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Michelle Lourens, IMA’s ‘Swiss army knife’, joins Cannes Lions Open Chair Programme

Karabo Ledwaba

Learnerships: The antidote to youth unemployment, skills mismatch

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#See: Hertex HAUS reopens reimagined Bellville Showroom

#See: Hertex HAUS reopens reimagined Bellville Showroom

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#See: Tourism Minister urges travellers to rediscover South Africa this Easter with new campaign

#See: Tourism Minister urges travellers to rediscover South Africa this Easter with new campaign

Wits University researchers are scrambling to manage the fallout from the decision by US President Donald Trump to slash funding to South Africa. Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee / GroundUp

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Meet the neuroscience star who’s using tech to decode the brain

By Maya Skillen 21 Apr 2025

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#HumanRightsMonth: NIH's potential funding cut threatens South African medical research

19 Mar 2025

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#HumanRightsMonth: The call for stem cell transplants for SA children

18 Mar 2025

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Musk's Neuralink: Brain implant trials breaking new ground

Katja Hamilton 17 Jan 2025

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MARS Awards: South African researcher wins first place

Katja Hamilton 9 Jan 2025

#BestofBiz 2024: Healthcare

#BestofBiz 2024: Healthcare

17 Dec 2024

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South Africa sees boost in R&D spending

29 Nov 2024

Medshield answers all your questions about arthritis

Medshield answers all your questions about arthritis

Stone 19 Nov 2024

Dealing with ADHD: Insights from Dr. David Rex Orgen

Dealing with ADHD: Insights from Dr. David Rex Orgen

Profaster Media 6 Nov 2024

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#WorldStrokeDay: Occupational therapists' key role in rehabilitation of stroke survivors

29 Oct 2024

‘Endgame’ youth cigarette sale ban could prevent 10,000 lung cancer deaths in SA over 70 years – UP researcher

‘Endgame’ youth cigarette sale ban could prevent 10,000 lung cancer deaths in SA over 70 years – UP researcher

University of Pretoria 24 Oct 2024

Advancing healthcare: African solutions headline Africa’s largest medical conference in October

Advancing healthcare: African solutions headline Africa’s largest medical conference in October

Informa Markets 21 Oct 2024

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From darkness to digital: Neuralink to restore vision with groundbreaking device

10 Oct 2024

Professor Hassina Mouri, a leading figure in medical geology at the University of Johannesburg, has made history as the first female and the first geoscientist from Africa to be elected President of the International Union of Geological Sciences (Image supplied)

UJ’s Prof Hassina Mouri first female geoscientist from Africa to lead global scientific body

26 Sep 2024

Restonic Ezintsha Sleep Clinic celebrates one-year anniversary

Restonic Ezintsha Sleep Clinic celebrates one-year anniversary

Restonic 18 Sep 2024

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Dementia care takes a leap forward with new photo reminiscence therapy research

18 Sep 2024

Apple is taking hearing loss and hearing health seriously, which is a big win for society.

Apple taking hearing loss seriously is an industry win

Lindsey Schutters 11 Sep 2024

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Research on Alzheimer drug reveals new cell health mechanism

2 Aug 2024

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South African healthcare earns global recognition

28 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Bada Pharasi, chief executive officer of the Innovative Pharmaceutical Association of South Africa (Ipasa).

Research and innovation key to safeguarding SA’s health resiliency

27 Jun 2024

How environmental toxins and pollution affect our health, by Medshield

How environmental toxins and pollution affect our health, by Medshield

Stone 25 Jun 2024

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Inspiring South African youth in STEM

19 Jun 2024

Polymer innovator helps to transform world of medicine

Polymer innovator helps to transform world of medicine

Stellenbosch University 21 May 2024

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2024 BHF Titanium Award winners

9 May 2024

Source: South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)

UCT academic appointed SAMRC president and CEO

3 May 2024

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SA firms urged to tackle indoor air quality

Lynne Kuter 25 Apr 2024

Source: @LightUpScience/Twitter. Richard Slayman is seen here with the surgical team at Massachusetts General Hospital who performed his transplant, led by Tatsuo Kawai, MD, PhD and Nahel Elias, MD.

Man survives pig kidney transplant

8 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied. Lungelo Ntobongwana, acting chief officer of the SABS.

SABS tackles declining male fertility in sub-Saharan Africa

12 Mar 2024

Big companies, like Nestlé, are funding health research in South Africa - why this is wrong

Big companies, like Nestlé, are funding health research in South Africa - why this is wrong

Susan Goldstein, Mark Tomlinson, Rachel Wynberg and Tanya Doherty 5 Mar 2024