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Public Health

CDC, FDA, NIH face communication lockdown under Trump

22 Jan 2025

Source: Summit Detox.

Pharmaceuticals

US-China talks: The fate of fentanyl manufacturing hangs in the balance

Katja Hamilton 30 Jan 2024

Diabetes burnout is real

Noncommunicable diseases

Diabetes burnout is real

Issued by Intercare 6 Dec 2023

Can my dentist diagnose diabetes?

Noncommunicable diseases

Can my dentist diagnose diabetes?

Issued by Intercare 15 Nov 2023

Covid-19

WHO closely monitors Covid variant amid mutation concerns

Katja Hamilton 15 Aug 2023

What you need to know about child vaccinations - Medshield

Paediatrics

What you need to know about child vaccinations - Medshield

Issued by Stone 22 May 2023

Covid-19

CDC orders discard of 12.5 million doses of J&J Covid-19 vaccine

19 May 2023

Source: The Center for Disease Control.

Covid-19

CDC's Rochelle Walensky to bow out

8 May 2023

How can living a normal life be sustained for people living with HIV/AIDS?

HIV/AIDS

How can living a normal life be sustained for people living with HIV/AIDS?

Issued by Stone 29 Mar 2023

HIV/AIDS

Roche teams with US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to strengthen lab systems

6 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied.

Public Health

Condoms ineffective against preventing STDs, research shows

21 Feb 2023

Source: DynaMedex.

Public Health

SA measles outbreak of concern, NICD warns as case surge hits 80% worldwide

Katja Hamilton 13 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters.

Covid-19

US to require travellers from China to show negative Covid-19 test result before flight

29 Dec 2022

Heineken South Africa launches S'fika Sonke - an innovative road safety campaign

FMCG

Heineken South Africa launches S'fika Sonke - an innovative road safety campaign

Issued by Heineken South Africa 22 Dec 2022

Dealing with the 'Big C'

Oncology

Dealing with the 'Big C'

Issued by Stone 3 Nov 2022

Source: AfricaCDC.

Healthcare

US to apply Ebola screenings for recent Uganda visitors at 5 airports

David Shepardson 7 Oct 2022

Medshield recognises Men's Health Month this June

Medshield recognises Men's Health Month this June

Issued by Stone 1 Jun 2022

Public Health

Free telephone counselling hotlines

30 Dec 2021

Enjoy a safe and responsible festive season

FMCG

Enjoy a safe and responsible festive season

Issued by Heineken South Africa 15 Dec 2021

Newspapers

Smart commuter newspaper - driving your message home

Issued by Smart Media 4 Oct 2021

5 ways restaurants are keeping their customers safe amongst Covid-19

Food & Wine

5 ways restaurants are keeping their customers safe amongst Covid-19

Ray Ko, Issued by Elevation Marketing 30 Sep 2021

The research was conducted at the Zambia University Teaching Hospital morgue. Salim Dawood/AFP via Getty Images

Covid-19

Latest data from Lusaka morgue analysis shows spike in Covid-19 deaths

Christopher J Gill 12 Jul 2021

April travel demand a tale of two markets: Domestic recovery and international stagnation

Travel

April travel demand a tale of two markets: Domestic recovery and international stagnation

11 Jun 2021

Covid-19

Vaccinations will open up the country and our economy

4 Jun 2021

A Covid-19 test in Utah. The country’s pandemic response has been politicised, making comprehensive changes to public health more difficult.
AP Photo/Rick Bowmer

Covid-19

Poor US pandemic response will reverberate in healthcare politics for years, health scholars warn

Simon F Haeder & Sarah E Gollust 4 Nov 2020

Digital Covid-19 health pass launched for travellers

Travel

Digital Covid-19 health pass launched for travellers

2 Nov 2020

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Tourism & Travel

#TourismMonth: Western Cape receives WTTC global safety stamp

2 Sep 2020

Cape Town receives globally recognised Safe Travels stamp

Tourism & Travel

Cape Town receives globally recognised Safe Travels stamp

21 Aug 2020

Gravediggers are exhuming old graves in Brazil to open new spaces. Brazil is currently second in the world for cases and deaths, and many consider it the new global epicentre. Sebastiao Moreira/EPA

Covid-19

In many countries the coronavirus pandemic is accelerating, not slowing

Adam Kamradt-Scott 1 Jul 2020

Preparing for guests in a time of Covid-19

Hospitality

Preparing for guests in a time of Covid-19

24 Jun 2020

Travel

Norwegian Cruise Line announces suspension extension

21 May 2020

Unchartered water of Covid-19 quarantine: What's next for seafarers after repatriation?

Logistics & Transport

Unchartered water of Covid-19 quarantine: What's next for seafarers after repatriation?

Chevanev Charles and Derrick Okadia 6 May 2020

VDX.tv launches global digital video PSA initiative to inform the public about Covid-19

Digital

VDX.tv launches global digital video PSA initiative to inform the public about Covid-19

Issued by VDX.tv 3 Apr 2020

Surviving the Covid-19 outbreak: there's hope for humanity

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Surviving the Covid-19 outbreak: there's hope for humanity

Evan-Lee Courie 19 Mar 2020

Lessons from keeping the country free of Ebola have informed steps taken since the coronavirus scare first broke. Shutterstock

Public Health

Nigeria and disease outbreaks. Better prepared, but still weak spots

Folasade Ogunsola 4 Feb 2020

Infectious Diseases

Healthworkers vaccinated against Ebola in South Sudan

29 Jan 2019

Measles cases spike globally due to gaps in vaccination coverage

Infectious Diseases

Measles cases spike globally due to gaps in vaccination coverage

24 Dec 2018

A Congolese child saluting a MONUSCO peacekeeper. Abel Kavanagh/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

Infectious Diseases

Worsening Ebola crisis leaves UN Security Council with few options

Mark Eccleston-Turner 13 Dec 2018

Explaining that vaccines do not cause autism and have few side effects does not seem to matter to those who oppose vaccination. Numstocker/Shutterstock.com

Public Health

Countering misinformation about flu vaccine is harder than it seems

Matthew Motta and Dominik Stecula 7 Dec 2018

Ebola outbreak in DRC: Are we better prepared this time?

Public Health

Ebola outbreak in DRC: Are we better prepared this time?

Connor Bamford 14 May 2018

Avian flu may spread via aerosol and droplets

Agriculture

Avian flu may spread via aerosol and droplets

12 Oct 2017

McDonalds to limit use of antibiotics in chicken supply

FMCG

McDonalds to limit use of antibiotics in chicken supply

25 Aug 2017

Source: Centers for Disease Control

Medical Research

Superbug is sneakier than ever

27 Feb 2017

Victoria Falls - an attraction that has stood the test of time

Tourism

Victoria Falls - an attraction that has stood the test of time

17 Nov 2016

Regulatory

Coke, Pepsi fund health groups ... but fight them too: study

14 Oct 2016