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| | The CSIR and UCT are looking at the genetic mutations that characterise some cancers and how this can improve treatment... read |
| | The Gauteng health MEC resigned, following the ombudsman's findings on the deaths of 94 psychiatric patients... read |
| | [Nicci Botha] Rights activist group, Fix the patent laws, is taking a stand to get the South African law on medicine patents changed... read |
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| Issued by COHSASA Even a heavy downpour of rain could not stop the jubilant spirits of Botswana hospital and clinic staff as two hospitals and three clinics celebrated their two-year accreditation awards from COHSASA... read | | |
| Last year the Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS), in common with other medical schemes, noted rising healthcare costs in the country... read | | |
| NELISIWE MSOMI Technology is fast changing the way we think about healthcare, from tailor-made medicines to genetic make-up and virtual doctor rooms... read | | |
| Linda Ensor The soft-drinks industry has proposed a raft of measures to reduce the daily number of calories consumed as an alternative... read | | |
| Nicci Botha A 2012 study by The Lancet predicted that South Africa could see a shocking 78% increase in the number of cancer cases by 2030... read | | |
| A lack of understanding about generics costs consumers and medical aids millions of rands each year... read | | |
| Since November 2016, some 40 countries have reported avian flu, also know as bird flu, outbreaks in wild birds and domestic poultry... read | | |
Update: Separated twins making good progressFollowing a six-hour surgery to separate them, Dr Marleen Engelbrecht, the paediatrician looking after the formerly conjoined twins says she is gratified with their progress. Born at 36 weeks, the two girls are no longer being fed intravenously and their bodily functions are all working healthily. read | | | | | More International | |
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| According to Hassan Shaikh, founder of Revolve, a specialist corporate and retail interior design strategy agency, SA companies are getting workspace design wrong... read | |
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