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Neutrogena clears up acne myths with dermatological science

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Dis-Chem's 9% earnings jump spurred on by wholesale revenue

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Department of Health relaunches South Africa’s TB Caucus

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DBE, Dove, and DBSA launch #ChangeTheCompliment campaign

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Nicci Botha 12 Jun 2020

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Collaboration key to helping pharma supply chains weather Covid-19 storm

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Worrying trend as check ups drop off during pandemic

Worrying trend as check ups drop off during pandemic

11 Jun 2020

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South Africa must adopt a localised response to Covid-19. What it would look like

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#YouthMonth: Mamello Makhanya addresses the healthcare sector

#YouthMonth: Mamello Makhanya addresses the healthcare sector

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South Africa's use of Covid-19 modelling has been deeply flawed. Here's why

Seán Mfundza Muller 8 Jun 2020

The World Health Organisation has suspended the use of hydroxychloroquine in a global drug trial. George Frey/AFP via Getty Images

Why it's vital to look beyond the hype about repurposed malaria drugs

Marguerite Blignaut 8 Jun 2020

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Western Cape opts for high-flow nasal oxygen in severe cases of Covid-19

5 Jun 2020

Blueprints ready for Cecilia Makiwane Gallagher Critical Care Hospital

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#OnTheFrontLine: Bringing a smile to so many faces

#OnTheFrontLine: Bringing a smile to so many faces

Nicci Botha 4 Jun 2020

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Covid-19 shows the world needs physicians who can look beyond medical charts

Abebe Bekele & Agnes Binagwaho 4 Jun 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown has accelerated 4IR [Part 2]

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Alan Knott-Craig 3 Jun 2020

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Coronavirus: what Nigeria can do post lockdown

Doyin Ogunyemi 3 Jun 2020

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What we do and do not know about Covid-19's infectious dose and viral load

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People observing social distancing as they queue for mass testing for the Covid-19 coronavirus in a Nairobi suburb. (Photo by Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images)

What Kenya must look out for before easing Covid-19 restrictions

Mark Nanyingi 2 Jun 2020

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Association for Dietetics in South Africa 1 Jun 2020

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Mpact expands face shield range - adults, kids, hardhat shields and respiratory masks

Mpact expands face shield range - adults, kids, hardhat shields and respiratory masks

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Breakthrough: microbe found to block the transmission of malaria

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Mark Nanyingi 2 Jun 2020

Healthcare workers testing people in Nairobi, Kenya during a mass testing exercise for Covid-19. Photo by SIMON MAINA/AFP via Getty Images

Sub-Saharan Africa needs to plug local knowledge gap to up its anti-Covid-19 game

Alex Ezeh & Sharon Fonn 28 May 2020

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