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Preventing and managing chronic kidney disease, by Medshield

Noncommunicable diseases

Preventing and managing chronic kidney disease, by Medshield

Issued by Stone 15 Apr 2025

Medshield unpacks the good, the bad and the necessary of cholesterol

Noncommunicable diseases

Medshield unpacks the good, the bad and the necessary of cholesterol

Issued by Stone 31 Mar 2025

Care coordination is vital to achieving better health outcomes, by Medshield

Medical Aid

Care coordination is vital to achieving better health outcomes, by Medshield

Issued by Stone 23 Sep 2024

Corporate wellness – a win-win for all

Medical Aid

Corporate wellness – a win-win for all

Issued by Bonitas 10 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied. Victor Ramathesele, group chief executive officer of Medipost Holdings.

Medtech

Medipost unveils WhatsApp chats for free medication deliveries

22 May 2024

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

Public Health

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

Issued by Stone 21 May 2024

Allegra: Transforming chronic disease management in support of World Aids Day

Medtech

Allegra: Transforming chronic disease management in support of World Aids Day

Issued by Allegra Healthcare Management 16 Nov 2023

5 startups selected for the 2023 Irish Tech Challenge

Awards

5 startups selected for the 2023 Irish Tech Challenge

16 Nov 2023

5 signs of a responsible medical scheme

Medical Aid

5 signs of a responsible medical scheme

Issued by Medihelp 7 Nov 2023

Allegra transforms retail dispensing at Johannesburg Surgical Hospital

Medtech

Allegra transforms retail dispensing at Johannesburg Surgical Hospital

Issued by Allegra 28 Sep 2023

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

Primary health insurance steps in as employer-subsidised medical scheme membership declines

Cornel Schoeman 20 Sep 2023

Medshield: What is hyperthyroidism and how is it treated?

Noncommunicable diseases

Medshield: What is hyperthyroidism and how is it treated?

Issued by Stone 7 Aug 2023

Source: Supplied. Morgan Mkhatshwa, clinical executive of Bonitas Medical Fund.

Healthcare

How we're defying load shedding and its impact on patient medicine regimes -Bonitas

Morgan Mkhatshwa 4 Jul 2023

Insurance & Actuarial

Introducing Old Mutual's new health insurance

23 May 2023

Source: Supplied. The specialist cardiac team at Life Vincent Pallotti Hospital.

Cardiology

Vincent Pallotti sets record for first keyhole mitral-valve replacement

3 Mar 2023

Source: Reuters.

Noncommunicable diseases

Integrated chronic care actively reducing the burden of chronic disease

14 Feb 2023

Medical Aid

Fedhealth's new model of genetic testing is transforming precision medicine

10 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Alex Schmid, founder of Contro.

Medtech

#YouthMonth: A vision for informed choices in sexual and reproductive health

Katja Hamilton 5 Jun 2023

How can private healthcare become more affordable for the average South African?

Healthcare

How can private healthcare become more affordable for the average South African?

Kevin Aron, Issued by Stone 2 Dec 2022

Healthcare

Convenient chronic medicine pick-up points a game changer for SA's healthcare system

6 Sep 2022

Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Medical Law

Mom wins court battle against medical scheme

Tania Broughton 29 Aug 2022

Primedia celebrates the giant contribution of Jeremy Mansfield

Radio & Audio

Primedia celebrates the giant contribution of Jeremy Mansfield

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 17 Aug 2022

Measure your blood pressure accurately, control it, live longer!

Cardiology

Measure your blood pressure accurately, control it, live longer!

Issued by Stone 10 Aug 2022

Medshield recognises Men's Health Month this June

Medshield recognises Men's Health Month this June

Issued by Stone 1 Jun 2022

Kantar BrandZ lesson 5 of 7: Clicks on the power of personalisation to enhance convenience

Branding

Kantar BrandZ lesson 5 of 7: Clicks on the power of personalisation to enhance convenience

Issued by Kantar 24 Feb 2022

Your pre-hospitalisation checklist

Medical Aid

Your pre-hospitalisation checklist

Issued by Bonitas 21 Jan 2022

Medtech

Digital drives innovation in healthcare services

Tony Singleton 6 Dec 2021

The BCX Digital Innovation Awards 2021 winners

Digital

The BCX Digital Innovation Awards 2021 winners

12 Nov 2021

Source: ©franco volpato

Pharmaceuticals

Multimillion-dollar project to provide fast access to medicines in SA

14 Oct 2021

Source: ©Ionut Dan Popescu

Cardiology

The reality of cardiovascular risk

5 Oct 2021

If South Africa continues vaccinating at current rates, it would take over two years to reach the targeted coverage of 67% of the population. Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images

Covid-19

How the private sector can support South Africa's Covid-19 vaccine rollout

Carmen S Christian 5 Aug 2021

Source: www.sanews.gov.za sanews.gov.za]]

Public Health

Violent riots affect vaccine rollout, distribution of chronic meds

14 Jul 2021

You hate robocalls for the wrong reasons

Digital

You hate robocalls for the wrong reasons

JD Engelbrecht, Issued by Everlytic 29 Jun 2021

Ethics & Medicolegal

How to manage risk against medical injury claims

Vanessa Rogers 24 May 2021

Benefits of Bopis for retail and beyond

E-commerce

Benefits of Bopis for retail and beyond

Michael Gewer 19 May 2021

Public Health

Contingency plans for Charlotte Maxeke patients

20 Apr 2021

South African challengers to watch in 2021

Branding

South African challengers to watch in 2021

Issued by eatbigfish 19 Jan 2021

To suppress the Covid-19 pandemic, tens of millions of South Africans would have to be vaccinated. Nothing at that scale has been done here before. Photo: Armin Kübelbeck (CC-BY-SA via Wikimedia Commons)

Covid-19

Vaccinating tens of millions of people will be very difficult

James Stent & Nathan Geffen 27 Nov 2020

Activists of the Movement for Change and Social Justice canvassing the streets of Gugulethu in Cape Town. MCSJ

Covid-19

How Covid-19 changed community engagement in South Africa's low income areas

Myrna van Pinxteren & Christopher J Colvin 22 Oct 2020

Time for SA to put proactive and ambitious relief measures in place

Economy

Time for SA to put proactive and ambitious relief measures in place

Andrea Rademeyer, Issued by Ask Afrika 3 Sep 2020

Image: Western Cape Department of Health

Public Health

WC Health starts scaling-up essential services

17 Aug 2020

Collaboration addresses the challenges of Covid-19

Covid-19

Collaboration addresses the challenges of Covid-19

Issued by Bonitas 3 Aug 2020

A healthcare worker in a protective suit is seen at a quarantine and isolation centre in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Covid-19

How Covid-19 threatens efforts to contain HIV/Aids in South Africa

Nesri Padayatchi & Kogie Naidoo 21 Jul 2020

Commercial success and empathy can work together

Social Entrepreneurship

Commercial success and empathy can work together

30 Jun 2020

New healthbot launched for high-risk patients

Covid-19

New healthbot launched for high-risk patients

26 Jun 2020

South Africans should make contingency plans in case they get a moderate to severe case of Covid-19. Photo: Ümit Bulut via Unsplash

Covid-19

While most people will get mild symptoms only, it is important to plan

Elna Schütz 1 Jun 2020