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Source: Megan Gonsalves, manager of Netcare Akeso’s Crisis Line.

Pharmaceuticals

From relief to reliance: Inside the silent painkiller epidemic

6 Mar 2025

Diary of a CMO: Is your category’s ceiling coming down on you?

Marketing

Diary of a CMO: Is your category’s ceiling coming down on you?

Mary Kyriakidi and Dr Nicki Morley, Issued by Kantar 28 Jan 2025

Source: Unicef.

Mental health

South African Society of Psychiatrists urges global action amid Middle East crisis

Seape Sebolelo 9 Nov 2023

Towfiqu ahamed barbhuiya/Shutterstock

Pharmaceuticals

Only one in 10 medical treatments are backed by high-quality evidence

Jeremy Howick 23 Sep 2020

A pharmacy store in Ogun State, southwest Nigeria. Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei /AFP via Getty Images

Pharmaceuticals

Non-medical use of prescription drugs among skilled workers: a pilot study in Nigeria

Samson Femi Agberotimi 25 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

The analgesic Grand-pa is among the most common pharmatrash in this study. Rebecca Hodes

Pharmaceuticals

Medical waste offers insights into South Africa's use of pharmaceuticals

Rebecca Hodes 12 Feb 2020

Demonstrators are seen outside the Department of State Services headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria, on November 12, 2019. Police fired on and attacked journalists covering that demonstration. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Kola Sulaimon.

Media Freedom

Nigerian security forces fire on journalists, protesters

18 Nov 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Pharmaceuticals

The devastating effects of counterfeit drugs

26 Sep 2019

Image credit: Thijs Slootjes on Unsplash.

Social Media

Give the people what they want: How influencer marketing is changing

Babalwa Nyembezi 29 Aug 2019

2019 OurCrowd Global Investor Summit announces agenda

Tech Startups

2019 OurCrowd Global Investor Summit announces agenda

11 Feb 2019

Climb SA's highest mountains in 9 Peaks Record, first and only on Showmax

TV

Climb SA's highest mountains in 9 Peaks Record, first and only on Showmax

Issued by Showmax 23 Oct 2018

Beware of pain-relieving drugs

Pharmaceuticals

Beware of pain-relieving drugs

25 Jul 2018

Osteopathy can be used to treat mental health issues related to back pain - new study

Healthcare

Osteopathy can be used to treat mental health issues related to back pain - new study

Darren J. Edwards 14 May 2018

Professor Quinette Louw

Medical Research

Most patients with low back pain get the wrong treatment - study

3 Apr 2018

US charges 412 people for health fraud

Pharmaceuticals

US charges 412 people for health fraud

14 Jul 2017

#OntheBigScreen: Women and men in action and a dog's purpose

Film

#OntheBigScreen: Women and men in action and a dog's purpose

Daniel Dercksen 23 Feb 2017

Advertising

The truth will set you free

Damon Stapleton 14 Dec 2016

Eish, it's lekker when billboards talk the lingo

OOH

Eish, it's lekker when billboards talk the lingo

Terry Murphy 23 Nov 2016

New painkiller could replace morphine: study

Medical Research

New painkiller could replace morphine: study

3 Oct 2016

McDonald's under pressure to commit to cruelty-free eggs

Regulatory

McDonald's under pressure to commit to cruelty-free eggs

28 Apr 2016

Injection-free, pain-free dentistry now in South Africa

Dentistry

Injection-free, pain-free dentistry now in South Africa

11 Nov 2015

Emergency essentials every vehicle must have

Automotive

Emergency essentials every vehicle must have

14 Aug 2015

10 things to consider before surgery

Surgical Procedures

10 things to consider before surgery

22 Apr 2015

Chronic stress leads to increased risk of heart attacks and strokes

Cardiology

Chronic stress leads to increased risk of heart attacks and strokes

18 Jul 2014

Giving HOPE to children through world's toughest ultra marathon

Sport

Giving HOPE to children through world's toughest ultra marathon

3 Apr 2014

Within tarantula venom, new hope for safe and novel painkillers found

Medical Research

Within tarantula venom, new hope for safe and novel painkillers found

Bill Hathaway 25 Feb 2014

Genetic analysis of risk for painkiller dependence points to nervous system

Medical Research

Genetic analysis of risk for painkiller dependence points to nervous system

Bill Hathaway 25 Oct 2013

Counterfeit medicine trade targets Africa's poor

Pharmaceuticals

Counterfeit medicine trade targets Africa's poor

24 Aug 2013

DPP medicines still sold in Australia

Pharmaceuticals

DPP medicines still sold in Australia

Tamar Kahn 11 Apr 2013

Bidvest wants to buy Adcock Ingram

Pharmaceuticals

Bidvest wants to buy Adcock Ingram

Tamar Kahn 25 Mar 2013

Endoscopic surgery can help low back and leg pain

Orthopaedics

Endoscopic surgery can help low back and leg pain

15 Mar 2013

Pharmaceuticals

Self-medication improves health, cuts medical costs

29 Jan 2013

Nutrition

Prune your bad habits by eating properly

Sally-Ann Creed 7 Nov 2012

Mamba venom holds promise for pain relief

Medical Research

Mamba venom holds promise for pain relief

4 Oct 2012

Popping pain pills after a heart attack could kill

Travel

Popping pain pills after a heart attack could kill

27 Sep 2012

Gillian Rightford

Advertising

Doctors and pop stars: lessons for ad agencies and marketers

Gillian Rightford 30 Mar 2012

Pack up your troubles in a first-aid kit

Tourism

Pack up your troubles in a first-aid kit

Graham Anderson 6 Dec 2011

More South Africans choose to self medicate than before

Public Health

More South Africans choose to self medicate than before

7 Jul 2011

Women's Health

Do-it-yourself massage: Effective, convenient and free

10 Jun 2011

Killing the pain with happy pills

Medical Research

Killing the pain with happy pills

26 Apr 2011

Pharmaceuticals

Adcock to appeal ban on painkillers

21 Apr 2011

New guide to colds and flu

Infectious Diseases

New guide to colds and flu

Graham Anderson 14 Mar 2011

It's time to clean up your medical act!

Medical Aid

It's time to clean up your medical act!

27 Jan 2011