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How pharmacists are shaping the future of South African healthcareSello Malete

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Weight loss drug semaglutide shown to be safe and potentially more effective at higher dose – new findingsMartin Whyte

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How training and recruitment can transform patient safety in South Africa

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South African entrepreneurs win at IATF Healthcare Hackathon

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Why 92% of mentally ill South Africans don't receive treatment

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How pharmacists are shaping the future of South African healthcare

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Weight loss drug semaglutide shown to be safe and potentially more effective at higher dose – new findings

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Medical schemes performance underwhelming

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Business survival guide during load shedding

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Quarter century study on ageing in South Africa offers new perspectives

Kathleen Kahn & Stephen Tollman 17 Oct 2019

Genetic studies need to be more diverse.

Most genetic studies use only white participants - this will lead to greater health inequality

Karoline Kuchenbaecker Evangelos Vassos & Roseann Peterson 16 Oct 2019

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Study sheds new light on barriers to a cure for HIV

16 Oct 2019

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More than 18-million Ugandan children to be immunised against measles, rubella and polio

15 Oct 2019

The costly business of nursing negligence

The costly business of nursing negligence

15 Oct 2019

A community health worker screening a child’s hearing in Cape Town. Ora Buerkli

We used smartphones to screen young children for vision and hearing loss

De Wet Swanepoel 14 Oct 2019

Long live... you! Healthy habits that could add years to your life

Long live... you! Healthy habits that could add years to your life

Irvine Partners 14 Oct 2019

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Managing allergies in the 21st century

14 Oct 2019

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First-line treatment for epileptic seizures ineffective - new study

11 Oct 2019

160 patients receive gift of sight as part of Unclouding Cataracts campaign

160 patients receive gift of sight as part of Unclouding Cataracts campaign

11 Oct 2019

Medical skincare products are worth the investment

Medical skincare products are worth the investment

Pitsi Kewana, Skin Renewal 11 Oct 2019

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HMI recommendations will contribute to universal coverage

10 Oct 2019

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#WorldMentalHealthDay: I am not 'always on'... for the sake of my sanity

Khuthalani Khumalo 10 Oct 2019

Let's talk therapy. Together we can break the stigma around mental health

Let's talk therapy. Together we can break the stigma around mental health

Michael Hathorn, Ginkgo Agency 10 Oct 2019

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We did the sums on South Africa's mental health spend. They're not pretty

Sumaiyah Docrat & Crick Lund 9 Oct 2019

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Outbreaks of measles: compounding challenges in the DRC

Matthew Ferrari 8 Oct 2019

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organisation director-general, speaking on Ebola at the UN’s Geneva headquarters. EPA/Martial Trezzinni

Why it's dangerous for Tanzania to withhold information about Ebola fears

Abdhalah Ziraba 7 Oct 2019

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Antibiotic resistance: why tests are key to arresting the trend

Cédric Yansouni, Matthew P Cheng 4 Oct 2019

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NHI written submissions deadline extended

4 Oct 2019

The new Halcyon radiotherapy machine at Groote Schuur hospital. In front is Nanette Joubert, medical physicist. Back from left to right: Dr Bhavna Patel, CEO of the hospital; Dr Bernadette Eick, chief operations officer; Francois Heyns, a patient; and Prof Jeannette Parks; head of radiation oncology. Photo: Elsabé Brits

Groote Schuur unveils new cancer machine that can treat 40 patients a day

Elsabé Brits 3 Oct 2019

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Madagascar trial: how a simple pregnancy test can change lives

Alison B Comfort 3 Oct 2019

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Health Sector Anti-Corruption Forum launched

2 Oct 2019

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

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Lessons from Rwanda on how trust can help repair a broken health system

Agnes Binagwaho 2 Oct 2019

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HMI report: Private sector characterised by high costs and no competition

1 Oct 2019

Researchers have evidence of another method that bacteria use to avoid antibiotics. Sirirat/Shutterstock

Researchers have directly proven that bacteria can change shape inside humans to avoid antibiotics

Katarzyna Mickiewicz 1 Oct 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

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Ebola survivors can pass on the virus: we're trying to understand what role sex plays

Andrew L Webb, Brayden G Schindell, Jason Kindrachuk & Jia B Kangbai 27 Sep 2019

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Study sheds new light on barriers to a cure for HIV

16 Oct 2019

World Health Organisation

More than 18-million Ugandan children to be immunised against measles, rubella and polio

15 Oct 2019

Robotic-assisted total knee replacements a first for Africa

Robotic-assisted total knee replacements a first for Africa

10 Oct 2019

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Outbreaks of measles: compounding challenges in the DRC

Matthew Ferrari 8 Oct 2019

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