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Protect your circle: Get your flu vaccination now!

Public Health

Protect your circle: Get your flu vaccination now!

Issued by Medshield 2 days

Disease Groups

SA's first integrated liver transplant and treatment centre opens

Niémah Davids 2 days

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Noncommunicable diseases

South Africa introduces first real-time diabetes monitoring dashboard

28 Apr 2026

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Generic Medicines

Pharma Dynamics launches South Africa’s first generic hormonal IUD

28 Apr 2026

South Africa’s hospitals show 'uneven capability' as regulator warns compliance is not enough

Hospital Groups

South Africa’s hospitals show 'uneven capability' as regulator warns compliance is not enough

Marilyn Keegan, Issued by COHSASA 24 Apr 2026

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Aesthetic Medicine

Why patients are choosing natural aesthetics over looking younger

24 Apr 2026

Cansa marks 95 years by expanding care, support and hope

Oncology

Cansa marks 95 years by expanding care, support and hope

Issued by CANSA 23 Apr 2026

Leadership, transparency and culture shifts are key to improving public sector healthcare quality

Public Health

Leadership, transparency and culture shifts are key to improving public sector healthcare quality

Issued by COHSASA 23 Apr 2026

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Orthopaedics

SA hospital pioneers innovative liquid nitrogen cancer treatment

22 Apr 2026

Unpacking the challenges facing South Africa's healthcare reform

NHI

Unpacking the challenges facing South Africa's healthcare reform

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 21 Apr 2026

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Medtech

AI Diagnostics lands R85m to roll out AI-powered TB screening tool

16 Apr 2026

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Medical Law

Implicated individuals in Life Esidimeni tragedy to be prosecuted

15 Apr 2026

Boston Scientific is recalling certain Axios Stent and Electrocautery Enhanced Delivery Systems, affecting 128 units in South Africa. Image credit: Boston Scientific

Surgical Equipment & Products

Recall notice: Boston Scientific recalls medical devices over safety concerns

14 Apr 2026

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Dentistry

Why digital dentistry is the new frontier in South African oral health

Maroefah Smith 13 Apr 2026

The tale of David vs Goliath revisited as Soweto-based tech company takes on Silicon Valley conglomerates

Tech Startups

The tale of David vs Goliath revisited as Soweto-based tech company takes on Silicon Valley conglomerates

Issued by Proudly SA 2 Apr 2026

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Medtech

New South African catheter design could transform aortic repair surgeries worldwide

27 Mar 2026

UP researchers innovate handheld detection device that could transform TB screening

Higher Education

UP researchers innovate handheld detection device that could transform TB screening

Issued by University of Pretoria 26 Mar 2026

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Nursing

New Cipla and FirstRand partnership is making healthcare accessible again

25 Mar 2026

Emergency Medicine

HBO’s ‘The Pitt’ nails how hospital cyberattacks create chaos, endanger patients and disrupt critical care

Jeffrey Tully and Christian Dameff 27 Mar 2026

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Medtech

Are digital health tools the answer to making cancer screenings more accessible?

24 Mar 2026

The hidden reason faces age

Aesthetic Medicine

The hidden reason faces age

Issued by Skin Renewal 20 Mar 2026

Black market beauty: Unlicensed injectors in South Africa's aesthetic industry

Aesthetic Medicine

Black market beauty: Unlicensed injectors in South Africa's aesthetic industry

Dr Judey Pretorius 19 Mar 2026

The Surgical Assistant: Digital platform eases South African public health specialists' dilemma

Medtech

The Surgical Assistant: Digital platform eases South African public health specialists' dilemma

17 Mar 2026

Microsoft’s Kerissa Varma | Cyber threats pose new challenges for African healthcare systems

Ethics & Medicolegal

Microsoft’s Kerissa Varma | Cyber threats pose new challenges for African healthcare systems

Kerissa Varma 13 Mar 2026

Skills Development & Training

Time to retrain? How to future‑proof your career in the AI age

Kirk Chang and Susan Akinwalere 9 Mar 2026

Charlotte Maxeke Hospital gets major upgrade after R9.5m FirstRand donation

Public Health

Charlotte Maxeke Hospital gets major upgrade after R9.5m FirstRand donation

9 Mar 2026

Vincent Pallotti Hospital enhances cancer care with new digital PET-CT scanner

Medtech

Vincent Pallotti Hospital enhances cancer care with new digital PET-CT scanner

6 Mar 2026

Meet Ronette Marx, the motorsport WAG taking on the aesthetics industry

Aesthetic Medicine

Meet Ronette Marx, the motorsport WAG taking on the aesthetics industry

Maroefah Smith 5 Mar 2026

Experts dispel fears over hormone disruptors in South African pads and pantyliners

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Experts dispel fears over hormone disruptors in South African pads and pantyliners

4 Mar 2026

Jwaneng Hospital accredited for a 7th time

Hospital Groups

Jwaneng Hospital accredited for a 7th time

Issued by COHSASA 3 Mar 2026

Crestcare selects Bluebird Adverse Events Module to strengthen patient safety

Hospital Groups

Crestcare selects Bluebird Adverse Events Module to strengthen patient safety

Issued by Crestcare 2 Mar 2026

The $750bn solution: How Afda alumnus Nkululeko Mdluli is disrupting global diagnostics

Higher Education

The $750bn solution: How Afda alumnus Nkululeko Mdluli is disrupting global diagnostics

Earle Holmes, Issued by Afda 3 Mar 2026

Icon Oncology expands its Social and Economic Development Grants Programme in 2026

Oncology

Icon Oncology expands its Social and Economic Development Grants Programme in 2026

Issued by Icon Oncology 26 Feb 2026

The health revolution is real, but SA will win or lose on governance, not gadgets

Medtech

The health revolution is real, but SA will win or lose on governance, not gadgets

25 Feb 2026

How integration is reshaping luxury medical tourism

Tourism

How integration is reshaping luxury medical tourism

23 Feb 2026

New era of African skin and hair health research to Arise in Cape Town

Aesthetic Medicine

New era of African skin and hair health research to Arise in Cape Town

23 Feb 2026

Doctors complain about choice of equipment at Gauteng hospital as thousands await cancer scans

Public Health

Doctors complain about choice of equipment at Gauteng hospital as thousands await cancer scans

Chris Bateman and Raymond Joseph 19 Feb 2026

Cansa is ready to shave or spray your hair for a cause

Oncology

Cansa is ready to shave or spray your hair for a cause

Issued by CANSA 18 Feb 2026

When your skin forgets how to heal, science reminds it

Aesthetic Medicine

When your skin forgets how to heal, science reminds it

Issued by Skin Renewal 18 Feb 2026

UKZN's Dr Bawinile Hadebe wins Saul Hertz Award for theranostics cancer research

Medical Research

UKZN's Dr Bawinile Hadebe wins Saul Hertz Award for theranostics cancer research

18 Feb 2026

Corporate strategies for nonprofit support

CSI & Philanthropy

Corporate strategies for nonprofit support

Fiona Zerbst, Issued by Trialogue 10 Feb 2026

Capetonians embrace IV nutrient therapy in new wellness trend

Aesthetic Medicine

Capetonians embrace IV nutrient therapy in new wellness trend

9 Feb 2026

First hospital in Malawi is accredited to international standards

Hospital Groups

First hospital in Malawi is accredited to international standards

Issued by COHSASA 6 Feb 2026

Cipla to secure South Africa's ARV supply amid supplier crisis

HIV/AIDS

Cipla to secure South Africa's ARV supply amid supplier crisis

6 Feb 2026

Thousands of walkers bring hope and comfort to those affected by cancer

Radio & Audio

Thousands of walkers bring hope and comfort to those affected by cancer

Issued by Algoa FM 5 Feb 2026

Bridging the gap: High-quality clinical practice in underserved settings

Public Health

Bridging the gap: High-quality clinical practice in underserved settings

Kit Wostenholm, Issued by Crestcare Group 4 Feb 2026

KFC celebrates Cricket South Africa’s Pink Day with R600,000 donation

CSI & Philanthropy

KFC celebrates Cricket South Africa’s Pink Day with R600,000 donation

3 Feb 2026

A major milestone for Malawi in health care

Hospital Groups

A major milestone for Malawi in health care

Issued by COHSASA 2 Feb 2026