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3 ways a Biz Office can "hothouse" company culture

3 ways a Biz Office can "hothouse" company culture

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13 Nov 2019

Women and girls in Gayo village, Ehtiopia collect water from a rain water pool which is purified with tablets before use. Shutterstock

Fresh drive to close gaps on health issues facing women and girls

Alex Ezeh 12 Nov 2019

Black women in South Africa are more likely to die from breast cancer than others. NS Natural Queen/Shutterstock

Demon disease, worse than HIV: Soweto women's views on breast cancer

Emily Mendenhall 12 Nov 2019

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Healthcare facilities at mines have vulnerable data - is it being adequately protected?

Hemant Harie 11 Nov 2019

TB is still a leading cause of death around the world. Sanjay Baid/EPA-EFE

We are gaining against TB but knowledge gaps remain

Emily Wong, Al Leslie & Mohlopheni Jackson Marakalala 11 Nov 2019

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Men over 40 with faulty BRCA2 gene should be tested annually for prostate cancer

Michael Porter 8 Nov 2019

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Genome sequencing reveals new HIV strain

7 Nov 2019

Low-cost alloys would pave the way for affordable medical implants and prosthetics. Monstar Studio/Shutterstock

South Africa is one step closer to processed titanium alloys

Michael Oluwatosin 7 Nov 2019

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Advances in anti-ageing research: how chemistry could hold the key to better health

Lizzy Ostler 6 Nov 2019

Giflo Medical invests R130m in upgrading Vanderbijlpark medical precinct

Giflo Medical invests R130m in upgrading Vanderbijlpark medical precinct

6 Nov 2019

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More needs to be done about security at healthcare facilities

5 Nov 2019

Cannabis Expo makes its way to JHB

Cannabis Expo makes its way to JHB

5 Nov 2019

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Cardiologist demonstrates intricate procedure

4 Nov 2019

New regulations take aim at listeriosis

New regulations take aim at listeriosis

4 Nov 2019

Corporations misused evidence to manipulate health policy. Shutterstock

How business misrepresented evidence: the South African sugar tax story

Gary Fooks, Gary Sacks, Graham Box & Simon Williams 1 Nov 2019

Netcare is one of three hospital groups found to dominated the facilities market. Shutterstock

How a lack of competition in South Africa's private health sector hurts consumers

1 Nov 2019

#EntrepreneurMonth: Easy to use health records on the go

#EntrepreneurMonth: Easy to use health records on the go

Evan-Lee Courie 1 Nov 2019

Digitising Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Digitising Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

1 Nov 2019

#MTBPS2019: Price of NHI goes up by R33bn

#MTBPS2019: Price of NHI goes up by R33bn

31 Oct 2019

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Potential diagnostic tool, treatment for Parkinson's disease

30 Oct 2019

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HPCSA needs an urgent overhaul

29 Oct 2019

New TB vaccine shows promise

New TB vaccine shows promise

29 Oct 2019

Cadaver-based teaching prepares students intellectually and emotionally to deal with the challenges they will face in their health sciences careers. Dr Tobias Houlton

Health professionals and cadavers: the quest for an ethical approach

Brendon Kurt Billings & Beverley Kramer 29 Oct 2019

Millions of young children get malaria. These two got it in 2010.
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There's a way for modern medicine to cure diseases even when the treatments aren't profitable

James Leahy 28 Oct 2019

Workshop emphasises benefits of Nuss procedure for sunken chest deformity

Workshop emphasises benefits of Nuss procedure for sunken chest deformity

25 Oct 2019

GHA and COHSASA announce strategic partnership to enhance medical travel standards in Africa

GHA and COHSASA announce strategic partnership to enhance medical travel standards in Africa

COHSASA 25 Oct 2019

Kenya launched HPV immunisation programme

Kenya launched HPV immunisation programme

24 Oct 2019

Leigh Venter and Henri la Grange. T-Systems South Africa

Improving healthcare delivery will stop profits from bleeding

23 Oct 2019

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Climate change could increase the threat of malaria in Central Africa

23 Oct 2019

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Women and girls in Gayo village, Ehtiopia collect water from a rain water pool which is purified with tablets before use. Shutterstock

Fresh drive to close gaps on health issues facing women and girls

Alex Ezeh 12 Nov 2019

TB is still a leading cause of death around the world. Sanjay Baid/EPA-EFE

We are gaining against TB but knowledge gaps remain

Emily Wong, Al Leslie & Mohlopheni Jackson Marakalala 11 Nov 2019

Kenya launched HPV immunisation programme

Kenya launched HPV immunisation programme

24 Oct 2019

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Climate change could increase the threat of malaria in Central Africa

23 Oct 2019

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