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Emergency Medicine

HBO’s ‘The Pitt’ nails how hospital cyberattacks create chaos, endanger patients and disrupt critical care

Jeffrey Tully and Christian Dameff 3 hours

Pharmaceuticals

Is Ozempic the answer to obesity or a risky quick fix?

5 Aug 2025

Cardiology

Medshield differentiates between a heart attack and a stroke

Issued by Stone 17 Dec 2024

Healthcare

Another busy day for Africa Health

23 Oct 2024

Source: UCT News. Salome Maswime head of WHO’s Collaborating Centre for Integrated Clinical Care. Photo Lerato Maduna.

Healthcare

Salome Maswime elected to lead WHO’s collaborating centre

12 Sep 2024

Medtech

AI's role in imaging and diagnostics: Insights abound as Africa Health Congress 2023 kicks off

17 Oct 2023

Education & Training

Navigating the future of South African healthcare: A reflection on the NHI Fund and Bill

Dr Nivisha Parag, Issued by Regent Business School 21 Sep 2023

Insurance & Actuarial

Revolutionising life insurance: The impact of Momentum's AI-powered health assessment

Katja Hamilton 28 Aug 2023

Hospital Groups

Mediclinic Southern Africa expands into precision medicine

2 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Carl De Villiers suffered a stroke in March last year. He is alive thanks to a mechanical thrombectomy and intense rehabilitation therapy.

Hospital Groups

Netcare Milpark and Netcare Unitas hospitals achieve stroke-ready status

7 Jun 2022

Education & Training

Dr Nivisha Parag appointed Regent Healthcare Management Studies head

15 Nov 2021

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Medical training scholarships open for application

4 Nov 2021

Oncology

Mediclinic Southern Africa, Icon Oncology and Cancercare celebrate new flagship oncology unit

Issued by Icon Oncology 12 Aug 2021

Oncology

Mediclinic Southern Africa, Icon Oncology and Cancercare celebrate new flagship oncology unit

Issued by Mediclinic Southern Africa 18 Aug 2021

Dr Rhulani Khosa and Dr Peters Mathebula

Covid-19

#OnTheFrontLine: Covid-19 transforms lives of healthcare workers

20 Aug 2020

Charmaine Cunningham, Associate Professor Peter Hodkinson and Professor Lee Wallis

Covid-19

Covid-19 response highlights the value of cooperation

14 Aug 2020

Covid-19

Covid-19 shows the world needs physicians who can look beyond medical charts

Abebe Bekele & Agnes Binagwaho 4 Jun 2020

A health worker drags an electrocardiograph at the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital in Johannesburg.
Michele SpatariI/AFP via Getty Images

Covid-19

How South Africa's health system could take a hit from pandemic lawsuits

Keymanthri Moodley & Anita Kleinsmidt 22 May 2020

Medical Research

SU study will look at synthetic blood products

1 Nov 2018

A small hospital in Wakiso district in the central region of Uganda. Shutterstock

Public Health

People across Africa have to travel far to get to a hospital. We worked out how far

Paul Ouma & Emelda Okiro 14 Sep 2018

Healthcare

Cost containment and quality healthcare need not be mutually exclusive

Mark Arnold 30 Aug 2017

Sports Science

South African gets top medical job at upcoming Fifa World Cup events

14 Dec 2016

Health & Social Welfare

Doctors Without Borders to host fundraising event in Joburg

25 Aug 2016

Cybersecurity

Combat the threat of sophisticated attacks

Trevor Coetzee 7 Mar 2016

Healthcare

Parent training reduces serious behavioral problems in children with autism

Karen N. Peart 30 Apr 2015

Mental health

Akeso launches a psychiatric intervention response unit

9 Sep 2014

Public Health

War on demon drink

4 Feb 2014

Public Health

Wits medical students excel in specialist examinations

9 Jan 2014

Emergency Medicine

Short intervention can help patients with substance, behavioral problems

Helen Dodson 10 Dec 2013

Medical Research

Fat people more likely to die in a car accident

23 Jan 2013

Research

EEG adds to marketing research picture

31 Jul 2012

Paediatrics

Crowded emergency departments deliver less effective pain relief

29 Dec 2011

Paediatrics

Little fingers, big trouble...

3 May 2011

Medical Research

Study shows living at higher altitudes reduces risk of dying from heart disease

31 Mar 2011

Medtech

Bedside ultrasound becomes a reality

Karen N. Peart 11 Mar 2011

Emergency Medicine

Norwegian study shows young children are able to learn and perform basic first aid

28 Feb 2011

Public Health

Tips to prevent a hangover

Dr Ananya Mandal, MD 3 Jan 2011

Public Health

Guys! Protect your eyes!

Dr Ananya Mandal, MD 24 Nov 2010

Exhibitions & Events

Cape Town to host International Egg Conference

20 Oct 2010

Events & Conferencing

Cape Town wins bid to host the International Egg Conference

18 Oct 2010

Public Health

Simple, low-cost interventions reduce most common hospital-acquired infections

17 Aug 2010

Paediatrics

Keep an eye on your children this Christmas...

15 Dec 2009

Emergency Medicine

New take on cardiac arrest treatment

16 Nov 2009

Emergency Medicine

Assisted ventilation in cardiac arrest rescue may lower chances of survival

13 Aug 2009

Healthcare

Somerset Hospital celebrates 150 years

25 Mar 2009

Healthcare

2010 Medical Advisory Team and Venue Medical Officers announced

11 Jun 2008

Emergency Medicine

Chest compressions alone CPR simplifies saving lives for bystanders

2 Apr 2008

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