Medical Research News

Loeries

Publicis Groupe Africa celebrates Dr Biodun Shobanjo’s induction into the Loeries Hall of Fame

Red & Yellow wins big with 13 Loeries

Honoris South Africa students shine at the 2025 Loeries Awards

Howard Audio wins big at the 2025 Loerie Awards

Tusker triumphs! Dentsu Kenya wins Gold and Grand Prix, redefining African creativity

Subscribe & Follow

BizTrendsTV

RAPT BizTrendsTV: Nicole Adriaans: The future workplace

The Lead Creative

The Lead Creative: Unpacking Cannes 2025 with Xolisa Dyeshana and Saf Sindhi

Advertise your job vacancies

Image credit: on Pexels

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

Image supplied.

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

10 Oct 2025

Image supplied.

#FluxxAwards: PinkDrive CEO wins Social Impact Influencer award

9 Oct 2025

More news

Image credit: Ill. Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach

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

Tracy Hussell 7 Oct 2025

Image credit: on

Can Rooibos extract help treat breast cancer?

6 Oct 2025

Image credit: on Pexels

Paracetamol, pregnancy and autism: what the science really shows

Dipa Kamdar 25 Sep 2025

South Africans prioritise wellness as generational differences shape health approaches

South Africans prioritise wellness as generational differences shape health approaches

KLA 22 Sep 2025

Image credit: on Pexels

Weight loss drug semaglutide shown to be safe and potentially more effective at higher dose – new findings

Martin Whyte 18 Sep 2025

Image supplied.

South African entrepreneurs win at IATF Healthcare Hackathon

17 Sep 2025

SAHIA to host two landmark health informatics events in October

SAHIA to host two landmark health informatics events in October

South African Health Informatics Association 16 Sep 2025

Image supplied.

Young researcher wins Rick Turner Scholarship for brain study

10 Sep 2025

Image credit: on

#InternationalFASDay: Study reveals father's drinking habits contribute to FASD

9 Sep 2025

Image supplied.

Experts call for mandatory warning labels to combat South Africa's childhood obesity

8 Sep 2025

Image credit: National Cancer Institute on Unsplash

Breast cancer: new study finds genetic risk in African women

Mahtaab Hayat and Jean-Tristan Brandenburg 5 Sep 2025

Image credit:

#ThrivebyWHX: How attitude and physiology play a key role in longevity

Maroefah Smith 3 Sep 2025

Source: Reuters.

Inside SA’s multi-million rand plan to fill US funding void

Jesse Copelyn 15 Aug 2025

Image credit: Matthew Brodeur on Unsplash

Cannabis study finds groundbreaking flavoalkaloids

14 Aug 2025

Image credit: Ross Sneddon on Unsplash

Stellenbosch Uni study finds strong link between alcohol use and residential fires in Cape Town

13 Aug 2025

Image credit: Nastya Nastya on Dupe Photos

The unseen effects of PCOS, endometriosis on women's skin

Dr Judey Pretorius 11 Aug 2025

Image credit: Aditi Gorasia on Dupe Photos

Gates Foundation leads charge into women’s health with unprecedented $2.5bn fund

8 Aug 2025

Image credit: Katie Huber-Rhoades on Dupe Photos

Health experts urge bold action on harm reduction in South Africa's wellness landscape

7 Aug 2025

SAHIA to host Clinical Coding Symposium in October to advance data-driven healthcare in SA

SAHIA to host Clinical Coding Symposium in October to advance data-driven healthcare in SA

Communikay 5 Aug 2025

Image credit: Rin Owen on Dupe Photos

Is Ozempic the answer to obesity or a risky quick fix?

5 Aug 2025

Image credit: Anna Shvets on Pexels

AstraZeneca enters rare disease care in South Africa

31 Jul 2025

SA startup Altera raises R29m for donor cell platform

SA startup Altera raises R29m for donor cell platform

30 Jul 2025

Image credit:

Major advances in child brain injury research

23 Jul 2025

Supplied image: Wits University physicist Professor Andrew Forbes (left) and University of Cape Town paediatric neurosurgeon Professor Anthony Figaji (right), presented with their joint 2024/2025 Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Awards by Oppenheimer Memorial Trust chair Rebecca Oppenheimer. Each has been awarded R2.5-million to further his groundbreaking research.

Double win for science as Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship awarded to two recipients

18 Jul 2025

Image credit: Pavel Danilyuk on Pexels

SA's health leaders are adopting AI at a rapid pace

Dean Wolson 11 Jul 2025

Image credit: Mark Farías on Unsplash

Child abuse accelerates cellular ageing

10 Jul 2025

Image credit: Emma Simpson on Unsplash

Cultivating a culture of wellness

9 Jul 2025

Let's do Biz