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SA startup Altera raises R29m for donor cell platform

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Don't miss the inaugural Hospital Show at the Sandton Convention Centre!

Don't miss the inaugural Hospital Show at the Sandton Convention Centre!

COHSASA 19 Feb 2024

Multi-strain products supporting South Africa’s probiotics market culture

Multi-strain products supporting South Africa’s probiotics market culture

Insight Survey 22 Nov 2023

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Asthma crisis: South Africa leads in overreliance on reliever pumps

2 Nov 2023

Nominations open for the South African Health Excellence Awards

Nominations open for the South African Health Excellence Awards

Clinix Health Group 20 Oct 2023

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation campus is pictured in Seattle, Washington, US 5 May 2021. Reuters/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo

Gates gives $40m to boost access to mRNA vaccines in Africa

Jennifer Rigby and Wendell Roelf 9 Oct 2023

Restonic Ezintsha Sleep Clinic to pioneer South African sleep research and treat sleep disorders

Restonic Ezintsha Sleep Clinic to pioneer South African sleep research and treat sleep disorders

Restonic 2 Oct 2023

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South African poultry industry in crisis: Urgent appeal for importation of HPAI vaccines

29 Sep 2023

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Biovac and EuBiologics partner for meningitis vaccine tech transfer

28 Sep 2023

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Latest stats spark urgent $45m long Covid response

27 Sep 2023

Source: Supplied. Tygerberg Hospital has exceeded its life expectancy by two decades hence the need for a new Central Hospital in the Western Cape.

Western Cape's new Central hospital unveiled with focus on academic services

Katja Hamilton 19 Sep 2023

Source: Elmar Gubisch [www.[123rf.com 123rf]] The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) cancer research arm, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), will declare Aspartame, an artificial sweetener, as a “possible carcinogenic to humans” this month

Aspartame under the spotlight as WHO declares it a "possible carcinogenic to humans"

Danette Breitenbach 3 Jul 2023

Africa's understudied human gut microbiomes could be a rich source of therapeutics

Africa's understudied human gut microbiomes could be a rich source of therapeutics

University of Pretoria 28 Jun 2023

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Abbott's uninterrupted streak: 398th consecutive quarterly dividend declared

22 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied. Andrew Miller, is the national treasurer at the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation of South Africa.

Genetic medicine divide: Why SA lags behind the rest of the world

Andrew Miller 30 May 2023

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Elon Musk's brain-chip venture gets FDA stamp of approval

Katja Hamilton 26 May 2023

Zarcare: The future of healthcare in South Africa

Zarcare: The future of healthcare in South Africa

Zarcare 26 May 2023

Source: Supplied. Tom Kariuki, SFA Foundation executive director at the Deltas Africa ll launch event in Nairobi, Kenya.

Science for Africa Foundation launches $70m research programme

11 May 2023

Source: Supplied. Imke Erasmus, general manager of VitalAire Diabetes.

Advanced pharmacotherapies and technologies continue to improve diabetics' lives every day

6 Apr 2023

Adapting to innovation in the healthcare sector beyond just tech

Adapting to innovation in the healthcare sector beyond just tech

Kevin Aron, Stone 17 Mar 2023

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Green light for Cape Health Technology Park

28 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Naledi Pandor, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation delivered her keynote address at the opening of the 14th International Congress of Human Genetics at the CTICC this week.

South Africa at coalface of genetics research

Katja Hamilton 23 Feb 2023

Is allergic rhinitis 'sneezing' life into South Africa's allergy care market?

Is allergic rhinitis 'sneezing' life into South Africa's allergy care market?

Insight Survey 25 Jan 2023

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Saudi Arabia to be the launchpad for new global standard of care

6 Jan 2023

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Pivotal local research on antibiotic-resistant infections in hospitals begins in earnest

22 Nov 2022

UP part of study that finds men of African descent at higher risk of prostate cancer

UP part of study that finds men of African descent at higher risk of prostate cancer

University of Pretoria 16 Nov 2022

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First cannabis clinical trial takes off in South Africa

11 Nov 2022

Source: The South African Rooibos Council.

Department of Science and Innovation gives Rooibos research R4.8m funding boost

9 Nov 2022

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AstraZeneca announces R&D Postdoctoral Challenge winners

3 Nov 2022

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation discloses locally led R&D initiatives

24 Oct 2022

Breast cancer awareness in the genomic landscape

Breast cancer awareness in the genomic landscape

Fourie Joubert and Annie Joubert, University of Pretoria 18 Oct 2022

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