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Outreach Engineering, Wits Healthcare Innovation merge to scale impact

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New cerebral palsy research may have profound impact on medicolegal cases

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Starving TB of sugar could help fight the disease

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South African healthcare workers are at high risk of contracting hepatitis B

South African healthcare workers are at high risk of contracting hepatitis B

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Why India is banking on health diplomacy to grow African footprint

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UKZN, Cansa partner for lung cancer research project

UKZN, Cansa partner for lung cancer research project

12 Mar 2021

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11 Mar 2021

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Keymanthri Moodley & Theresa Rossouw 10 Feb 2021

UP researchers receive prestigious grants for cancer research

UP researchers receive prestigious grants for cancer research

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Monique Wasunna 29 Jan 2021

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ACDOCO SA 28 Jan 2021

UCT body donor programme continues despite ongoing pandemic

UCT body donor programme continues despite ongoing pandemic

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Severe Covid may be caused by 'autoantibodies' - here is what that means

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