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New TB skin test could offer cheaper and easier way to detect the diseaseYvette Naudé

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Next phase of TB vaccine clinical trial sparks hope of game-changing results – top SA scientist

28 Mar 2024

Alexia and Keerthana exploring Mahdia

South African students showcase innovative TB detection, green tech at I-FEST2

27 Mar 2024

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Antiretroviral treatment found to reduce risk of developing active TB - study

11 Mar 2021

Study focuses on better approaches to interrupt TB transmission

Study focuses on better approaches to interrupt TB transmission

3 Mar 2021

#BestofBiz 2020: Healthcare

#BestofBiz 2020: Healthcare

14 Dec 2020

TB study sheds light on disease development

TB study sheds light on disease development

2 Nov 2020

Professor Anneke Hesseling

Trial recommends shorter treatment time for less severe TB in children

30 Oct 2020

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity.com 26 Oct 2020

It's a brave new (online) world... make your healthcare assets count

It's a brave new (online) world... make your healthcare assets count

Cingulate 29 Sep 2020

Covid-19 has not been as devastating in South Africa as initially feared. Dino Lloyd/Gallo Images via Getty Images

Covid-19 and HIV: so far it seems the outcome is not what was feared

Burtram C. Fielding 21 Sep 2020

Professor Gerhard Walzl. Image: Twitter

Study to evaluate new TB diagnostic tests and treatments

9 Sep 2020

#WomensMonth: Katrina Jacobs goes the extra mile for her TB patients

12 Aug 2020

A healthcare worker in a protective suit is seen at a quarantine and isolation centre in Johannesburg, South Africa.

How Covid-19 threatens efforts to contain HIV/Aids in South Africa

Nesri Padayatchi & Kogie Naidoo 21 Jul 2020

New transcriptomic blood test to screen and monitor for TB

New transcriptomic blood test to screen and monitor for TB

26 May 2020

The symptoms are non-specific and very similar to other viral infections. Shutterstock

#Coronavirus: How big, how bad, and what to look out for

12 Mar 2020

#Covid-19, HIV and TB

9 Mar 2020

The insert to detect TB was 3D printed. Image source: Getty/Gallo

3D-printed device makes TB diagnosis faster and simpler

19 Feb 2020

Preventing TB: a big drug price cut paves the way for global scale-up

Preventing TB: a big drug price cut paves the way for global scale-up

Gavin Churchyard 14 Jan 2020

A new way to give an old TB vaccine proves highly effective in monkeys

A new way to give an old TB vaccine proves highly effective in monkeys

JoAnne L. Flynn 2 Jan 2020

#BestofBiz 2019: Healthcare

#BestofBiz 2019: Healthcare

17 Dec 2019

We are using computer models to fight drug resistance

Ozlem Tastan Bishop 13 Dec 2019

Admire Dube, associate professor of pharmacy, University of the Western Cape

Using nanomedicine to fight TB

Nicklaus Kruger 6 Dec 2019

Clinical trials underway for adult TB vaccine

Clinical trials underway for adult TB vaccine

21 Nov 2019

TB is still a leading cause of death around the world. Sanjay Baid/EPA-EFE

We are gaining against TB but knowledge gaps remain

Emily Wong, Al Leslie & Mohlopheni Jackson Marakalala 11 Nov 2019

New TB vaccine shows promise

New TB vaccine shows promise

29 Oct 2019

Grant to fund child-friendly TB treatments

Grant to fund child-friendly TB treatments

22 Oct 2019

Dr Paula Fujiwara

National leaders must step in to eradicate TB

18 Oct 2019

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Bizcommunity.com 27 Sep 2019

Deputy President David Mabuza

Focused interventions needed to tackle HIV, TB burden

23 Aug 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

Leishmaniasis is caused by a parasite that is carried by a female sandfly. CDC/ Frank Collins

Leishmaniasis needs more attention: it causes skin lesions, and can kill

Ramona Hurdayal & Raphael Taiwo Aruleba 15 Jul 2019

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Antiretroviral treatment found to reduce risk of developing active TB - study

11 Mar 2021

Study focuses on better approaches to interrupt TB transmission

Study focuses on better approaches to interrupt TB transmission

3 Mar 2021

#BestofBiz 2020: Healthcare

#BestofBiz 2020: Healthcare

14 Dec 2020

TB study sheds light on disease development

TB study sheds light on disease development

2 Nov 2020

Professor Anneke Hesseling

Trial recommends shorter treatment time for less severe TB in children

30 Oct 2020

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity.com 26 Oct 2020

It's a brave new (online) world... make your healthcare assets count

It's a brave new (online) world... make your healthcare assets count

Cingulate 29 Sep 2020

Covid-19 has not been as devastating in South Africa as initially feared. Dino Lloyd/Gallo Images via Getty Images

Covid-19 and HIV: so far it seems the outcome is not what was feared

Burtram C. Fielding 21 Sep 2020

Professor Gerhard Walzl. Image: Twitter

Study to evaluate new TB diagnostic tests and treatments

9 Sep 2020

#WomensMonth: Katrina Jacobs goes the extra mile for her TB patients

12 Aug 2020

A healthcare worker in a protective suit is seen at a quarantine and isolation centre in Johannesburg, South Africa.

How Covid-19 threatens efforts to contain HIV/Aids in South Africa

Nesri Padayatchi & Kogie Naidoo 21 Jul 2020

New transcriptomic blood test to screen and monitor for TB

New transcriptomic blood test to screen and monitor for TB

26 May 2020

The symptoms are non-specific and very similar to other viral infections. Shutterstock

#Coronavirus: How big, how bad, and what to look out for

12 Mar 2020

#Covid-19, HIV and TB

9 Mar 2020

The insert to detect TB was 3D printed. Image source: Getty/Gallo

3D-printed device makes TB diagnosis faster and simpler

19 Feb 2020

Preventing TB: a big drug price cut paves the way for global scale-up

Preventing TB: a big drug price cut paves the way for global scale-up

Gavin Churchyard 14 Jan 2020

A new way to give an old TB vaccine proves highly effective in monkeys

A new way to give an old TB vaccine proves highly effective in monkeys

JoAnne L. Flynn 2 Jan 2020

#BestofBiz 2019: Healthcare

#BestofBiz 2019: Healthcare

17 Dec 2019

We are using computer models to fight drug resistance

Ozlem Tastan Bishop 13 Dec 2019

Admire Dube, associate professor of pharmacy, University of the Western Cape

Using nanomedicine to fight TB

Nicklaus Kruger 6 Dec 2019

Clinical trials underway for adult TB vaccine

Clinical trials underway for adult TB vaccine

21 Nov 2019

TB is still a leading cause of death around the world. Sanjay Baid/EPA-EFE

We are gaining against TB but knowledge gaps remain

Emily Wong, Al Leslie & Mohlopheni Jackson Marakalala 11 Nov 2019

New TB vaccine shows promise

New TB vaccine shows promise

29 Oct 2019

Grant to fund child-friendly TB treatments

Grant to fund child-friendly TB treatments

22 Oct 2019

Dr Paula Fujiwara

National leaders must step in to eradicate TB

18 Oct 2019

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Bizcommunity.com 27 Sep 2019

Deputy President David Mabuza

Focused interventions needed to tackle HIV, TB burden

23 Aug 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

Leishmaniasis is caused by a parasite that is carried by a female sandfly. CDC/ Frank Collins

Leishmaniasis needs more attention: it causes skin lesions, and can kill

Ramona Hurdayal & Raphael Taiwo Aruleba 15 Jul 2019

Electron micrograph of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, the cause of TB. Photo: NIAID via Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

South African researchers develop quicker way to detect drug resistance

Elsabé Brits 11 Jul 2019

Could primary healthcare help curb TB at mines?

14 Jun 2019

Professor Valerie Mizrahi. Photo: Robyn Walker/UCT

UCT scientist uses award to fund TB research

10 Jun 2019

Mycobacterium tuberculosis under the microscope.

SU researchers study resistance to 'protect' new TB drug

3 Jun 2019

A University of Cape Town medical student doing yoga for a project that draws on ideas from medical and health humanities. Third Year Yoga SSM

New ways of thinking on health, arts and humanities are emerging in Africa

Carla Tsampiras & Nolwazi Mkhwanazi 3 May 2019

A South African study found that most doctors and nurses prescribed antibiotics for a viral infection even when patients discouraged them from doing so. Photo via Flickr by Chilanga Cement (CC BY 2.0)

UN report warns of disastrous consequences of antibiotic resistance

30 Apr 2019

Popular contraceptive could increase TB risk

Popular contraceptive could increase TB risk

24 Apr 2019

Did the Health Professions Council trade cash for qualifications?

Did the Health Professions Council trade cash for qualifications?

Roxy de Villiers 5 Apr 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Ask Dr Google. The pros and cons of online diagnosis

1 Apr 2019

Doctor's orders: Start saving now

Doctor's orders: Start saving now

29 Mar 2019

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