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Neurology

#WorldBrainDay: Dementia prevention starts early

22 Jul 2025

National Geographic Africa unveils adventurous upcoming programming slate

TV

National Geographic Africa unveils adventurous upcoming programming slate

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 1 Nov 2024

AI is slowly making its way into advanced pharmacology, but will need investor patience.

Data & Analytics

Forget chat bots, AI is helping out in drug discovery and development

Lindsey Schutters 17 Jul 2024

HIV/AIDS

HIV drug trial shows injection twice-yearly 100% effective against infection

Linda-Gail Bekker 5 Jul 2024

Source: Biotts.

Pharmaceuticals

Biotts makes history: Transdermal insulin delivery

2 May 2024

Source: Sharon Teversham, founder of Azela Health.

Pharmaceuticals

#WomensMonth: Sharon Teversham, founder of Azela Health, brings hope to motor neuron disease patients with breakthrough treatment

Katja Hamilton 1 Aug 2023

Marketers, we love what you're doing... now you can #DoMore on Biz

Marketing

Marketers, we love what you're doing... now you can #DoMore on Biz

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 21 Feb 2023

Source: SANews.gov.za

Criminal Law

Sars Customs seize drug powder worth R21m

4 Feb 2022

Source: supplied. Lynne du Toit, CEO of Eurolav

Oncology

South African CEO named international Pharma CEO of the Year

15 Nov 2021

Source: Twitter

Pharmaceuticals

Questions raised on FDA's approval of Alzheimer's drug, Aduhelm

24 Jun 2021

A laboratory technician patient samples at the Amudat Hospital, Uganda. Laboratories are central to the delivery of high quality data in clinical trials. Paul Kamau

Medical Research

Innovation - and research - are key to killing off neglected tropical diseases in Africa

Monique Wasunna 29 Jan 2021

Medicines are only approved for use by the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority when there is sufficient evidence that their benefits outweigh their risks.

Covid-19

Ivermectin and Covid-19: Why it's promising but why we need to be cautious

Rufaro Samanga 15 Jan 2021

Vaccine rollout: Here is where South Africa stands

Public Health

Vaccine rollout: Here is where South Africa stands

James Stent 22 Dec 2020

Africa Studios/Shutterstock

Pharmaceuticals

Clinical trials: how to make informed consent more ethical

Jeremy Howick 19 Feb 2020

Traditional medicines sold at a South African market.
Rebecca and William Beinart

Pharmaceuticals

The story of the pharma giant and the African yam

William Beinart 10 Feb 2020

HIV/AIDS

South Africa steps up its game to end mother-to-child transmission of HIV

Ute Feuch & Jeannette Wessels 9 Jan 2020

The drug is set to improve HIV treatment. Shutterstock

HIV/AIDS

ARV breakthrough: trial in South Africa confirms effectiveness of new drug

Michelle Moorhouse & Willem Daniel Francois Venter 29 Nov 2019

Techsys Digital wins new pharmaceutical disruptor Cape Bio Pharms

Digital

Techsys Digital wins new pharmaceutical disruptor Cape Bio Pharms

Issued by Techsys Digital 15 Nov 2019

Dr Nathaniel Mofolo, Dr Rita Nathan and Dr Mojalefa Maseloa. Photo: Leonie Bolleurs

Pharmaceuticals

Costly, lengthy, and safe process before drugs hit the shelves

13 Nov 2019

Millions of young children get malaria. These two got it in 2010.
AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam

Pharmaceuticals

There's a way for modern medicine to cure diseases even when the treatments aren't profitable

James Leahy 28 Oct 2019

The drug is set to improve HIV treatment. shutterstock

HIV/AIDS

ARV breakthrough: trial in South Africa confirms effectiveness of new drug

Michelle Moorhouse & Willem Daniel Francois Venter 6 Aug 2019

Electron micrograph of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, the cause of TB. Photo: NIAID via Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Tuberculosis

South African researchers develop quicker way to detect drug resistance

Elsabé Brits 11 Jul 2019

Professor Steve Kerrigan

Medical Research

New drug shows promise for treating sepsis

11 Mar 2019

Health workers in Liberia at the height of the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak. Ahmed Jallanzo/EPA

Medical Research

Ebola in the DRC: the race is on between research and the virus

Yap Boum, Jean-Jacques Muyembe & Sabue Mulangu 8 Mar 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

Around 18% of previously treated TB cases are drug resistant. Shutterstock

Tuberculosis

How we used computers to figure out drugs that can beat drug-resistant TB

Ruben Cloete 16 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: How AI is reshaping pharmaceutical R&D

Trends

#BizTrends2019: How AI is reshaping pharmaceutical R&D

7 Jan 2019

Professor Kelly Chibale. Photo: Je'nine May

Medical Research

R&D is the pipeline for science jobs in Africa

5 Dec 2018

There already exist some promising new antibiotic therapies, and more are in the pipeline. However, our economic model prevents researchers from moving them out onto the market.
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Healthcare

Humanity under threat from antibiotic-resistant infections

Gerry Wright 19 Nov 2018

New drug regimen to treat lymphatic filariasis

Public Health

New drug regimen to treat lymphatic filariasis

16 Nov 2018

The science of getting literacy right

Early Childhood Development

The science of getting literacy right

Issued by Juta and Company 5 Nov 2018

Microplastics. Image by Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0,

Circular Economy & Waste Management

We are guinea pigs in a worldwide experiment on microplastics

John Meeker 15 Aug 2018

New partnership to boost drug discovery for malaria, TB and more in Africa

Pharmaceuticals

New partnership to boost drug discovery for malaria, TB and more in Africa

29 Jun 2018

New drug halves hearing loss in children following cancer treatment

Oncology

New drug halves hearing loss in children following cancer treatment

28 Jun 2018

Change in policy opens the way for generics

Pharmaceuticals

Change in policy opens the way for generics

31 May 2018

A woman with her treatment regime for extensively drug-resistant TB in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. MSF

Tuberculosis

The remarkable story of hope: how attitudes to drug-resistant TB changed

Eric Goemaere 31 May 2018

#BizTrends2018: Game-changing insights and trends

Trends

#BizTrends2018: Game-changing insights and trends

Issued by Ask Afrika 5 Feb 2018

Dr Thomas Kowallik

Trends

#BizTrends2018: High hopes for SA pharmaceutical progress this year

Dr Thomas Kowallik 10 Jan 2018

AfricaCom

#AfricaCom: Rural healthcare and digitalisation

Nicci Botha 9 Nov 2017

Africa gets generic version of most effective HIV drug

HIV/AIDS

Africa gets generic version of most effective HIV drug

29 Jun 2017

Penicillin shortages as pharma companies eye newer, more lucrative drugs

Pharmaceuticals

Penicillin shortages as pharma companies eye newer, more lucrative drugs

KEILA GUIMARÃES 8 Jun 2017

New drug option for Aids patients with TB

HIV/AIDS

New drug option for Aids patients with TB

Ashleigh Furlong 2 Mar 2017

Genomics can improve cancer survival rate

Oncology

Genomics can improve cancer survival rate

6 Feb 2017

New painkiller could replace morphine: study

Medical Research

New painkiller could replace morphine: study

3 Oct 2016

Nano-architects design materials that can work together at very tiny scales, like these interlocking gears made of carbon tubes and benzene molecules.

Materials & Equipment

Molecular architects: how scientists design new materials

Gregory McColm 28 Apr 2016

Counting the cost of cancer

Medical Aid

Counting the cost of cancer

21 Apr 2016

Blocking TB vitamin production may be key to treatment

Tuberculosis

Blocking TB vitamin production may be key to treatment

28 Jan 2016