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Source: Supplied. Professor Rajendra Bhimma, who practises at Netcare St Augustine’s Hospital.

Healthcare

Award-winning kidney specialist leads the fight against youth dialysis rates

10 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied. Dr Fatima Hoosain.

Medical Research

Understanding the treatment of breast cancer in young women

Dr Fatima Hoosain 18 May 2022

Mutant roots reveal how we can grow crops in damaged soils

Research & Development

Mutant roots reveal how we can grow crops in damaged soils

Malcolm Bennett, Bipin Pandey and Sacha Mooney 18 Jan 2021

Commonly used antibiotics are no longer working. solarseven/ Shutterstock

Medical Research

Antibiotic resistance: new discovery could change the future of treatment

David Moyes & Victoria Carr 25 Feb 2020

With the right skills and infrastructure, Africa can boost its genomics research efforts. Dmytro Zinkevych/Shutterstock

Medical Research

Africa needs a heavy dose of investment in genomics research

Jenniffer Mabuka-Maroa 5 Apr 2019

New HIV infections continue to drive the epidemic. Shutterstock

HIV/AIDS

Why ending HIV still rests on a working cure - as well as prevention

Linda-Gail Bekker 29 Mar 2019

SA's itch finally gets scratched

Disease Groups

SA's itch finally gets scratched

12 May 2017

HIV/AIDS

Nick Walker's master plan to cure HIV

Jessica Tennant 7 Apr 2017

Breast cancer related to most dread disease claims among women

Insurance & Actuarial

Breast cancer related to most dread disease claims among women

26 Oct 2016

Yale researchers identify gene that causes obesity-related metabolic syndrome

Medical Research

Yale researchers identify gene that causes obesity-related metabolic syndrome

Helen Dodson 15 May 2014

Preventative mastectomies unnecessary for some at-risk women

Oncology

Preventative mastectomies unnecessary for some at-risk women

21 May 2013

Oncology

New South African organisation for chronic myeloid leukaemia patients

31 Jan 2013

Science

Cheese made by pre-historic man

16 Dec 2012

High-fat/calorie diet accelerates development of pancreatic cancer

Medical Research

High-fat/calorie diet accelerates development of pancreatic cancer

22 Jun 2012

Oncology

Pill and pregnancy have biggest effects on ovarian cancer risk

31 Oct 2011

Medical Research

New genetic mutation for ALS identified

27 Sep 2011

Roadblocking cancer: How combo therapies can overcome drug resistance in melanoma

Medical Research

Roadblocking cancer: How combo therapies can overcome drug resistance in melanoma

Kim Irwin 3 Aug 2011

Genetic study sheds new light on auto-immune arthritis

Orthopaedics

Genetic study sheds new light on auto-immune arthritis

11 Jul 2011

Screening breast MRIs can detect invasive cancers in women with history of chest irradiation

Women's Health

Screening breast MRIs can detect invasive cancers in women with history of chest irradiation

15 Feb 2011

Paediatrics

New study offers hope for children with MPS I genetic disorder

3 Dec 2010

Women's Health

ACS recommends annual MRI screening in women with family history of breast cancer

29 Nov 2010

Noncommunicable diseases

Loss of key nerve cells causes Parkinson's disease: Research

30 Jul 2010

Women's Health

Many women at high risk for breast or ovarian cancer choose surgery as a precautionary measure

7 Aug 2009

Medical Research

Scientists discover a compound that gets rid of excess cholesterol

28 Jan 2009

Noncommunicable diseases

Body clock and sleep patterns linked to diabetes and high blood sugar

8 Dec 2008

Rare genetic syndrome may hold key to cure for heat stroke

Medical Research

Rare genetic syndrome may hold key to cure for heat stroke

14 Apr 2008

HIV/AIDS

Zambian AIDS drug recall creates panic

20 Jun 2007