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CRAIG COMRIE
Medical aid is one of the biggest cost centres on many family budgets, then there is the tricky business of understanding what is covered and what is not... read
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GAVIN CHURCHYARD
Lengthy negotiations ended in good news recently when the price of rifapentine, a lifesaving antibiotic, was marked down by 66% by its manufacturer Sanofi. When combined with another antibiotic (isoniazid), rifapentine can prevent tuberculosis (TB) disease...read
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SHEETAL SONI
Gene editing technology allows scientists to make changes to an organism's DNA. It has made it possible to create cattle without horns, tomatoes that ripen slowly over time, and even mosquitoes that are incapable of transmitting malaria...read
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DAVID GIBBONS,
The same advances in technology and innovation that are driving a shift in the way we work, socialise and live are also driving a shift in the way we take care of our health... Read
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MATHIEU LAMIAUX
In the last 20 years, there have been several extraordinary gains in addressing critical health challenges, from reducing maternal and child mortality by 45% and 58% respectively to decreasing new HIV infections by 40%... Read
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NICCI BOTHA
The outdated lone-doctor model where illnesses are treated in siloes has to change. Care has to be outcomes based, it has to be measurable and it has to be tech enabled... Read
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Healthcare
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ISSUED BY CINGULATE
Making an impact in the highly regulated, specialised and challenging healthcare marketing space can be a tall ask. That's why it makes business sense to choose a healthcare marketing specialist... Read
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Medical Technology
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KRUPA NARAN, DHARANIDHARAN RAMAMURTHY, NEELAKSHI MUNGRA & STEFAN BARTH
The search for better cancer treatments continues, as current options often cause severe side effects. Less than 5% of experimental anticancer drugs are approved for use in humans, but scientists are bringing new technologies to the quest... Read
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Oncology
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INGO RINGSHAUSEN
Cancer of the immune system, called lymphoma or leukaemia, generally affects the entire body's bone marrow and lymph nodes. Because these types of cancers are so widespread, surgery isn't useful, so patients are usually treated with chemotherapy... Read
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Public Health
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SANDRA SITHOLE
In a recent landmark judgment, MSM obo KBM v The Member of the Executive Council for Health, Gauteng Provincial Government, the Gauteng High Court handed down a ruling in December 2019 in which it developed the common law to allow for payment of future damages by providing services instead of money in certain medical negligence cases involving State hospitals... Read
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DANESH RANCHHOD
It would be remiss to paint the African continent with one brush as many countries are at varying stages of their own macro and political cycles... Read
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ZAK SIVALINGUM
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is the subject of much excitement and debate at the moment. All but one of the 55 countries making up the continent have signed the agreement... Read
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On 6 January 2020, South Africans learned of the passing of Dr Richard Maponya, a legendary business icon and activist. Here are four leadership lessons we can learn from "the grandfather of black business"... Read
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JANINE ESPIN
Private organisations and businesses need to recognise they have a part to play in addressing South Africa's unemployment rate, which means that their role in economic development needs to be viewed by businesses as a shared custodianship... Read
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IMRAN SALIE
In order to become a successful entrepreneur, here are 5 fundamental tips to keep in mind for 2020... Read
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