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Separating fact from fiction in 2026’s most viral skincare trendsDr Judey Pretorius

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SAHPRA clamps down on unregistered weight-loss drugs

WHO workers mobilised 4.7 tonnes of essential medical supplies and emergency kits to support the affected regions in response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi, Kenya. Image credit: World Health Organisation/Handout via Reuters

Gates Foundation commits $15m to Ebola response as WHO suspects 900 cases

The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) African Regional Certification Commission declared South Africa polio-free in 2019. Image credit: , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

NICD detects 2 polio virus strains in Cape Town wastewater

Seynabou Diop works at a station in a laboratory where the hantavirus genome was sequenced from the April 2026 outbreak, at Institut Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal. Image credit: Reuters/Ricci Shryock

Hantavirus in Africa: why climate change, rats and weak surveillance are worrying scientistsWolfgang Preiser, Carla Mavian, Cheryl Baxter, Richard Lessells and Tulio de Oliveira

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SAHPRA clamps down on unregistered weight-loss drugs

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How Siv Ngesi’s MENstruation Foundation tackles period poverty

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Cape Town city council approves plan to sell Woodstock Hospital

Matthew Hirsch 8 Dec 2025

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Kim Kardashian’s brain scan shows ‘low activity’ and holes. I’m a brain expert and I have questions

Sarah Hellewell 8 Dec 2025

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WHO releases global GLP-1 guidelines for treating obesity

5 Dec 2025

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Fear of falling behind and the hidden costs of an “always-on” work culture

Anja van Beek 4 Dec 2025

Australian brand Hairification launches in SA, exclusively through Clicks

4 Dec 2025

Losing sight of the shore in Africa’s HIV response

Losing sight of the shore in Africa’s HIV response

Dr Allan Pamba, JNPR 4 Dec 2025

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Google-GS1 collab brings medical product info to smartphones

4 Dec 2025

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Johann Rupert’s Remgro, MSC’s IHL plan Mediclinic takeover

4 Dec 2025

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Internet of beings: the dream of digitising human bodies for healthcare (and the nightmare)

Francesco Grillo 3 Dec 2025

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From Rhode Skin to Lattafa: The brands that won beauty in 2025

Maroefah Smith 2 Dec 2025

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World Aids Day 2025: WhatsApp AI companions transform SA's Aids response

1 Dec 2025

The full picture: Why do medical schemes need to increase contributions?

The full picture: Why do medical schemes need to increase contributions?

Shabana Patel and Werner van Deventer, Medihelp 28 Nov 2025

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Nestlé under fire over the sale of sugary baby food in South Africa

28 Nov 2025

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Mother wins appeal against Eastern Cape Health Department in cerebral palsy case

Ntando Makuyana 27 Nov 2025

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From tech to tranquility: The evolution of skincare from 2025 to 2026

Dr Danielle Gounder 27 Nov 2025

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Midvaal Hospital goes green with Standard Bank's R34m support

26 Nov 2025

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Jetour partners with Reach For A Dream for 2025 Dream Raffle

26 Nov 2025

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The ethical implications of AI adoption in healthcare

Vishal Barapatre 26 Nov 2025

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5 ways to overcome the year-end overwhelm

25 Nov 2025

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Long Covid’s hidden toll: the South Africans still battling fatigue, anxiety and memory loss

Jonny Peter 25 Nov 2025

Dentsu Zambia sparks national conversation on heart health with new partnership

Dentsu Zambia sparks national conversation on heart health with new partnership

Dentsu 24 Nov 2025

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SA media plays vital role in ending female genital mutilation in Africa

24 Nov 2025

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Supergoop taps former Amazon US Beauty GM as its new CEO

24 Nov 2025

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Would you put period blood on your face? What science says about ‘menstrual masking’

Dipa Kamdar 21 Nov 2025

A nurse draws a blood sample from a child for an HIV test at a clinic in Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg, South Africa, 12 March 2025. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

China backs SA's HIV/Aids response with $3.49m grant

Nellie Peyton 20 Nov 2025

Summer skincare tips for all skin types

Summer skincare tips for all skin types

Skin Renewal 20 Nov 2025

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The case for broader SDG thinking in private healthcare

Dr Katlego Mothudi 20 Nov 2025

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SAHPRA issues warning over illegal marketing and sale of GLP-1s

20 Nov 2025

Ditch the neck drama

Ditch the neck drama

Skin Renewal 19 Nov 2025

Private labels are changing SA's health and beauty market dynamics

Private labels are changing SA's health and beauty market dynamics

19 Nov 2025

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Dentsu Zambia sparks national conversation on heart health with new partnership

Dentsu Zambia sparks national conversation on heart health with new partnership

Dentsu 24 Nov 2025

Novartis' new malaria medicine GanLum sachets at the company's manufacturing site in Slovenia, October 30, 2024. Image credit: Novartis/Handout via Reuters

Novartis' new drug more than 97% effective at treating malaria

Jennifer Rigby 13 Nov 2025

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Biovac boosts Africa’s vaccine capacity with new lab

6 Nov 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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