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Diabetes telemedicine gets booster shot from joint investment

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Children aged 0-14 years are likely to be physically active outdoors when it’s warm. Hello World/Getty Images

Air pollution, temperature and respiratory disease: a South African study

Bukola Olutola & Janine Wichmann 14 Jul 2020

People exercising in Ellis Park in Johannesburg, South Africa. Dino Lloyd/Gallo Images via Getty Images

South Africans must be healthier for universal healthcare to succeed

Jane Simmonds & Charles Parry 8 Jul 2020

Women and children wait to be treated at a health clinic in northern Burkina Faso. Giles Clarke/UNOCHA via Getty Images

A new global health pattern: longer life for the poor, with more ailments

Justine Ina Davies & Maria Odland 25 May 2020

A nurse in a hospital checks an IV. Wikimedia Commons

Ghana needs a better policy to guide care for cancer patients

Yakubu Salifu 3 Mar 2020

Africa is way behind the curve in managing heart disease: here's a new approach

Africa is way behind the curve in managing heart disease: here's a new approach

Martin Heine 13 Feb 2020

Tumour cells under a microscope labelled with fluorescent molecules. Shutterstock

Antibody technologies take a step closer to precision medicine

Krupa Naran, Dharanidharan Ramamurthy, Neelakshi Mungra & Stefan Barth 14 Jan 2020

Namibia, WHO partner in strengthening clinical care of NCDs

Namibia, WHO partner in strengthening clinical care of NCDs

30 Dec 2019

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#BestofBiz 2019: Healthcare

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Unravelling the genetic code that controls cell function and disease

11 Dec 2019

Corporations misused evidence to manipulate health policy. Shutterstock

How business misrepresented evidence: the South African sugar tax story

Gary Fooks, Gary Sacks, Graham Box & Simon Williams 1 Nov 2019

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

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Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

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Slum residents were said to do less exercise because of cheap motorcycle taxis. Boris Golovnev/Shutterstock

Bad habits drive health risks among Kenya's urban poor

Frederick Wekesah 13 Sep 2019

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

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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

Bernhard Githundi, a patient at Hornlee Clinic in Knysna gets his medication delivered from the Chronic Dispensary Unit.

WCGH's innovative solution to chronic medicine dispensing

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There’s a lack of research that deals specifically with conditions in African countries. Shutterstock

Africa needs to up its research game to fight non-communicable diseases

Andre Pascal Kengne, Elvis Banboye Kidzeru & Muki Shey 19 Jun 2019

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Chronic diseases and their impact on the economy

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Who wants to live forever? It's a matter of maintenance

Nicci Botha 22 May 2019

Getting South Africans to buy into the next big thing in medicine

Getting South Africans to buy into the next big thing in medicine

Nelisiwe Msomi 17 May 2019

Making the best food choices for HIV and TB

Making the best food choices for HIV and TB

Association for Dietetics in South Africa 9 May 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

Former Sasol Coal miners claim more than R80 million for coal-related illnesses

Former Sasol Coal miners claim more than R80 million for coal-related illnesses

Ciaran Ryan 25 Apr 2019

Drug reduces kidney failure in diabetics

Drug reduces kidney failure in diabetics

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Why fixing primary healthcare is crucial to making South Africa healthier

Why fixing primary healthcare is crucial to making South Africa healthier

Bob Mash 10 Apr 2019

Introducing the e-patient

Introducing the e-patient

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Ask Dr Google. The pros and cons of online diagnosis

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Doctor's orders: Start saving now

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Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa

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