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An educator uses a model of the HIV virus to illustrate a lesson on Aids to youths at a primary health centre in Kobi suburb, Abuja, Nigeria 30 November 2022. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde/File Photo

HIV/AIDS

New HIV prevention drug could reach poorest countries by 2025, says health official

Jennifer Rigby 18 Dec 2024

Medical Research

From darkness to digital: Neuralink to restore vision with groundbreaking device

10 Oct 2024

Image source: Tatiana Gladskikh –

Consumer Law

Producers, advertisers, retailers beware - stricter regulations for pet food packaging on the cards

Ashleigh Blair, Bernadette Lötter and Kenan Petersen 13 Sep 2024

Apple is taking hearing loss and hearing health seriously, which is a big win for society.

Mobile & Apps

Apple taking hearing loss seriously is an industry win

Lindsey Schutters 11 Sep 2024

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

Emergent to donate 50,000 vaccine doses to address mpox outbreak in Africa

20 Aug 2024

Meet the 2024 Santam Women of the Future finalists

Events & Conferencing

Meet the 2024 Santam Women of the Future finalists

Issued by Media24 Lifestyle 25 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied.

Surgical Equipment & Products

Defective medical devices and implants can cause harm: How to claim compensation

27 May 2024

Image: Supplied

Wellness

In2food launches Smul: Nutritious and convenient foods for every day

22 May 2024

Polymer innovator helps to transform world of medicine

Medical Research

Polymer innovator helps to transform world of medicine

Issued by Stellenbosch University 21 May 2024

Source: Supplied. Avsharn Bachoo is the group chief technology director at Afrocentric Group.

Trends

#BizTrends2024: The only constant is change - healthcare technology trends

Avsharn Bachoo 16 Jan 2024

The case for plain language in South African online education

Higher Education

The case for plain language in South African online education

Alison Massey, Issued by EDGE Education 22 Sep 2023

Study shows SA underestimates the quantity of wholegrains to be consumed

Research

Study shows SA underestimates the quantity of wholegrains to be consumed

31 Aug 2023

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Health & Welfare

Pesticides are harming Nigeria: it's time to update the law

Jane Ezirigwe 31 Jul 2023

SA startup Lexie Hearing honoured on Time's 100 Most Influential Companies List

How To Start Up

SA startup Lexie Hearing honoured on Time's 100 Most Influential Companies List

22 Jun 2023

Healthcare

Sahpra unveils the latest graduates

12 Jun 2023

HIV/AIDS

#HIVToday: Licensing of anti-HIV jab ignites hope for millions in Africa

Katja Hamilton 26 May 2023

Medical Research

Elon Musk's brain-chip venture gets FDA stamp of approval

Katja Hamilton 26 May 2023

Source: Supplied. Branislav Bibic, managing director at Philip Morris South Africa.

Public Health

Tobacco harm reduction - a step in the right direction for public health

Branislav Bibic 24 May 2023

SA healthtech startup Envisionit Deep AI secures R30m investment

4th Industrial Revolution

SA healthtech startup Envisionit Deep AI secures R30m investment

24 Feb 2023

UP-led study finds aloe plant could impede life cycle of malaria-carrying parasite

Malaria

UP-led study finds aloe plant could impede life cycle of malaria-carrying parasite

Issued by University of Pretoria 14 Feb 2023

Advertising

Google loosens CBD advertising rules

29 Dec 2022

Public Health

Is Big Tobacco misleading consumers and policymakers on heated tobacco products?

Katja Hamilton 25 Oct 2022

Pharmaceuticals

Advocating for medication safety

Bada Pharasi 16 Sep 2022

Medical Research

Pfizer to acquire Global Blood Therapeutics for $5.4bn

22 Aug 2022

Source: BioNTech.

Covid-19

Pfizer and BioNTech announce FDA approval of their Covid-19 vaccine for young teens

13 Jul 2022

Oncology

Will cancer biopsies one day be a thing of the past?

4 Feb 2022

Public Health

Pfizer and BioNTech pressed to release vaccine for under 5s, despite mixed trial results

2 Feb 2022

Surgical Procedures

Man receives a genetically-modified pig heart in the world's first transplant of its kind

17 Jan 2022

Innovative model for supplemental healthcare launched in South Africa

Pharmaceuticals

Innovative model for supplemental healthcare launched in South Africa

Issued by Vitamin Club 15 Dec 2021

Source: ©traimak

Covid-19

First oral Covid-19 medicine authorised in the UK

8 Nov 2021

Source: ©Dmitry Kalinovsky

Covid-19

First Covid-19 oral antiviral medicine in submission stage

29 Oct 2021

Source: ©supplied by agency

Pharmaceuticals

Hygenic and safe manufacture of pharmaceuticals

13 Oct 2021

Source: ©Jasmin Merdan

Covid-19

Vaccinate for a normal way of life

20 Sep 2021

Covid-19

Sahpra finds deaths are not Covid-19 vaccine-related

23 Aug 2021

Source: Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Media

Vaccine denialism kills: Mail & Guardian has let down its readers

Nathan Geffen and Mia Malan 10 Aug 2021

Source: Twitter

Pharmaceuticals

Questions raised on FDA's approval of Alzheimer's drug, Aduhelm

24 Jun 2021

Covid-19

South African health inspectors will not release unsuitable J&J vaccines

14 Jun 2021

How South Africa is tracking adverse reactions to Covid-19 vaccines

Covid-19

How South Africa is tracking adverse reactions to Covid-19 vaccines

24 May 2021

SA to resume Johnson & Johnson vaccine rollout

Covid-19

SA to resume Johnson & Johnson vaccine rollout

26 Apr 2021

Sahpra recommends lifting the J&J vaccine suspension

Covid-19

Sahpra recommends lifting the J&J vaccine suspension

19 Apr 2021

Maker spaces give engineers and designers the tools to build low-cost medical equipment using locally available materials.
Brandon Martin, Rice University, CC BY-NC-ND

Covid-19

'Frugal design' brings medical innovations to communities that lack resources during the pandemic

Rebecca Richards-Kortum & Theresa Mkandawire 31 Mar 2021

The implications of administrating ivermectin to Covid-19 patients

Covid-19

The implications of administrating ivermectin to Covid-19 patients

31 Mar 2021

Dr Mohammed Rassool, deputy director, and Dr Pauline Howell, senior medical officer, Clinical HIV Research Unit

Tuberculosis

#WorldTBDay2021: Dramatic strides in research, but with challenges

Mohammed Rassool & Pauline Howell 24 Mar 2021

The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is effective against the strain of SARS-CoV-2 that is dominant in South Africa. Illustration: Lisa Venter

Covid-19

Johnson & Johnson vaccine looks excellent for South Africa in first published detailed analysis

Michael Cherry 25 Feb 2021

Clinical trials with human volunteers done in South Africa must get approval from the health products regulator. Felix Dlangamandla/Beeld/Gallo Images via Getty Images

Pharmaceuticals

Explainer: how South Africa regulates medicines and vaccines

Andy Gray 11 Feb 2021

Professor Vinny Naidoo, Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Pretoria.

Covid-19

Veterinary expert weighs in on Ivermectin debate

Vinny Naidoo 29 Jan 2021

Image: Taj Pharma

Covid-19

Sahpra allows controlled use of Ivermectin for Covid-19

28 Jan 2021

The rise and fall of Tab - after surviving the sweetener scares, the iconic diet soda gets canned

FMCG

The rise and fall of Tab - after surviving the sweetener scares, the iconic diet soda gets canned

Jeffrey Miller 15 Dec 2020