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Source: Reuters. A worker at Aspen Pharmacare, is seen at its Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine facility in Gqeberha.

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Telemedicine: Modern marvel or indemnity headache?

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Dr. Nivisha Parag 8 Aug 2022

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Source: Supplied. A woman walks past the entrance of Mediclinic in Sandton, South Africa.

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Source: Supplied. Reuters. A healthcare worker administers the Pfizer coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine to a man, amidst the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 variant Omicron, in Johannesburg, South Africa.

SA reports first death causally linked to Covid vaccine

Alexander Winning and Mark Potter 5 Aug 2022

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Source: Supplied. Dr Peter Hsu, a nephrologist who practises at Netcare Milpark Hospital, was awarded his PhD following his completion of the largest known study on cardiovascular risk in chronic renal patients to date in South Africa.

Local study advances global understanding of CVD risk in renal patients

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The importance of heart health in cancer care

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Alexander Winning, Joe Bavier and Andrew Cawthorne. 25 Jul 2022

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CapeBio Technologies scoops prestigious award

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Source: Reuters. South African surgeons Dr Tim Forgan and Dr Imraan Mia use a robot called DaVinci to perform delicate operations at the Tygerberg hospital in Cape Town.

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Source: Reuters. A nurse administers the malaria vaccine to an infant at the Lumumba sub-county hospital in Kisumu, Kenya.

Vaccine group invites African states to apply for malaria shot support

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Sierra Leone doctors strike over pay, fuel allowances

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Source: Reuters. A nurse administers the malaria vaccine to an infant at the Lumumba sub-county hospital in Kisumu, Kenya.

Vaccine group invites African states to apply for malaria shot support

Jennifer Rigby and Mark Heinrich 21 Jul 2022

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Africa CDC says it has signed MOU with Pfizer for Covid pill

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