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Healthcare

#World Obesity Day: Genetics play a role, but lifestyle is key, say experts

3 Mar 2025

Healthcare

The high cost of hope: How to budget for your fertility journey

13 Aug 2024

Medtech

InUversal Group's next-gen medical hubs prioritise holistic wellcare and 4IR technology

11 Dec 2023

Nutrition

Personalised nutrition helps to maintain better overall health

Issued by Stone 28 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied. Naledi Pandor, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation delivered her keynote address at the opening of the 14th International Congress of Human Genetics at the CTICC this week.

Medical Research

South Africa at coalface of genetics research

Katja Hamilton 23 Feb 2023

Oncology

Cancers that commonly affect women and the new innovations in treatment

21 Feb 2023

Medical Aid

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

10 Feb 2023

Hospital Groups

Mediclinic Southern Africa expands into precision medicine

2 Feb 2023

Medtech

BioCertica - The first in Africa

Issued by BioCertica 24 Mar 2022

Law Practice

New board urged to remedy dysfunctional forensic labs

3 Mar 2021

Direct-to-consumer genetic testing can help scientific researchers. Andrey_Popov/Shutterstock

Medical Research

How South Africans can use their DNA to be good genomic citizens

Caitlin Uren 3 Dec 2020

New technologies are helping people to choose when and how to have children. MidoSemSem/Shutterstock

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

New technologies mean states must reconsider what 'reproductive rights' are

Bonginkosi Shozi 23 Jul 2020

Oncology

A multidisciplinary team approach in managing breast cancer

9 Dec 2019

Oncology

Men over 40 with faulty BRCA2 gene should be tested annually for prostate cancer

Michael Porter 8 Nov 2019

Healthcare

Contraceptives, could it be increasing the risk of breast, ovarian cancer?

6 May 2019

ICT

Why and how industrial revolutions form and to how to take part in them

Tiisetso Maloma 20 Mar 2019

He Jiankui, a Chinese researcher, speaks during the Human Genome Editing Conference in Hong Kong, Nov. 28, 2018. He made his first public comments about his claim of making the world’s first gene-edited babies.
AP Photo/Kin Cheung

Medical Research

How a scientist says he made a gene-edited baby - and what health worries may ensue

George Seidel 3 Dec 2018

Oncology

Genetic profiling improves breast cancer prognosis and treatment

Justus Apffelstaedt 18 Oct 2018

Advertising

Geneway breaks DNA down to ABC in clever new television campaign

Issued by Jenny Griesel Communications 24 Aug 2018

Medical Research

Common skin cancer can signal increased risk of other cancers

15 Aug 2018

Medtech

Researchers say use of artificial intelligence in medicine raises ethical questions

Patricia Hannon 4 Apr 2018

Medical Research

Tailored cancer treatment reduces the risk of osteoporosis

2 Feb 2018

Financial Services

DNA and insurance premiums

24 Oct 2017

Medtech

Genetic testing in the age of personalised medicine

8 Feb 2017

Medtech

Genetic testing and personalised medicine

10 Jan 2017

Healthcare

Genetic counselling: Helping patients assess the risk of familial disease

Nicci Botha 28 Jul 2016

Health & Social Welfare

How Africa's poor laboratory services are hampering disease control

Glenda Mary Davison 27 Jun 2016

Healthcare

Prevention is better than cure

Nicci Botha 17 Jun 2016

Neurology

Understanding dementia - World Alzheimer's Day

21 Sep 2015

Medical Research

Highlighting health risks of the chiskop haircut

14 Nov 2013

Nutrition

The business of nutrigenomics

10 Sep 2013

Cardiology

Lifestyle choices affect cardiac risks more than SCD

8 Feb 2013

Noncommunicable diseases

Spotlight on World Thalassaemia Day

8 May 2012

Medtech

SA's first oestrogen metabolism gene test available

23 Apr 2012

Medical Research

Hundreds more breast cancer patients should be tested for BRCA1 gene

17 Feb 2012

Medical Research

First patients enrolled in project to improve NHS cancer gene testing

21 Nov 2011

Medical Research

Gene testing young prostate cancer patients could help target treatment

13 Oct 2011

Women's Health

Breast cancer: Many US doctors don't follow evidence-based guidelines

26 Jul 2011

Mental health

Earlier memory loss tied to cardiovascular risks & Alzheimer's gene

11 May 2011

Noncommunicable diseases

New advances in the diagnosis and management of thalassaemia

5 May 2011

Oncology

Lung cancer: Observation turns into discovery

9 Mar 2011

Mental health

Rare genetic mutations may provide clues to improve treatment for schizophrenia

25 Feb 2011

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Miracle boy born after new infertility therapy

Dr Ananya Mandal, MD 7 Feb 2011

Medical Research

Researchers identify gene responsible for Meckel-Gruber and Joubert syndromes

31 May 2010

Cardiology

Gene variations increase risk of sudden cardiac death

13 Oct 2009

Infectious Diseases

Arenavirus is a new strain

28 Oct 2008

Medtech

Can IT fuel the race to the $1,000 human genome?

22 Apr 2008

Medtech

Personal genome testing: useful or not?

15 Jan 2008

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

New patent for use of transrenal nucleic acid in prenatal diagnostics

27 Aug 2007

Magazines

Shape editor scoops international media prize

18 Oct 2006