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Breakthrough craniofacial surgery: Round 2
Almost a year after undergoing life-changing operations for serious skull defects, two young girls returned to South Africa for their final surgeries... read


Medical Aid
Cancer: Africa's silent killer
With more than 600,000 new diagnoses and over 450,000 deaths per year, cancer is a major killer in Africa... read
Medical Research
Large study targets prostate cancer in black men
A Stellenbosch University researcher is part of a team of international scientists exploring the genetic causes of prostate cancer in black men... read
Medical Technology
Drone medicine delivery service takes off in Rwanda

Nicci Botha

A fleet of mini aircraft could provide the solution to getting medical supplies to remote areas of Africa, thereby preventing thousands of deaths... read
Virtual doctor
Data is becoming the lifeblood of the healthcare industry... read
Nutrition
South Africans sweet on sugary drinks despite fat tax
South Africa plans a new "fat tax" on sugary drinks to combat an obesity epidemic -- but sweet-toothed consumers say its chances are slim of making them cut down... read
Pharmaceutical Companies
Green light for R345m Ascendis/Akacia deal
Ascendis Health continues acquisition campaign with the go ahead from Competition Commission for the100% purchase of pharmaceutical company, Akacia Healthcare, worth R345m... read
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