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South Africa moves to eliminate HIV threat with Lenacapavir rollout

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The doctors who trained AI are now losing patients to itHarshit Jain

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Alma PrimeX’s non-surgical body contouring has arrived in Cape Town

From hosting the world's first human heart transplant to launching Africa's first public-sector robotic surgery programme, the Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH) in Cape Town is a testament to South Africa's pioneering medical advancements. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

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A health worker is dressed up in personal protective equipment (PPE) at the Evangelical Medical Centre as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

CEPI's $60m speeds up race to develop Ebola Bundibugyo vaccineJennifer Rigby, Mariam Sunny and Julie Steenhuysen

How a Covid lockdown phone call sparked a local biotech triumph

How a Covid lockdown phone call sparked a local biotech triumph

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The doctors who trained AI are now losing patients to it

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Gauteng Premier suspends provincial head of health

14 Oct 2025

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Pep, Cansa encourage breast self-exams with pink towel

14 Oct 2025

“Early cervical cancer detection enables women to receive appropriate medical care, leading to better survival rates," says Profmed’s Dr Moratwe Masima. Image supplied.

Cervical cancer | Profmed’s Dr Moratwe Masima on prioritising prevention

Maroefah Smith 13 Oct 2025

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Aspen to launch Mounjaro for weight management in South Africa

13 Oct 2025

President Hotel launches dedicated neurodivergent room offering

President Hotel launches dedicated neurodivergent room offering

13 Oct 2025

Your mind deserves a blank space

Your mind deserves a blank space

Havas Johannesburg 13 Oct 2025

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Think pink, check yourself: Gen Z needs to take the baton in breast cancer awareness

Jessica Gbedemah 13 Oct 2025

Pharmacists can initiate people with HIV on antiretroviral treatment, the Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled. Photo: GroundUp Staff

Pharmacists can treat people with HIV, appeal court rules

10 Oct 2025

Source: Reuters/Yves Herman; South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen meet in Brussels, Belgium, 9 October 2025.

South Africa lands €11.5bn EU funding

Sfundo Parakozov 10 Oct 2025

Get instant discounts with Dis-Chem's Better Rewards programme

Get instant discounts with Dis-Chem's Better Rewards programme

10 Oct 2025

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Mine matters: Why you need to pay attention to your workforce’s mental well-being

Reinette Lotz 10 Oct 2025

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Vitality Sleep Rewards: Discovery brings Ōura Ring 4 to South Africa

10 Oct 2025

Why your best skin is yet to come

Why your best skin is yet to come

Skin Renewal 9 Oct 2025

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#FluxxAwards: PinkDrive CEO wins Social Impact Influencer award

9 Oct 2025

Joe Public turns street studs into street nipples for Breast Cancer UK

Joe Public turns street studs into street nipples for Breast Cancer UK

Joe Public 8 Oct 2025

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Vaccines and motherhood: Are AI-generated health messages working in Kenya and Nigeria?

Yewande O. Addie 8 Oct 2025

Jockey amplifies support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month with PinkDrive partnership

Jockey amplifies support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month with PinkDrive partnership

Jockey South Africa 7 Oct 2025

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Nobel prize awarded for discovery of immune system’s ‘security guards’

Tracy Hussell 7 Oct 2025

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Profmed’s Pink Room | Centring survivors in breast cancer awareness

7 Oct 2025

Cohsasa celebrates 30 years of strengthening healthcare quality across Africa

Cohsasa celebrates 30 years of strengthening healthcare quality across Africa

COHSASA 6 Oct 2025

On-the-go solutions drive the future of weight management

On-the-go solutions drive the future of weight management

Insight Survey 6 Oct 2025

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"Not only waistlines, but lifespans” — Dr Tommie Smook on GLP-1s

6 Oct 2025

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Can Rooibos extract help treat breast cancer?

6 Oct 2025

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Mommy Club's Nozipho Ntshangase on social media's cosmetic surgery red flags

3 Oct 2025

Dozens of people, many of them health workers, picketed outside Red Cross Hospital on Thursday. Photos: Matthew Hirsch

Health workers picket for flotilla to be protected

Matthew Hirsch 3 Oct 2025

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Is TikTok right? Should I avoid matcha if I have low iron?

Margaret Murray 2 Oct 2025

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Global shockwave: The impact of US tariffs on pharmaceutical trade

2 Oct 2025

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First dyslexia screening tool for isiXhosa learners

1 Oct 2025

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Discovery Health announces 7.2% increase in 2026 contributions: What you need to know

1 Oct 2025

Hormones, menopause, and cancer: Cansa’s call to action this October

Hormones, menopause, and cancer: Cansa’s call to action this October

CANSA 1 Oct 2025

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South Africa's AI Diagnostics and hearX Foundation selected for Turn.io’s 2025 Chat for Health & AI Accelerator

16 Sep 2025

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Nigerian doctors take up strike action over wages and welfare

15 Sep 2025

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#WHXCapeTown: Why aren't more African women offered IR for fibroid treatment?

Maroefah Smith 8 Sep 2025

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Breast cancer: new study finds genetic risk in African women

Mahtaab Hayat and Jean-Tristan Brandenburg 5 Sep 2025

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