Colab Health

22/12/2025

Please take note of our holiday hours.

Thank you for trusting us with your health this year!

Merry Christmas.

19/12/2025

Please take note of our holiday hours.

Thank you for trusting us with your health this year.

Merry Christmas!

11/12/2025

Some information on alcohol and sleep.
Be informed

10/12/2025

Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs. Many different germs can cause it, including bacteria and viruses. The good news is that we have vaccines that protect against some of the most common and serious causes of pneumonia.

For many years, we’ve had vaccines to protect against:
- Pneumococcal infections (a common bacterial cause of pneumonia)
- Influenza (the flu), which can lead to pneumonia, especially in vulnerable people

Who should be vaccinated? — Vaccination is particularly important for adults age 65 years or older, as well as any adults who smoke, have a weakened immune system, or have certain chronic illnesses that will predispose to serious illness if they should happen to develop pneumococcal pneumonia.

Specific vaccination recommendations vary by age and other factors. Your health care provider can talk to you about what is most appropriate for your situation as well as which vaccine (or combination of vaccines) they recommend. In some cases, experts recommend getting both types of pneumococcal vaccine; in this case, they are typically given at least a year apart, although there are certain situations in which they may be given closer together.

In general, experts suggest vaccination for:

●All adults 50 years and older
●Adults (over the age of 18 years) with any of the following:
•Smoking
•Chronic heart disease, including congestive heart failure and cardiomyopathy (but not including high blood pressure)
•Chronic lung disease, including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
•Diabetes mellitus (unless very well-controlled)
•Alcohol use disorder
•Chronic liver disease
•Chronic kidney disease
•Cerebrospinal fluid leak
•Cochlear implant
•Poor function of the spleen (this includes people who have had their spleen removed and those with sickle cell disease or another disorder that causes spleen damage)
•A weakened immune system, for example, due to certain cancers, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, organ transplant, or medications that suppress the immune system

Source: UptoDate 2025

09/12/2025

Men often say “𝘐’𝘮 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦” because it feels easier than admitting the weight they’re under. 𝗠𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 is a reminder to stop, reflect, and actually check in with yourself.

𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘇 — 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲.👉 https://zwavelstreamclinic.co.za/self-diagnose-online-quiz/

09/12/2025

Inhaler technique is very important for adequate Asthma control

24/11/2025

We are very excited in welcoming the physiotherapy team to Colab Health. Jaco Swart, Nina Myburg and Carli van Dyk are the three fantastic physiotherapists that will be rotating at the practice Mondays - Fridays.

Visit the website www.colabhealth.co.za to learn more

16/10/2025

We had the great pleasure in organizing the first Pretoria Sleep Symposium, hosted at UP this past weekend

The goal was to bring together interested professionals, create awareness and improve education in a underrepresented field of medicine

Hopefully this is just the start!

14/10/2025

13/10/2025

13/10/2025

Today is , and it’s a reminder that heart health isn’t just physical – it’s emotional too. This year at we took an important step by releasing the Consensus Statement on and CVD. It’s time we start talking openly about this in cardiovascular care.

Read https://ow.ly/Zbru50X64ar

15/09/2025

We advise all our patient to make sure their children's immunization is up to date as there is currently a measles outbreak in South Africa.