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SAHIA to host two landmark health informatics events in October

SAHIA to host two landmark health informatics events in OctoberSouth African Health Informatics Association

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

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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)

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2 Aug 2024

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South African healthcare earns global recognition

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Polymer innovator helps to transform world of medicine

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2024 BHF Titanium Award winners

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Source: South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)

UCT academic appointed SAMRC president and CEO

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