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#BestofBiz 2018: Healthcare
#BestofBiz 2018: Healthcare

Discover the most read content on Bizcommunity's Healthcare site over the past year below...

18 Dec 2018

New technology treats brain tumour.. remotely
New technology treats brain tumour.. remotely

An oncologist based in Port Elizabeth has successfully treated a patient's brain tumour 1,000km away, using new remote technologies and surgery-free gamma radiation equipment...

8 Nov 2018

Corporate content should be part of your DNA
Corporate content should be part of your DNA

On the cusp of exciting and fruitful pan-African networking and trade, the time to make use of an unbiased B2B media showcase for all Africa's dynamic, entrepreneurial business communities is now...

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 24 Oct 2018

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus
Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

A comprehensive B2B Recruitment Focus from December 2018 to February 2019 will ensure that Bizcommunity is the go-to destination for all the B2B news you'll need to plan your HR and recruitment strategies in 2019...

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 23 Oct 2018

The best Biz summer holiday (content) package ever!
The best Biz summer holiday (content) package ever!

Feeling a bit state-capsized, swept along by more waves than a cryptocurrency chart? Here are some life-saving festive content ideas...

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 15 Oct 2018

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Cutting-edge radio-surgical technology arrives in SA

"The technology delivers powerful doses of precision-targeted radiation that acts as a surgeon's ‘scalpel'. This greatly reduces many of the risks associated with traditional cranial surgery."

9 May 2017

New medicines law will change rules on medical devices
New medicines law will change rules on medical devices

When the amendments to the Medicines and Related Substances Act become operational, there will be significant changes to the existing regulatory regime...

27 Mar 2017

Healthcare monitoring takes to the cloud
Healthcare monitoring takes to the cloud

The increased complexity and cost of medical devices means that maintenance and servicing of medical equipment places a large burden on the health system...

4 Nov 2016

DHL discusses delivering healthcare to Africa
DHL discusses delivering healthcare to Africa

DHL's 6th annual Regional Life Sciences & Healthcare conference saw over 125 healthcare professionals and logistics experts come together to discuss 'Delivering Healthcare to Africa'...

25 Oct 2016

Wound care product reduces costs, time
Wound care product reduces costs, time

A new wound care product, 1 Primary Wound Dressing (1PWD), reduces the time spent on wound care and the costs associated with these procedures...

20 Nov 2015

New technologies could bring down healthcare costs
New technologies could bring down healthcare costs

Speakers recently hosted at the Hospital Association of South Africa (HASA) conference held in Cape Town, indicated that new technologies...

2 Oct 2015

3M South Africa launches several intravenous dressings for paediatric patients

3M South Africa has launched several intravenous (IV) dressings specifically designed for paediatric patients requiring IV access in hospitals...

3 Aug 2015

PrePex price reduction for Africa a great prospect
PrePex price reduction for Africa a great prospect

Circ MedTech Ltd., developer and manufacturer of the PrePex male circumcision device have announced that it will offer the device at a reduced price for Sub-Saharan African VMMC priority countries...

28 May 2015

Google teams with J&J on robotic surgery
Google teams with J&J on robotic surgery

NEW YORK CITY, US: US health care giant Johnson & Johnson announced plans to collaborate with Google on surgical robotics...

31 Mar 2015

China-Africa Health Collaboration focused on universal health coverage
China-Africa Health Collaboration focused on universal health coverage

The 5th International Roundtable on China-Africa Health Collaboration last week in Beijing explored how Chinese and African resources and experiences can be leveraged for greater health development...

30 Mar 2015

Opportunities for interventional cardiac devices in emerging countries
Opportunities for interventional cardiac devices in emerging countries

A new report from Frost & Sullivan indicates that India, China and other emerging markets offer key prospects for interventional cardiac device manufacturers and current manufacturers must expand capabilities and capacity through strategic partnerships in order to fulfil demand.

3 Oct 2014

Royal Philips launches EmboGuide
Royal Philips launches EmboGuide

Philips has expanded its interventional oncology portfolio with EmboGuide to see, reach, and treat tumour lesions.

4 Jul 2014

Doctors blame province for equipment shortages
Doctors blame province for equipment shortages

A total of R53m of the R80m budget for equipment for the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital was not spent in the 2013/14 financial year.

20 Jun 2014

New technology in limb lengthening reaches Africa

The first intramedullary nail implant surgery in Africa, to lengthen a leg, was performed by orthopaedic surgeons Drs Franz Birkholtz and Phillip de Lange at the Walk-A-Mile Centre based at Netcare Unitas Hospital in Centurion.

31 May 2013

Designer prosthesis featured on Popular Mechanics cover
Designer prosthesis featured on Popular Mechanics cover

As part of a feature on 'alternative' prosthetic limbs, the June 2103 cover of Popular Mechanics features Latvian-born fashionista and singer-songwriter Viktoria Modesta Moskalova showing off her outrageously blinged prosthetic leg, which she describes as "a fashion item and art project."

27 May 2013

Allergen SA appoints new country manager
Allergen SA appoints new country manager

Morné Steenkamp has been appointed country manager of Allergan South Africa, a subsidiary of US-based Allergan Inc., a global multi-speciality health care company with portfolios in eye care, neurosciences, medical dermatology, medical aesthetics and breast prostheses.

14 May 2013

Africa's growth driven by SA
Africa's growth driven by SA

Although Africa made huge strides in increasing human development in the past decade, gains could - with hundreds of millions of people being pushed into extreme poverty - easily be reversed should "significant progress" not be made in halting global warming.

By Schalk Mouton 20 Mar 2013

If you're content, we're content
If you're content, we're content

"Content" is currently on everybody's lips, with everyone from the existing media to brand owners and individuals being encouraged to become content providers. Bizcommunity has been ahead of the content curve for over a decade.

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 18 Mar 2013

Low radiation dose X-ray provides clear image

At the sixth World Congress on Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery which took place in Cape Town recently, Philips announced the introduction to the South African market of an X-ray system that provides an equivalent image quality to its current equipment at an average of 73% less radiation dose.

5 Mar 2013

Body parts business

Elite Surgical MD John O'Toole has been an entrepreneur for four decades in a field few would think possible in SA: the design and manufacture of orthopaedic and arthroplasty (joint replacement) devices. He became an entrepreneur almost by chance.

17 Aug 2012

New breakthrough in wound dressing
New breakthrough in wound dressing

South African pharmaceutical company, Cipla Medpro, in conjunction with the Microbiology Department at the University of Stellenbosch, has announced the development of what is being touted as a breakthrough in wound dressing.

12 Jun 2012

Brazil temporarily suspends breast implant imports

BRASILIA, BRAZIL: Brazil said Wednesday, 21 March 2012, it has temporarily suspended the import of breast implants pending quality control tests in the wake of last December's health scare over defective French-made implants.

22 Mar 2012

US baby boomers feed need for joint replacements

WASHINGTON, USA: US baby boomers are fueling a wave of joint replacement surgeries, hoping to use new artificial knees and hips to stay active as they get older.

6 Dec 2011

Gauteng Health Department commits to paying suppliers

The Gauteng Department of Health and Social Development has noted a statement issued earlier this week by SAMED stating that it owes huge amounts of money to suppliers and has in turn acknowledged that it does carry these debts.

25 Nov 2011

One size does not fit all for knee replacements and other medical devices
One size does not fit all for knee replacements and other medical devices

Undergoing a knee replacement involves sophisticated medical equipment, but innovative prosthetic design may not offer the same benefits for all knee replacement recipients, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in a perspective article in the 20 October issue of New England Journal of Medicine.

By Karen N. Peart 24 Oct 2011

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