South Africa will resume the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine rollout on Wednesday in a push to vaccinate 500,000 healthcare workers through the Sisonke Programme...
South Africa's Covid-19 death rate is likely to be three times higher than the official figures
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) has recommended the pause on the rollout of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine be lifted...
The South African Department of Health has put the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine on hold temporarily, while it investigates a possible link between the jab and a rare blood clot disorder...
Kenya has started the first phase of its Covid-19 vaccination strategy. This was made possible by the delivery of just over one million AstraZeneca vaccines that arrived in two batches...
Catherine Kyobutungi 9 Apr 2021
Disputes over the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine have dominated the week, just as they have at various points over the past few months...
Rob Reddick 29 Mar 2021
Late last year the Network for Genomic Surveillance in South Africa (NGS-SA) led by the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (Krisp) identified a rapidly spreading new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19...
Willem Hanekom & Tulio de Oliveira 25 Jan 2021
Across the world, immunologists who retooled their labs to join the fight against SARS-CoV-2 are furiously trying to explain why some people get so sick while others recover unscathed...
Matthew Woodruff 26 Oct 2020
Pulmonary hypertension affects about 75-million people worldwide, approximately 80% of whom live in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs)...
Studies are increasingly indicating that Covid-19 presents in widely diverse ways. For instance, people who develop serious complications do not necessarily present with the symptoms associated with the virus...
If you want to reduce your risk of getting Alzheimer's disease, there is no end of advice on the internet telling you how to do it...
Elisabet Englund & Keivan Javanshiri 26 Jun 2019
Authorities in Ghana should protect the safety of the press during interactions with police...
This week a team of scientists and physicians from the UK published news of a second HIV positive man, in London, who is in long-term (18-month) HIV remission after undergoing treatment for Hodgkins lymphoma...
Allison Webel 8 Mar 2019
Genetic testing company Geneway has launched a series of clever television advertisements which will soon launch on television and online...
A new class of drugs has the potential of reducing cardiovascular risk by targeting a specific microbial pathway in the gut...
Albeit a lifesaving procedure, heart valve replacement is fraught with problems ranging from blood clotting to tissue degeneration. The field is long overdue for innovation...
Olivia Rose-Innes 26 Feb 2018
April is the best time for planting winter vegetables in South Africa. For those looking forward to warm meals cooked at home with fresh ingredients from the garden, RAW shares some ideas for seeds that thrive in cooler temperatures...
Pharmacogenomics gives medical practitioners the power to accurately determine the right drug and dose for the patient, based on their DNA...
Patients are taking control of their own health and the demand more personalised and precise service from their healthcare practitioners...
There could be a link between a rogue bacteria cell and non-infectious diseases such as Alzheimer's...
Good day fellow wine lovers and welcome to the very first Weekly Wine Wrap-up.
Anna-Bet Bester 1 Apr 2016
300th cryo-balloon ablation procedure performed...
A stroke is the fourth most common cause of death and the leading cause of disability in South Africa. The good news for stroke patients, however, is that much can be done to treat and prevent this condition...
Rheumatic fever can affect children from the age of six up to early adulthood (18 to 21 years) and in most people presents as nothing more than a sore throat, fever and stiff joints...
Research published in the British Medical Journal has shown that people who never or rarely brush their teeth are 70% more likely to develop cardiovascular disease than those who brush twice a day...
A costly drug frequently used to treat patients with heart disease may offer no greater benefit than standard medications, say Yale researchers...
Ziba Kashef 30 Jun 2015
It is natural to feel anxious and apprehensive ahead of a surgical procedure. Information can, however, empower one and allow one to make the most informed choices and understand the procedure...
A stroke is a medical emergency and prompt treatment is crucial as early action can minimize brain damage and potential complications...
Though sitting may seem harmless, research shows that if you have a desk job, you could have twice the risk of cardiovascular disease than people with jobs that require standing or moving around for most of the day.
Lucy Le Roux 15 Sep 2014
Johns Hopkins researchers say they have developed a technique that can predict - with 95% accuracy - which stroke victims will benefit from intravenous, clot-busting drugs and which will suffer dangerous and potentially lethal bleeding in the brain.
The widespread rejection of estrogen therapy after the 2002 Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study has most likely led to almost 50,000 unnecessary deaths over the last 10 years among women aged 50 to 69 who have had a hysterectomy, Yale School of Medicine researchers reveal in a study published in the July 18 issue of the American Journal of Public Health.
Karen N. Peart 22 Jul 2013
Discovery of how parasite sticks to blood vessels could lead to new means to combat malaria.
In honour of No Tobacco Day on 31 May 2013, health promoters around the world are calling for a ban on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship in all its forms.
The origin of an innate ability the brain has to protect itself from damage that occurs in stroke has been explained for the first time.
WASHINGTON, USA: Eating tomatoes can dramatically reduce the risk of having a stroke, according to a new study out on Monday that provided more support for diets rich in fruits and vegetables.
Heart disease has become known as the single largest cause of mortality among woman, accounting for 25% of all female deaths worldwide.
Graham Anderson 12 Sep 2012
As a nutritional therapist, I am keenly aware of the serious scientific and biochemical problems of veganism and vegetarianism. Vegetarianism is not a "one-size-fits-all", and while vegetables are very good for you, what is primarily lacking in a vegetarian diet excluding animal flesh is one of the most important compounds needed for health and vitality - protein.
Sally-Ann Creed 26 Apr 2012
Johns Hopkins neurologists report success with a new means of getting rid of potentially lethal blood clots in the brain safely without cutting through easily damaged brain tissue or removing large pieces of skull. The minimally invasive treatment, they report, increased the number of patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) who could function independently by 10 to 15% six months following the procedure.
Stripping some mouth bacteria of their access key to gangs of other pathogenic oral bacteria could help prevent gum disease and tooth loss.
CHICAGO, USA: A Rush University Medical Center led international research team has announced that a treatment to prevent bleeding episodes in children with hemophilia A also is effective for adolescents and adults.
Syd Nomis will be in the spotlight once again when former Springboks, rugby fans, media and business join forces to pay tribute to the Bok legend at a dinner at the Wanderers Club, Johannesburg on September 6th.
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Physicians at Ohio State University are optimistic that an artificial drug derived from the saliva of vampire bats might be the next life-saving breakthrough for stroke patients whose medical treatment is delayed beyond three hours.
Patients who have a mini-stroke accompanied by speech problems, are more likely to suffer from a treatable heart condition called atrial fibrillation, according to Ottawa research presented recently at the International Stroke Conference.
Drugs could be used to prevent breast cancer in women at high risk of the disease in the same way that statins are used for heart disease if trials looking at ways of predicting risk are successful, according to an international panel of cancer experts.
A medical device developed by retired U.S. Navy sonar experts, using submarine technology, is a new paradigm for the detection, diagnosis and monitoring of stroke, says a team of interventional radiologists at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 36th Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago.
Despite lack of evidence about bed rest's effectiveness, doctors annually prescribe it for roughly one million pregnant women to delay preterm births.
Despite lack of evidence about bed rest's effectiveness, doctors annually prescribe it for roughly 1 million pregnant women to delay preterm births.
World Stroke Day takes place on the 29th October and The Heart and Stroke Foundation SA (HSFSA) is calling for immediate action by all South Africans to be aware and act fast when it comes to stroke. Stroke is the third biggest cause of death in our country and is a leading cause of adult disability.
A Heart and Stroke Foundation researcher has discovered what could be the first truly effective breakthrough in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension, a devastating, life-threatening condition which results in an enlargement of the heart.
The Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa (HSFSA) is calling for immediate action by all South Africans to be aware and act fast when it comes to stroke. Stroke is the third biggest cause of death in our country and is a leading cause of adult disability. National Stroke Week runs from 13 to 17 September and we would like to challenge you to increase your knowledge about how to prevent the devastating results of an early death or permanent disability.
Erika Ketterer 14 Sep 2010