Put Your Health First in 2018

In the blink of an eye, 2017 has vanished and we’re already half way through January 2018. They say it’s the year of the dog, but we disagree. In our opinion, 2018 is the year of the healthy – as we hope to educate all of our valued clients and followers on how to...

Medical Practice Equipment Essentials

With the third world still desperately in need of improved medical facilities and medical practice equipment, large multinationals such as Philips and Fluke are designing medical equipment that can operate efficiently in some of the world’s harshest climates. Glenmed...

How to Stay Healthy These Holidays

When we’re not supplying KwaZulu-Natal with world-class medical equipment, we’re assisting all South Africans to live their best lives and remain in peak condition. So, seeing as it’s December and we’re neck-deep in another scorching South African summer, we thought...

A Look at the Philips MX100 Patient Monitor

Philips has done it again. The global electronics leader has developed THE answer to portable patient monitoring systems as part of its IntelliVue family which includes bedside monitors, central stations and mobile applications. We’re here to introduce the Philips...

How Does a Stethoscope Work?

The stethoscope was invented by Rene Laennec, a Frenchman, way back in 1816. It came about thanks to Laennec being too much of a gentleman to put his ear against a woman’s chest for cardiovascular observation. He realised, after experimentation with a rolled-up...