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No benefit of heart CT scan in patients with acute chest pain, trial finds

Coronary CT angiography (CTCA) scans do not reduce the risk of heart attacks or cardiac death over three years in patients with acute chest pain whose heart attacks have been excluded, according to the results of a trial presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Munich.

No benefit of heart CT scan in patients with acute chest pain, trial finds

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NW healers push for traditional medicine hospital

International African Medicine Day is celebrated every year, on August 31st.

  • North West healers collaborate with scientific entities for traditional medicine hospital.
  • International African Traditional Medicine Week celebrated in Schweizer-Reneke.
  • Government aims to integrate beneficial traditional methods into modern healthcare.

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