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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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….
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….
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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 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. …
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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John has been a Profmed client since 1970. He and his wife had four children, who were dependents through university….
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. …
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Welcome to 2020. We’re the first generation to begin to get to grips with the connected age’s lightning-fast pace of change….
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Welcome to 2020. We’re the first generation to begin to get to grips with the connected age’s lightning-fast pace of change….
You may have heard the media mentioning open or closed medical schemes, and you may have found yourself wondering “what’s the difference?”…
According to the South African National Blood Service (SANBS), less than 1% of South Africans are active blood donors. Do you donate regularly?…
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….
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….
We’ve seen the posts and the memes that advocate alcohol use – from #WineWednesday to Phuza Thursday. Does your day revolve around cracking open an ice cold Zamalek after work? Are you looking forward to that glass of wine a little too much?…
