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Medical students open SA's first organ donor support unit at Tygerberg Hospital

Public Health

Medical students open SA's first organ donor support unit at Tygerberg Hospital

12 Jun 2025

Source: Supplied. The Tri for Life team are Jonty Wright, Gerhard Nieuwoudt, Alexander Van Wyk, and Henri Van Der Westhuizen.

Healthcare

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

23 Apr 2024

Doctoral study can help prevent spreading of bovine TB in African buffaloes

Environment & Natural Resources

Doctoral study can help prevent spreading of bovine TB in African buffaloes

Issued by Stone 6 Apr 2023

Source: Supplied. Professor Refiloe Masekela, head of UKZN’s Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health.

Covid-19

Children in sub-Saharan Africa dying of Covid-19 at a higher rate than others

20 Jan 2022

Source: ©Mark Bowden

Medtech

First non-invasive benign prostate procedure performed in SA

11 Nov 2021

New medical training simulation unit launches at Stellenbosch University

Education & Training

New medical training simulation unit launches at Stellenbosch University

3 May 2021

Professor Adrie Bekker

HIV/AIDS

Study investigates best treatment options for newborns exposed to HIV

27 Nov 2020

Education & Training

Sports camera adapts well as surgical training tool

16 Nov 2020

TB study sheds light on disease development

Tuberculosis

TB study sheds light on disease development

2 Nov 2020

Professor Anneke Hesseling

Tuberculosis

Trial recommends shorter treatment time for less severe TB in children

30 Oct 2020

Good nutrition for good immunity

Nutrition

Good nutrition for good immunity

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 8 Oct 2020

Professor Gerhard Walzl. Image: Twitter

Tuberculosis

Study to evaluate new TB diagnostic tests and treatments

9 Sep 2020

The Thusong Multipurpose Center in Khayelitsha which will serve as a Covid-19 site in Cape Town, South Africa. Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images

Covid-19

Students play an integral role in healthcare delivery: findings from South Africa

Ian Couper & Jana Müller 9 Jul 2020

Image Supplied.

Higher Education

3D printing lab gears up to fight Covid-19 pandemic

9 Apr 2020

TygerMaties 3D print protective gear in fight against Covid-19

Covid-19

TygerMaties 3D print protective gear in fight against Covid-19

7 Apr 2020

Grant to fund child-friendly TB treatments

Tuberculosis

Grant to fund child-friendly TB treatments

22 Oct 2019

The costly business of nursing negligence

Public Health

The costly business of nursing negligence

15 Oct 2019

Mycobacterium tuberculosis under the microscope.

Tuberculosis

SU researchers study resistance to 'protect' new TB drug

3 Jun 2019

Professor Soraya Bardien, Dr Handri Walters, Professor Leslie Swartz, Professor Jonathan Jansen and Professor Jimmy Volmink

Medical Research

Tackling the issue of race in research

24 May 2019

Professor Jimmy Volmink

Medical Research

SU comments on study perpetuating racial stereotyping

14 May 2019

Access to affordable medical treatment can save lives. Shutterstock

Oncology

Cancer drug pricing gets in the way of treatment in developing countries

Vikash Sewram 22 Feb 2019

Prof Vikash Sewram, director of the African Cancer Institute at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University

Oncology

#WorldCancerDay: Early detection improves prognosis

Vikash Sewram 4 Feb 2019

3D printing gives orthopaedic surgeons a whole new perspective

Orthopaedics

3D printing gives orthopaedic surgeons a whole new perspective

29 Jan 2019

Medical Research

Construction starts on SU's Biomedical Research Institute

28 Jan 2019

Professor Thuli Madonsela and FMHS Dean, Professor Jimmy Volmink

Public Health

Stamping out social injustice in healthcare

Florence de Vries 26 Nov 2018

SU study will look at synthetic blood products

Medical Research

SU study will look at synthetic blood products

1 Nov 2018

Study: Escalating civil cases against private hospitals due to nursing malpractice

Hospital Groups

Study: Escalating civil cases against private hospitals due to nursing malpractice

24 Oct 2018

Professor Thuli Madonsela, Law Trust chair of social justice in the Faculty of Law at Stellenbosch University (SU)

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Thuli Madonsela to lead discussions at first Social Justice M-Plan Expert Roundtable

24 Oct 2018

Elizabeth Oduwele

Medical Research

Getting to the bottom of vaccine hesitancy

Michelle Rotchford-Galloway 17 Oct 2018

Inaugural SA Health Excellence Awards call for nominations

Healthcare

Inaugural SA Health Excellence Awards call for nominations

3 Oct 2018

Professor Ian Couper

Public Health

African mid-level health workers need better training

13 Sep 2018

Professor Annalise Zemlin. Photo: Damien Schumann

Noncommunicable diseases

Getting the balance right in detecting diabetes

Jorisna Bonthuys 10 Sep 2018

SU researchers take part in natural killer cells TB study

Medical Research

SU researchers take part in natural killer cells TB study

24 Aug 2018

Professor Anneke Hesseling, Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University. Photo: Stellenbosch University

Tuberculosis

Children with MDR-TB can be treated successfully

21 Aug 2018

Dr Elize Archer. Photo: Damien Schumann

Healthcare

#WomensMonth: Teaching bedside manner

Jackie Pienaar-Brink 15 Aug 2018

Professor Soraya Seedat. Photo: Damien Schumann

Mental health

#WomensMonth: Probing the secrets of mind, body and soul

Jeanne van der Merwe 3 Aug 2018

Safe Passage Study links drinking and smoking with stillbirths and Sids

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Safe Passage Study links drinking and smoking with stillbirths and Sids

Nicci Botha 10 Jul 2018

Professor Jimmy Volmink

Healthcare

Rethinking health sciences education

18 Jun 2018

Student Accommodation

New green SU residence honours legacy of Nkosi Johnson

6 Jun 2018

SU involved in developing predictive TB blood test

Tuberculosis

SU involved in developing predictive TB blood test

6 Apr 2018

Professor Quinette Louw

Medical Research

Most patients with low back pain get the wrong treatment - study

3 Apr 2018

Professor Jacques Janson. Photo: Luigi Bennett

Medical Research

Research into better heart valve replacement options

Olivia Rose-Innes 26 Feb 2018

Dr Suretha Kannenberg

Medical Research

A dermatologist's perspective on the drought, dehydration and skin conditions

21 Feb 2018

Capetonians not too clued up about food and nutrition labels

Research

Capetonians not too clued up about food and nutrition labels

8 Feb 2018

Dr Karin Baatjes

Medical Research

Tailored cancer treatment reduces the risk of osteoporosis

2 Feb 2018

South Africa's twin malnutrition challenges: hunger and obesity

Food, Water & Energy Security

South Africa's twin malnutrition challenges: hunger and obesity

Xikombiso Mbhenyane and Irene Labuschagne 5 Dec 2017

SU summit to focus on snake oil and pseudoscience

Ethical Medicines

SU summit to focus on snake oil and pseudoscience

8 Nov 2017

Dr Stefanie Malan-Muller

Mental health

More than a gut feeling - the link between PTSD and microbes

30 Oct 2017

Professor Elmin Steyn, head of surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University. Photo: Damien Schumann

Surgical Procedures

#WomensMonth: Transplants are her passion

Jackie Pienaar-Brink 24 Aug 2017

Researchers use genome data to find MDR TB-fighting compounds

Medical Research

Researchers use genome data to find MDR TB-fighting compounds

24 Aug 2017