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Ster-Kinekor’s Vision Mission assists eye care health across SA

Ster-Kinekor’s Vision Mission assists eye care health across SA

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Genome editing reveals key gene for human embryo growth

Genome editing reveals key gene for human embryo growth

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Lessons from Cuba

Lessons from Cuba

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Rising demand for probiotics in SA

Rising demand for probiotics in SA

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NPO raises over R6m for lactation unit, breast milk bank at Soweto hospital

NPO raises over R6m for lactation unit, breast milk bank at Soweto hospital

20 Sep 2017

Council pursues bogus health practitioners

Council pursues bogus health practitioners

20 Sep 2017

UHC is achievable, but it takes political will

UHC is achievable, but it takes political will

19 Sep 2017

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Ascendis to beef up operating efficiencies

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Tristate Heart and Vascular Centre in Nigeria. Photo: Tristate Heart and Vascular Centre

Philanthropists join forces to fund Africa's cash-strapped health sector

Pavithra Rao 19 Sep 2017

New 15,000m2 Mediclinic hospital for Stellenbosch

New 15,000m² Mediclinic hospital for Stellenbosch

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Why the path to longer and healthier lives for all Africans is within reach

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GBD study: SA's development vs health progress gap

GBD study: SA's development vs health progress gap

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What is the real cost of NHI?

What is the real cost of NHI?

Martin van Staden 14 Sep 2017

DrConnect remedies online health questions

DrConnect remedies online health questions

14 Sep 2017

#InnovationMonth: How tech is transforming healthcare

#InnovationMonth: How tech is transforming healthcare

Nicci Botha 13 Sep 2017

Making sense out of health data

Making sense out of health data

12 Sep 2017

Dr Numaan Mohamood, divisional director of member care, Liberty Health

Doctor retention and sustainable healthcare

12 Sep 2017

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KZN gets ultimatum to fix health crisis

Nicci Botha 11 Sep 2017

'Cyberchondria' costs the UK health service £56m a year

'Cyberchondria' costs the UK health service £56m a year

11 Sep 2017

Measles outbreak in KZN

Measles outbreak in KZN

8 Sep 2017

Study: Tech spend on healthcare delivery to top $800m in five years

Study: Tech spend on healthcare delivery to top $800m in five years

8 Sep 2017

Breast reconstruction and radiation therapy - is it really safe?

Breast reconstruction and radiation therapy - is it really safe?

Frank Graewe 7 Sep 2017

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Sierra Leone starts cholera vaccination drive in disaster areas

7 Sep 2017

Treasury opts to defer sugar tax implementation

Treasury opts to defer sugar tax implementation

6 Sep 2017

No - heart disease is not SA's leading cause of death

No - heart disease is not SA's leading cause of death

Africa Check 6 Sep 2017

Tailored medical distribution software launched

Tailored medical distribution software launched

6 Sep 2017

Fort Hare nursing students may be barred for the year

Fort Hare nursing students may be barred for the year

5 Sep 2017

Purple tea is taking over the world, one cup at a time

Sharon Mundia 5 Sep 2017

Six eating habits for healthy kidneys

Six eating habits for healthy kidneys

Association for Dietetics in South Africa 5 Sep 2017

Global genetic study involving different populations sheds light on glaucoma

Global genetic study involving different populations sheds light on glaucoma

Susan Williams, Michèle Ramsay 4 Sep 2017

Private sector skills and resources of enormous benefit to implementation of NHI

Private sector skills and resources of enormous benefit to implementation of NHI

4 Sep 2017

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Tristate Heart and Vascular Centre in Nigeria. Photo: Tristate Heart and Vascular Centre

Philanthropists join forces to fund Africa's cash-strapped health sector

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NPO raises over R6m for lactation unit, breast milk bank at Soweto hospital

20 Sep 2017

Council pursues bogus health practitioners

Council pursues bogus health practitioners

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UHC is achievable, but it takes political will

UHC is achievable, but it takes political will

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New 15,000m2 Mediclinic hospital for Stellenbosch

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GBD study: SA's development vs health progress gap

GBD study: SA's development vs health progress gap

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What is the real cost of NHI?

What is the real cost of NHI?

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DrConnect remedies online health questions

DrConnect remedies online health questions

14 Sep 2017

#InnovationMonth: How tech is transforming healthcare

#InnovationMonth: How tech is transforming healthcare

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Making sense out of health data

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'Cyberchondria' costs the UK health service £56m a year

'Cyberchondria' costs the UK health service £56m a year

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Measles outbreak in KZN

Measles outbreak in KZN

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Study: Tech spend on healthcare delivery to top $800m in five years

Study: Tech spend on healthcare delivery to top $800m in five years

8 Sep 2017

Breast reconstruction and radiation therapy - is it really safe?

Breast reconstruction and radiation therapy - is it really safe?

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Treasury opts to defer sugar tax implementation

Treasury opts to defer sugar tax implementation

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No - heart disease is not SA's leading cause of death

No - heart disease is not SA's leading cause of death

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Tailored medical distribution software launched

Tailored medical distribution software launched

6 Sep 2017

Fort Hare nursing students may be barred for the year

Fort Hare nursing students may be barred for the year

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Six eating habits for healthy kidneys

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Global genetic study involving different populations sheds light on glaucoma

Global genetic study involving different populations sheds light on glaucoma

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Private sector skills and resources of enormous benefit to implementation of NHI

Private sector skills and resources of enormous benefit to implementation of NHI

4 Sep 2017

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Gestational diabetes a very real threat

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Waiting to inhale: Radiation and living near mines

Waiting to inhale: Radiation and living near mines

1 Sep 2017

A vision for digital health at the Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa 2017

A vision for digital health at the Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa 2017

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SA has 14 times global average of foetal alcohol disorders

SA has 14 times global average of foetal alcohol disorders

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Private healthcare environment compromised by unregulated fees

31 Aug 2017

Cost containment and quality healthcare need not be mutually exclusive

Cost containment and quality healthcare need not be mutually exclusive

Mark Arnold 30 Aug 2017

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Mental illness a big issue in SA, but awareness is lagging

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Tshemba Foundation ushering in a new era of medical volunteering serving rural communities

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Roche cuts the price of cancer drug

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