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#AfricaMonth: Saving trauma patients

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Can precision health transform primary care? Look to Stanford's Humanwide pilot

Can precision health transform primary care? Look to Stanford's Humanwide pilot

Lloyd Minor 23 May 2019

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Mosoka Fallah 23 May 2019

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How to kick-start an FMCG product in the pharmaceutical space

Eben Esterhuizen 23 May 2019

L'Oréal teams up with Alibaba for AI-based app targeting acne sufferers

L'Oréal teams up with Alibaba for AI-based app targeting acne sufferers

22 May 2019

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AI better at detecting lung cancer than humans

21 May 2019

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HPCSA welcomes SIU investigation

21 May 2019

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4 new WHO goodwill ambassadors appointed

21 May 2019

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How to make health news interesting - without overselling the claims

Petroc Sumner & Rachel Adams 20 May 2019

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Crackdown on doctors' practices in Nelson Mandela Bay

17 May 2019

Getting South Africans to buy into the next big thing in medicine

Getting South Africans to buy into the next big thing in medicine

Nelisiwe Msomi 17 May 2019

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Ebola survivors can lose their eyesight. What we're doing to prevent it

Steven Yeh, Jean-Claude Mwanza & Jessica Shantha 16 May 2019

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Corporations are funding health and nutrition research -- here's why you should be worried

Sarah Steele & Lejla Sarcevic 15 May 2019

5 things to know before entering the pharmaceutical market

5 things to know before entering the pharmaceutical market

Eben Esterhuizen 15 May 2019

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Simple errors cause major lab risks

14 May 2019

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SU comments on study perpetuating racial stereotyping

14 May 2019

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Road to measles elimination is predictable, but can be rocky

Matthew Ferrari & Amy Winter 13 May 2019

Sapics 2019 puts the spotlight on healthcare supply chain challenges

Sapics 2019 puts the spotlight on healthcare supply chain challenges

10 May 2019

Sorbet Group launches aesthetics concept, Sorbet SK-N

Sorbet Group launches aesthetics concept, Sorbet SK-N

9 May 2019

Making the best food choices for HIV and TB

Making the best food choices for HIV and TB

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When can you claim malpratice for plastic surgery?

When can you claim malpratice for plastic surgery?

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Mental illness and human rights: Implementing ethical practices

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Contraceptives, could it be increasing the risk of breast, ovarian cancer?

6 May 2019

Comprehensive overview of medical malpractice insurance in SA

Comprehensive overview of medical malpractice insurance in SA

Donald Dinnie 3 May 2019

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New ways of thinking on health, arts and humanities are emerging in Africa

Carla Tsampiras & Nolwazi Mkhwanazi 3 May 2019

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Measles: should vaccinations be compulsory?

Tom Solomon 3 May 2019

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Future doctors look for innovative solutions for healthcare challenges

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Mosoka Fallah 23 May 2019

L'Oréal teams up with Alibaba for AI-based app targeting acne sufferers

L'Oréal teams up with Alibaba for AI-based app targeting acne sufferers

22 May 2019

A health worker looks on at an Ebola transit centre in Beni in North Kivu province, DRC. Hugh Kinsella Cunningham/EPA

Ebola survivors can lose their eyesight. What we're doing to prevent it

Steven Yeh, Jean-Claude Mwanza & Jessica Shantha 16 May 2019

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