has been looking into how the world of work is busy adapting in surprising ways to our tech revolution. …
What’s new for 2020?
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If you’re an expecting mom, here’s why you don’t need to fear premature birth
Welcome to 2020. We’re the first generation to begin to get to grips with the connected age’s lightning-fast pace of change….
Are robots coming for our jobs?
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The Professional | Episode 2: Albinism and Diversity
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The Professional | Episode 1: The Internet of Things
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Navigating the ‘terrible twos’
Welcome to 2020. We’re the first generation to begin to get to grips with the connected age’s lightning-fast pace of change….
The difference between open and closed medical schemes
You may have heard the media mentioning open or closed medical schemes, and you may have found yourself wondering “what’s the difference?”…
The benefits of regularly donating blood
According to the South African National Blood Service (SANBS), less than 1% of South Africans are active blood donors. Do you donate regularly?…
To vax or not to vax?
Whether you should or shouldn’t vaccinate your children Vaccination remains a contentious and controversial debate among parents. Pro-vaxxers (those in favour of vaccination) will tell you that vaccines are safe, necessary and essential in protecting your children from potentially fatal diseases….
Join a medical scheme when you’re young and your future self will thank you
Joining a medical scheme when you’re young is probably the last thing on your to-do list. You’re young and healthy, so why do you need medical cover, right? Well, the answer is simple. Your future self will thank you in the years to come….
