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How virus detectives trace the origins of an outbreak - and why it's so tricky

How virus detectives trace the origins of an outbreak - and why it's so tricky

Marilyn J Roossinck 15 Jun 2021

We're a step closer to figuring out why mosquitoes bite some people and not others

We're a step closer to figuring out why mosquitoes bite some people and not others

Madelien Wooding & Yvette Naude 19 May 2021

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New DNA research could help combat cancers that are resistant to current standard treatments

19 May 2021

Fungal infections might be dangerous to Covid-19 patients with severe symptoms in ICU

Fungal infections might be dangerous to Covid-19 patients with severe symptoms in ICU

14 May 2021

Outreach Engineering, Wits Healthcare Innovation merge to scale impact

Outreach Engineering, Wits Healthcare Innovation merge to scale impact

7 May 2021

New cerebral palsy research may have profound impact on medicolegal cases

New cerebral palsy research may have profound impact on medicolegal cases

5 May 2021

Professor Salim Abdool Karim

Professor Abdool Karim appointed to WHO Science Council

30 Apr 2021

Professor Fergal O'Brien

New biomaterial regrows blood vessels and bone

21 Apr 2021

Molecular-level detail of the interaction of trehalose bound to the mycobacterial LpqY transporter.
Credit: University of Warwick

Starving TB of sugar could help fight the disease

19 Apr 2021

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

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

13 Apr 2021

Workers at India’s biggest syringe manufacturer ramp up production in September 2020 in race to meet Covid-19 vaccine-driven demand. Photo by SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images

Why India is banking on health diplomacy to grow African footprint

Dan Banik & Renu Modik 26 Mar 2021

UKZN, Cansa partner for lung cancer research project

UKZN, Cansa partner for lung cancer research project

12 Mar 2021

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Antiretroviral treatment found to reduce risk of developing active TB - study

11 Mar 2021

Understanding different forms of CBD for health and wellness

Understanding different forms of CBD for health and wellness

Adco CBD 4 Mar 2021

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