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Spinal surgery milestone achieved at Cure Day Hospital Foreshore

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Australian doctors achieve medical milestone

29 Aug 2023

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Surgeons must tackle three global health challenges to save lives

By Tony Moran 6 Jun 2023

#BestofBiz 2019: Healthcare

#BestofBiz 2019: Healthcare

17 Dec 2019

Professor Farrel Hellig

Cardiologist demonstrates intricate procedure

4 Nov 2019

Workshop emphasises benefits of Nuss procedure for sunken chest deformity

Workshop emphasises benefits of Nuss procedure for sunken chest deformity

25 Oct 2019

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Bizcommunity.com 27 Sep 2019

Giant strides forward in minimally invasive foot surgery

Giant strides forward in minimally invasive foot surgery

17 Sep 2019

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#bhf2019conference: Doing better with less

Nicci Botha 26 Jul 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

Shockwave IVL procedure

New procedure uses ultrasonic waves to break down coronary artery blockages

24 Jun 2019

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What stresses doctors out?

20 Jun 2019

Drone to deliver life-saving blood

Drone to deliver life-saving blood

3 Jun 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

#AfricaMonth: Saving trauma patients

24 May 2019

Nick Loxton, president of the UCT Surgical Society (left,) with (from second left) Sipho Ndereya, Matthew Potter and Liam Devenish, who are heading up the project.

Future doctors look for innovative solutions for healthcare challenges

2 May 2019

Africa's first in-utero spina bifida repair

Africa's first in-utero spina bifida repair

16 Apr 2019

Introducing the e-patient

Introducing the e-patient

4 Apr 2019

Informed consent: The costly legal implications if it's not done right

Informed consent: The costly legal implications if it's not done right

Lisa Swaine 3 Apr 2019

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Ask Dr Google. The pros and cons of online diagnosis

1 Apr 2019

Tools like the WHO checklist can lead to better surgical outcomes in countries with limited resources. Shutterstock

What African countries can do about ensuring safer surgery

Isabella Epiu 27 Mar 2019

Maternal mortality is much higher in Africa than in high-income countries. Shutterstock

The death rate for mothers having C-sections is 50 times higher in Africa

Bruce M Biccard 26 Mar 2019

Post-surgical death stats higher than TB, malaria & HiV combined

Post-surgical death stats higher than TB, malaria & HiV combined

7 Feb 2019

A mother delivers via C-section in Mozambique. In South Africa, there’s no single reason for the climbing number of such procedures in the public sector but it could be proving deadly for mothers. (Shaun Swingler)

A changing birth: What's behind SA's skyrocketing C-section rates?

Laura Grant & Laura Lopez Gonzalez 10 Jan 2019

Many countries around the world can’t meet the demand for donor organs. Shutterstock

There are many complex reasons for South Africa's organ donor shortage

Harriet Etheredge 9 Jan 2019

An image of a string adhesion between the liver and the intestine. The cell nuclei are stained white.
Jonathan Tsai

Surgical adhesions can be treated, prevented in mice

Krista Conger 4 Jan 2019

Pregnant women waiting to see a doctor at a hospital in Uganda. Shutterstock

Why improving access to surgery in childbirth makes economic sense

Isabella Epiu 3 Jan 2019

#BestofBiz 2018: Healthcare

#BestofBiz 2018: Healthcare

18 Dec 2018

Invitation to bid

Invitation to bid

South African Nursing Council 10 Dec 2018

Osseointegration gives amputees more freedom

Osseointegration gives amputees more freedom

6 Dec 2018

Decade3D-Anatomy/Shutterstock

Surgery, not antibiotics, should remain first-line treatment for appendicitis

23 Nov 2018

New technology treats brain tumour.. remotely

New technology treats brain tumour.. remotely

8 Nov 2018

Surgical students battle with dexterity, thanks to screens

Surgical students battle with dexterity, thanks to screens

5 Nov 2018

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#BestofBiz 2019: Healthcare

#BestofBiz 2019: Healthcare

17 Dec 2019

Professor Farrel Hellig

Cardiologist demonstrates intricate procedure

4 Nov 2019

Workshop emphasises benefits of Nuss procedure for sunken chest deformity

Workshop emphasises benefits of Nuss procedure for sunken chest deformity

25 Oct 2019

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Bizcommunity.com 27 Sep 2019

Giant strides forward in minimally invasive foot surgery

Giant strides forward in minimally invasive foot surgery

17 Sep 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

#bhf2019conference: Doing better with less

Nicci Botha 26 Jul 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

Shockwave IVL procedure

New procedure uses ultrasonic waves to break down coronary artery blockages

24 Jun 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

What stresses doctors out?

20 Jun 2019

Drone to deliver life-saving blood

Drone to deliver life-saving blood

3 Jun 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

#AfricaMonth: Saving trauma patients

24 May 2019

Nick Loxton, president of the UCT Surgical Society (left,) with (from second left) Sipho Ndereya, Matthew Potter and Liam Devenish, who are heading up the project.

Future doctors look for innovative solutions for healthcare challenges

2 May 2019

Africa's first in-utero spina bifida repair

Africa's first in-utero spina bifida repair

16 Apr 2019

Introducing the e-patient

Introducing the e-patient

4 Apr 2019

Informed consent: The costly legal implications if it's not done right

Informed consent: The costly legal implications if it's not done right

Lisa Swaine 3 Apr 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Ask Dr Google. The pros and cons of online diagnosis

1 Apr 2019

Tools like the WHO checklist can lead to better surgical outcomes in countries with limited resources. Shutterstock

What African countries can do about ensuring safer surgery

Isabella Epiu 27 Mar 2019

Maternal mortality is much higher in Africa than in high-income countries. Shutterstock

The death rate for mothers having C-sections is 50 times higher in Africa

Bruce M Biccard 26 Mar 2019

Post-surgical death stats higher than TB, malaria & HiV combined

Post-surgical death stats higher than TB, malaria & HiV combined

7 Feb 2019

A mother delivers via C-section in Mozambique. In South Africa, there’s no single reason for the climbing number of such procedures in the public sector but it could be proving deadly for mothers. (Shaun Swingler)

A changing birth: What's behind SA's skyrocketing C-section rates?

Laura Grant & Laura Lopez Gonzalez 10 Jan 2019

Many countries around the world can’t meet the demand for donor organs. Shutterstock

There are many complex reasons for South Africa's organ donor shortage

Harriet Etheredge 9 Jan 2019

An image of a string adhesion between the liver and the intestine. The cell nuclei are stained white.
Jonathan Tsai

Surgical adhesions can be treated, prevented in mice

Krista Conger 4 Jan 2019

Pregnant women waiting to see a doctor at a hospital in Uganda. Shutterstock

Why improving access to surgery in childbirth makes economic sense

Isabella Epiu 3 Jan 2019

#BestofBiz 2018: Healthcare

#BestofBiz 2018: Healthcare

18 Dec 2018

Invitation to bid

Invitation to bid

South African Nursing Council 10 Dec 2018

Osseointegration gives amputees more freedom

Osseointegration gives amputees more freedom

6 Dec 2018

Decade3D-Anatomy/Shutterstock

Surgery, not antibiotics, should remain first-line treatment for appendicitis

23 Nov 2018

New technology treats brain tumour.. remotely

New technology treats brain tumour.. remotely

8 Nov 2018

Surgical students battle with dexterity, thanks to screens

Surgical students battle with dexterity, thanks to screens

5 Nov 2018

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity.com 23 Oct 2018

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The best Biz summer holiday (content) package ever!

Bizcommunity.com 15 Oct 2018

Pioneering HIV+ transplant opens up a pool of new donors

Pioneering HIV+ transplant opens up a pool of new donors

5 Oct 2018

New cardiac simulation lab to revolutionise medical training

New cardiac simulation lab to revolutionise medical training

26 Sep 2018

Courtesy: Cleveland Clinic

Micorocoil localisation in treating early-stage lung cancer

20 Sep 2018

Sasa, Discovery Health roll out event-based contract model

Sasa, Discovery Health roll out event-based contract model

5 Sep 2018

Consider this advice before travelling abroad for health care

Consider this advice before travelling abroad for health care

Valorie A. Crooks 4 Jun 2018

Kickballs, chicken and 3-D models help Johns Hopkins surgeons prepare for complex foetal surgeries

Kickballs, chicken and 3-D models help Johns Hopkins surgeons prepare for complex foetal surgeries

18 Apr 2018

New clinical skills training centre aims to improve quality and safety

New clinical skills training centre aims to improve quality and safety

Nicci Botha 27 Mar 2018

Tapping into medical tourism

Tapping into medical tourism

15 Jan 2018

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