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Anorectal - Treatment of haemorrhoids, fissure, fistula Covered for complicated cases that cannot be treated as an out-patient or where the out-patient treatment options failed and treatment is required in a medical facility Biopsie...
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Momentum Medical Scheme underwriters assess the medical risk that new applicants pose to the Scheme and use the risk management tools provided by legislation to ensure the long-term sustainability of the Scheme. These risk management tools i...
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Council for Medical Scheme accreditation: Process to renew or apply Healthcare advisers need to apply and renew their Council for Medical Scheme (CMS) accreditation online at https://www.medicalschemes.com/AccreditationPortal...
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Description Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). A chronic disease of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract that causes inflammation and sores, called ulcers, on the inner lining of the large intestine. Crohn's disease and m...
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Description Lupus is an autoimmune disease characterised by acute and chronic inflammation of various tissues of the body. Autoimmune diseases are illnesses that occur when the body's tissues are attacked by its own immune system. The immun...
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Description Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease where the body attacks itself, causing chronic joint inflammation. While it primarily affects joints, it can also cause inflammation of organs as the disease gets worse. People wi...
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Description Parkinson's disease is a chronic and progressive movement disorder, meaning that symptoms continue and worsen over time. Parkinson’s involves the malfunction and death of vital nerve cells in the brain, called neurons. Parkinson...
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Description Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the world’s most common neurological diseases. Nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are surrounded by a layer of protein called myelin. This layer protects the nerve and helps electrical sig...
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Description The thyroid gland is found in the front of the neck below the larynx (voice box) and has two lobes, one on each side of the windpipe. The thyroid is one of the endocrine glands, special groups of cells that make hormones. Hormones...
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Description The thyroid gland is found in the front of the neck below the larynx (voice box) and has two lobes, one on each side of the windpipe. The thyroid is one of the endocrine glands, special groups of cells that make hormones. Hormones...