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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:45:28 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>New digital surgery-scheduling tool helps SA healthcare beat the clock</title>
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	<description>JustSolve’s new digital platform, Periopp, is set to alleviate South Africa's healthcare sector’s growing surgery-scheduling crisis by digitising theatre scheduling.</description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:37:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>The Ordinary leads AI beauty rankings as Chanel and other legacy brands lose ground</title>
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	<description>The beauty conversation is shifting from retail shelves to social media to the AI chatbot. AI communications company 5W AI Communications released its Beauty AI Visibility Index 2026, which tracked the beauty brands dominating “the new shelf”.</description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:57:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Weelee donation takes Wits Medical Centre's transplant care to the next level</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/weelee-donation-takes-wits-medical-centre-transplant-care-to-the-next-level-064365a</link>
	<description>Used car marketplace Weelee has helped the Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre (WDGMC) in Johannesburg become the first transplant centre in Africa to introduce a groundbreaking liver perfusion machine, strengthening a major advance in transplant care.</description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:17:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>How a Covid lockdown phone call sparked a local biotech triumph</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/how-a-covid-lockdown-phone-call-sparked-a-local-biotech-triumph-289317a</link>
	<description>A chance phone call during the Covid lockdown sparked a local biotech success story of global proportions.</description>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:43:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>The doctors who trained AI are now losing patients to it</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/the-doctors-who-trained-ai-are-now-losing-patients-to-it-512620a</link>
	<description>Somewhere right now, a patient is typing their symptoms into an AI chatbot. The answer they received was built — word by careful word — by a physician who will never know their work was used, never see a credit, and never get paid.</description>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:53:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Heidi's AI platform aims to ease South Africa's healthcare burden</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/heidi-ai-platform-aims-to-ease-south-africa-healthcare-burden-403899a</link>
	<description>AI care partner Heidi has launched in South Africa following its adoption by 15,000 clinicians in the country.</description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:03:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>AI Diagnostics lands R85m to roll out AI-powered TB screening tool</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/ai-diagnostics-lands-r85m-to-roll-out-ai-powered-tb-screening-tool-281907a</link>
	<description>A South African medtech company has obtained R85m in funding to develop its AI-driven tool, enhancing the accessibility of TB screening.</description>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:28:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Recall notice: Boston Scientific recalls medical devices over safety concerns</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/recall-notice-boston-scientific-recalls-medical-devices-over-safety-concerns-847453a</link>
	<description>The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has notified South African health facilities and medical practitioners about a recall of Boston Scientific medical devices.</description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:43:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Why digital dentistry is the new frontier in South African oral health</title>
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	<description>Digital tools are transforming healthcare, and dentistry is no exception. Align Technology is leading the effort to make digital dentistry a common practice.</description>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:27:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Why healthcare is quickly becoming a top destination for IT talent</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/why-healthcare-is-quickly-becoming-a-top-destination-for-it-talent-400519a</link>
	<description>For IT talent seeking to create real-world impact, the South African healthcare sector offers the chance to elevate its system. Mediclinic is leading the move to more tech-driven care.</description>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:06:00 +0200</pubDate>
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