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Walk Your Way with Medshield at the 2024 Suncoast East Coast Radio Big Walk

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Stone 21 May 2024

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NHI Bill set to face legal challenges

Nqobile Dludla 15 May 2024

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Allergies and sensitivities during seasonal changes, by Medshield

Stone 13 May 2024

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9 May 2024

Doctors and medical practitioners under the Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) participate in a demonstration to demand payment of their salary arrears and the immediate hiring of trainee doctors, among other grievances, in Nairobi, Kenya, 16 April 2024. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo

Kenyan government doctors sign agreement to end strike

George Obulutsa 9 May 2024

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New MyDynamics portal offers free patient support and health education

8 May 2024

South Africa's Tobacco Bill process faces scrutiny as experts uncover flaws

South Africa's Tobacco Bill process faces scrutiny as experts uncover flaws

VPASA 3 May 2024

How to improve indoor air quality and breathe easier

How to improve indoor air quality and breathe easier

LG 25 Apr 2024

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Students’ ‘Life Pod’ project can save up to 100 lives per year

23 Apr 2024

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Gavi and Unicef welcome approval of new oral cholera vaccine

23 Apr 2024

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Elections 2024: What the major political parties say about a sugar tax

19 Apr 2024

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A huff and a puff: Could nicotine pouches put an end to smoking?

Christina Pitt 10 Apr 2024

Deena Naidoo, group nursing services manager, Lenmed (standing) with from left: Jacqui Stewart, CEO of Cohsasa; Dr Kim Faure project lead: SECURE Global Antibiotic R&D Partnership; Dr Ziyanda Mgugudo-Sello head of unit: Professional Services SA Medical Association and Professor Natalie Schellack, head of the Department of Pharmacology, University of Pretoria, and editor of the South Africa Pharmacy Journal.

Cohsasa’s Conference at Hospital Show a great success!

COHSASA 9 Apr 2024

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Samatu disappointed with health dept's failure to uphold promise to unemployed doctors

Cedric Sihlangu 9 Apr 2024

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SA doctors make up to 40 times more than those in Kenya and Nigeria

Zano Kunene 5 Apr 2024

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The digital nurse: A solution to South Africa's healthcare challenges

Sandra Sampson 5 Apr 2024

World Health Day emphasises human rights' crucial role in cancer risk reduction

World Health Day emphasises human rights' crucial role in cancer risk reduction

CANSA 3 Apr 2024

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Kenyan doctors strike over pay and training extends into third week

George Obulutsa and Duncan Miriri 3 Apr 2024

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Cape Town's Urban Health Programme: A resilient response to global health challenges

3 Apr 2024

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Urgent call to action: Combatting chronic kidney disease crisis in Africa

18 Mar 2024

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Can the UN impose sanctions on SA? You bet it can… and One Health may be the tipping point

Katja Hamilton 15 Mar 2024

Focusing on the power of sleep for World Sleep Day 2024

Focusing on the power of sleep for World Sleep Day 2024

Restonic 14 Mar 2024

How healthy are the taxpayers of South Africa?

How healthy are the taxpayers of South Africa?

BrandMapp 13 Mar 2024

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Anti-vaxxers thrashed in court

Tania Broughton 11 Mar 2024

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South Korea: Junior doctors strike amid concerns over low doctor-to-patient ratio

Katja Hamilton 4 Mar 2024

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Unemployed doctors march to Union Buildings

Silver Sibiya 28 Feb 2024

TNPA addresses Al Kuwait livestock carrier concerns at Cape Town Port

TNPA addresses Al Kuwait livestock carrier concerns at Cape Town Port

21 Feb 2024

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

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Worst of hiring freeze over, Western Cape health department assures health workers

19 Feb 2024

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Cathcart Hospital rumours spark week of protests

Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 13 Feb 2024

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