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Dopamine draw(back): Endless streaming and scrolling are ruining our attention

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How pharmacists are shaping the future of South African healthcareSello Malete

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Water, power cuts and neglect are taking their toll on South Africa's top hospitals

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Ivermectin: balance of evidence shows no benefit against Covid-19

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Healthcare in South Africa: how inequity is contributing to inefficiency

Russell Rensburg 7 Jul 2021

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Covid-19 vaccine now available at private sector sites for uninsured

6 Jul 2021

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Health professionals work in teams: their training should prepare them

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South Africa's vaccine quagmire, and what needs to be done now

Alex van den Heever, Imraan Valodia, Shabir A Madhi & Willem Venter 5 Jul 2021

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Sama threatens DoH with legal action over unplaced interns

5 Jul 2021

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Mixed reactions to Gauteng government's ambulance takeover

Masego Mafata 2 Jul 2021

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South Africa's latest Covid-19 lockdown puts spotlight back on vaccination failures

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Oluwamayowa O Ogundaini 29 Jun 2021

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Study shows a huge burden of undiagnosed disease in a rural South African district

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28 Jun 2021

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New NPO Hope Guardians to connect young South Africans with free therapy

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Over 50s Covid vaccination registration opens 1 July, rollout starts 15th

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Samuel Dhol Ayeun, a trainee doctor who fled from South Sudan to Uganda. ReuterAbubaker Lubowa

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