https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/159.html South Africa Medtech news 15 Medtech news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/159.html en-us Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:47:44 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/doctors-going-digital-189976a “Will AI replace doctors? No – but it will replace doctors who don’t use AI.” 1-270968 Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:58:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Medtech South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/south-africa-digital-healthcare-shift-progress-challenges-ahead-523910a The rapid advancement of technology has ushered in a new era of digitised healthcare systems, reshaping how nations deliver medical services. This transformation is not merely a matter of convenience but a necessity, as global health crises have highlighted the urgent need for innovation and resilience in healthcare infrastructure. 1-270666 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:55:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Medtech South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/netcare-to-bring-risk-detecting-german-developed-ai-tech-to-sa-634061a Netcare has submitted a scientific algorithm — designed to detect early signs of critical deterioration in hospital patients — to the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) for licensing after completing a clinical study in its intensive and high care units. 1-270611 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Medtech South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/why-chatgpt-cant-get-you-out-of-medical-malpractice-claim-412089a South African healthcare has been significantly transformed by the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence (AI). Now an integral part of the system, AI prompts a new challenge: balancing reliance on it with maintaining clinical accountability. 1-270205 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 10:28:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Medtech South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/new-digital-surgery-scheduling-tool-helps-sa-healthcare-beat-the-clock-397438a JustSolve’s new digital platform, Periopp, is set to alleviate South Africa's healthcare sector’s growing surgery-scheduling crisis by digitising theatre scheduling. 1-269713 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:37:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Medtech South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/the-ordinary-leads-ai-beauty-rankings-as-chanel-and-other-legacy-brands-lose-ground-953354a 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”. 1-269664 Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:57:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Medtech South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/weelee-donation-takes-wits-medical-centre-transplant-care-to-the-next-level-064365a 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. 1-269067 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:17:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Medtech South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/how-a-covid-lockdown-phone-call-sparked-a-local-biotech-triumph-289317a A chance phone call during the Covid lockdown sparked a local biotech success story of global proportions. 1-268770 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:43:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Medtech South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/the-doctors-who-trained-ai-are-now-losing-patients-to-it-512620a 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. 1-268756 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:53:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Medtech South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/heidi-ai-platform-aims-to-ease-south-africa-healthcare-burden-403899a AI care partner Heidi has launched in South Africa following its adoption by 15,000 clinicians in the country. 1-267685 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:03:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Medtech South Africa