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Matters of the mind are on the mend according to report
According to the latest Profmed Psychiatric Report for 2014, fewer South Africans were admitted into hospital with psychiatric conditions last year than the previous 12 months... read more>>



HIV/AIDS
A bad buzz: Men with HIV need fewer drinks to feel effects

Ziba Kashef

Researchers at Yale and the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System compared the number of drinks that men with HIV infection, versus those without it, needed to get a buzz... read more>>
CSI
Student wellness programme launched in Ulundi
PRETORIA: Over 4,000 students at Mthashana Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College in Ulundi are set to benefit from a general health and wellness programme... read more>>
Puma grows wings
Puma has collaborated with Wings for Life World Run, confirming a multi-year partnership that kicks off in May this year. It will support event staff and athletes participating in the Wings for Life World Run... read more>>
Malaria
Help fight misery of malaria
In 2013, 90% of all malaria deaths occurred in Africa, mostly among children under the age of 5, with a child dying every minute from the disease according to the World Health Organisation (WHO)... read more>>
Medical Aid
The costs of cancer insurance

Stephen Sandmann

Cancer insurance and other disease-specific types of insurance often spark debate around whether they are useful or even necessary... read more>>
Medical Technology
IoT to revolutionise healthcare
A recent survey by the Zebra Technologies Corporation indicates that 97% of the surveyed healthcare organisations agree that the Internet of Things (IoT) will be the strategic technological initiative their institution will undertake this decade... read more>>
Oncology
Durban Oncology Centre receives international scale linear accelerator
The Oncology Centre in Peter Mokaba Ridge Road, Durban has received an Elekta VERSA HD Linear Accelerator, the first of its kind on the African continent from Equra Health... read more>>
Public Health
Phew, South Africa is prepared for 'flu
The Northern Hemisphere experienced one of its worst flu outbreaks in recent years, resulting in the death of nearly 30 children in the US alone... read more>>
New university aims to be ranked best in the world

More Matshediso

PRETORIA: President Jacob Zuma has launched a new health science university envisaged to be ranked amongst the best in the world... read more>>
Business
[TrendTalk] How to be a sustainable brand

Louise Marsland

Brands that invest in sustainability programmes ensure their own sustainability. It is as simple as that... read more>>
SME survival guide for loadshedding

Daryl Blundell

Loadshedding is here to stay, so every small business needs to take steps to protect its systems and data when the lights go out as well as from power surges when electricity is restored after an outage... read more>>
Government news
Brown updates SA on electricity shortages
Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has called on Eskom's residential and business customers to use energy sparingly as the winter season approaches... read more>>
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