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Breakthrough craniofacial surgery performed at Tygerberg Academic Hospital
Professor Frank Graewe teamed up with the World Craniofacial Foundation and Smile Foundation SA to help give normal lives to two African girls who suffered from serious skull defects... read more>>



Hospital Groups
Innovation in healthcare: it's down to better management

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business

Following the world's first in skin graft surgery in the Western Cape recently, a healthcare management expert says more innovations such as these depend on better management in the healthcare system... read more>>
Medical Research
Research in the news: Study finds no net benefit from common anti-clotting drug

Ziba Kashef

A costly drug frequently used to treat patients with heart disease may offer no greater benefit than standard medications, say Yale researchers... read more>>
Blood, saliva prototype finds most oral cancers
MIAMI, USA: A new test that uses blood and saliva to detect head and neck cancers has shown promise in a small number of patients, researchers said... read more>>
Neurology
Research in the news: Muscle contraction may contribute to stroke damage

Bill Hathaway

An investigation of blood flow network in the brain has revealed some surprising behavior of vessels during stroke, according to Yale researchers... read more>>
Failure of cells' 'garbage disposal' system may contribute to Alzheimer's

Bill Hathaway

Lysosomes, the "garbage disposal" systems of cells, are found in great abundance near the amyloid plaques in the brain that are a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease... read more>>
International
Boosting healthcare advertising with the Young Global Awards
NEW YORK, USA The Global Awards for the World's Best Healthcare & Wellness Advertising have announced the second annual Young Globals Student Competition and Internship Programme... read more>>
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Africa
How Rwanda's clinics have gone off-grid and onto renewable energy

Taha Selim Ustun

Rwanda is located in the poorest region in the world, sub-Saharan Africa. Despite this, it is making advances with off-grid renewable energy solutions for rural areas that could be a model for similar economies... read more>>
More Africa
Business
Preparing financially for a job loss
We often welcome a fresh start with open arms and we've all heard the expression that a change is as good as a holiday. But if a new beginning comes unexpectedly in the form of a retrenchment or a job loss, it can turn your world upside down... read more>>
Entropy explained - South Africa's dilemma on visa regulations

Gaby Gramm

South Africa's advancement as a global tourist destination of choice faced further disruption beginning of June as the requirement kicked in for children to be in possession of unabridged birth certificates before being allowed into the country... read more>>
Working towards a green economy - change is afoot

Danette Breitenbach

In the world today, 1.2 billion people live in poverty, with 70% directly dependent on natural resources for their livelihoods... read more>>
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Goal workshop - HPCSA therapists for CPD points
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