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Diabetes burnout is real

Diabetes burnout is real

6 Dec 2023

Is it iron deficiency or anaemia? - Medshield

Is it iron deficiency or anaemia? - Medshield

22 Nov 2023

Diabetes and hypertension research development hits the Merck

Diabetes and hypertension research development hits the Merck

14 Apr 2015

'Google Maps' for the body: A biomedical revolution

'Google Maps' for the body: A biomedical revolution

7 Apr 2015

China-Africa Health Collaboration focused on universal health coverage

China-Africa Health Collaboration focused on universal health coverage

30 Mar 2015

Don't wait for "silent killer" symptoms - get tested for kidney disease

Don't wait for "silent killer" symptoms - get tested for kidney disease

4 Mar 2015

Pink mushroom punnets raise R400k+ for Reach for Recovery

19 Feb 2015

Call for mines to invest in African health systems

Call for mines to invest in African health systems

10 Feb 2015

Foot-and-mouth eats up farming

Foot-and-mouth eats up farming

14 Jan 2015

One-size-fits-all approach can lead to over-treatment in older diabetes patients

One-size-fits-all approach can lead to over-treatment in older diabetes patients

Karen N. Peart 13 Jan 2015

Research explains how we live in harmony with friendly gut bacteria

Research explains how we live in harmony with friendly gut bacteria

Bill Hathaway 2 Jan 2015

Popular diabetes drug may be safe for patients with kidney disease

Popular diabetes drug may be safe for patients with kidney disease

Ziba Kashef 30 Dec 2014

Organise a Go Blue for Breakfast event to raise awareness of diabetes

Organise a Go Blue for Breakfast event to raise awareness of diabetes

13 Nov 2014

Muscle mass and chronic kidney disease

Muscle mass and chronic kidney disease

Jim Shelton 10 Nov 2014

Biomedical research and increased invesment is essential to make further strides in the battle to eradicate HIV and Aids in South Africa says Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor. Image: GCIS

HIV prevention's research remains high on SA agenda

29 Oct 2014

Help shed the stigma of psoriasis

Help shed the stigma of psoriasis

28 Oct 2014

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says significant strides are likely to have been made in the fight against HIV/Aids by the time Durban hosts the International HIV/Aids conference in Durban in 2016. Image: GCIS

Durban to host 2016 International HIV/Aids conference

28 Oct 2014

Professor Stephen Colagiuri, WISH Forum Chair for Diabetes

Professor Stephen Colagiuri to chair WISH Diabetes Forum

3 Oct 2014

Charles Mburugu

Guidelines for successful medical writing

Charles Mburugu 30 Sep 2014

Hay fever season could peak following wet winter

Hay fever season could peak following wet winter

Mariska van Aswegen 29 Aug 2014

Pink Drive's Noelene Kotschan says that cancer is a killer but so is ignorance and people need to be educated about the dangers of cancer and treat it early. Image: Pink Drive

Free breast cancer screening at Pretoria Station

8 Aug 2014

As Human Settlements Deputy Minister handed over a house to Egnas Dyidi in Nyanga East, the pensioner started sobbing uncontrollably having been unable to leave her house for 10 years. Image: GCIS

Emotional hand-over of houses in Nyanga

7 Aug 2014

Glucose 'control switch' in the brain key to both types of diabetes

Glucose 'control switch' in the brain key to both types of diabetes

Karen N. Peart 31 Jul 2014

Chronic stress leads to increased risk of heart attacks and strokes

Chronic stress leads to increased risk of heart attacks and strokes

18 Jul 2014

R200,000 donation in aid of breast cancer

R200,000 donation in aid of breast cancer

11 Jul 2014

Cancer benefits for oncology programme members

Cancer benefits for oncology programme members

8 Jul 2014

Royal Philips launches EmboGuide

Royal Philips launches EmboGuide

4 Jul 2014

Higher BMI increases the risk of asthma in children

Higher BMI increases the risk of asthma in children

2 Jul 2014

Vital diagnostic equipment remains unrepaired at Gauteng hospitals and yet the budget for new equipment are not spent. Image:

Doctors blame province for equipment shortages

20 Jun 2014

Bongi Ngema-Zuma

Diabetes campaign launches on Radio 2000 with Bongi Ngema-Zuma

19 Jun 2014

How leptin, the 'satiety hormone,' reverses diabetes

How leptin, the 'satiety hormone,' reverses diabetes

Helen Dodson 17 Jun 2014

Breathe Free this World Asthma Day

Breathe Free this World Asthma Day

6 May 2014

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Diabetes and hypertension research development hits the Merck

Diabetes and hypertension research development hits the Merck

14 Apr 2015

'Google Maps' for the body: A biomedical revolution

'Google Maps' for the body: A biomedical revolution

7 Apr 2015

China-Africa Health Collaboration focused on universal health coverage

China-Africa Health Collaboration focused on universal health coverage

30 Mar 2015

Don't wait for "silent killer" symptoms - get tested for kidney disease

Don't wait for "silent killer" symptoms - get tested for kidney disease

4 Mar 2015

Pink mushroom punnets raise R400k+ for Reach for Recovery

19 Feb 2015

Call for mines to invest in African health systems

Call for mines to invest in African health systems

10 Feb 2015

Foot-and-mouth eats up farming

Foot-and-mouth eats up farming

14 Jan 2015

One-size-fits-all approach can lead to over-treatment in older diabetes patients

One-size-fits-all approach can lead to over-treatment in older diabetes patients

Karen N. Peart 13 Jan 2015

Research explains how we live in harmony with friendly gut bacteria

Research explains how we live in harmony with friendly gut bacteria

Bill Hathaway 2 Jan 2015

Popular diabetes drug may be safe for patients with kidney disease

Popular diabetes drug may be safe for patients with kidney disease

Ziba Kashef 30 Dec 2014

Organise a Go Blue for Breakfast event to raise awareness of diabetes

Organise a Go Blue for Breakfast event to raise awareness of diabetes

13 Nov 2014

Muscle mass and chronic kidney disease

Muscle mass and chronic kidney disease

Jim Shelton 10 Nov 2014

Biomedical research and increased invesment is essential to make further strides in the battle to eradicate HIV and Aids in South Africa says Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor. Image: GCIS

HIV prevention's research remains high on SA agenda

29 Oct 2014

Help shed the stigma of psoriasis

Help shed the stigma of psoriasis

28 Oct 2014

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says significant strides are likely to have been made in the fight against HIV/Aids by the time Durban hosts the International HIV/Aids conference in Durban in 2016. Image: GCIS

Durban to host 2016 International HIV/Aids conference

28 Oct 2014

Professor Stephen Colagiuri, WISH Forum Chair for Diabetes

Professor Stephen Colagiuri to chair WISH Diabetes Forum

3 Oct 2014

Charles Mburugu

Guidelines for successful medical writing

Charles Mburugu 30 Sep 2014

Hay fever season could peak following wet winter

Hay fever season could peak following wet winter

Mariska van Aswegen 29 Aug 2014

Pink Drive's Noelene Kotschan says that cancer is a killer but so is ignorance and people need to be educated about the dangers of cancer and treat it early. Image: Pink Drive

Free breast cancer screening at Pretoria Station

8 Aug 2014

As Human Settlements Deputy Minister handed over a house to Egnas Dyidi in Nyanga East, the pensioner started sobbing uncontrollably having been unable to leave her house for 10 years. Image: GCIS

Emotional hand-over of houses in Nyanga

7 Aug 2014

Glucose 'control switch' in the brain key to both types of diabetes

Glucose 'control switch' in the brain key to both types of diabetes

Karen N. Peart 31 Jul 2014

Chronic stress leads to increased risk of heart attacks and strokes

Chronic stress leads to increased risk of heart attacks and strokes

18 Jul 2014

R200,000 donation in aid of breast cancer

R200,000 donation in aid of breast cancer

11 Jul 2014

Cancer benefits for oncology programme members

Cancer benefits for oncology programme members

8 Jul 2014

Royal Philips launches EmboGuide

Royal Philips launches EmboGuide

4 Jul 2014

Higher BMI increases the risk of asthma in children

Higher BMI increases the risk of asthma in children

2 Jul 2014

Vital diagnostic equipment remains unrepaired at Gauteng hospitals and yet the budget for new equipment are not spent. Image:

Doctors blame province for equipment shortages

20 Jun 2014

Bongi Ngema-Zuma

Diabetes campaign launches on Radio 2000 with Bongi Ngema-Zuma

19 Jun 2014

How leptin, the 'satiety hormone,' reverses diabetes

How leptin, the 'satiety hormone,' reverses diabetes

Helen Dodson 17 Jun 2014

Breathe Free this World Asthma Day

Breathe Free this World Asthma Day

6 May 2014

Better foot care reduces diabetics' costs

Better foot care reduces diabetics' costs

23 Apr 2014

Commemorating Global Asbestos Awareness Week

Commemorating Global Asbestos Awareness Week

4 Apr 2014

Norton Rose Fulbright to become biggest 1st year team in BP MS 150 history

Norton Rose Fulbright to become biggest 1st year team in BP MS 150 history

4 Apr 2014

Call for men to be tested for breast cancer

Call for men to be tested for breast cancer

1 Apr 2014

Cancer rates are climbing in South Africa with Liberty paying our an increasing number of claims related to the disease. Image: Imagerymajestic

Cancer claims are on the rise, says Liberty

Phakamisa Ndzamela 24 Mar 2014

HPV vaccination campaign to be rolled out in schools

HPV vaccination campaign to be rolled out in schools

12 Mar 2014

For older hypertension patients, an unwelcome trade-off

For older hypertension patients, an unwelcome trade-off

Karen N. Peart 25 Feb 2014

Grapevine chosen for good reason for Rare Disease Day 2014 'Jeans for Genes' awareness campaign

Grapevine chosen for good reason for Rare Disease Day 2014 'Jeans for Genes' awareness campaign

Grapevine Communications 20 Feb 2014

Managing diabetic children in class

Managing diabetic children in class

19 Feb 2014

Alcohol abuse is costing South Africa dearly in terms of money and loss of life. Image: Nicholas Tarling

War on demon drink

4 Feb 2014

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