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Bad food choices: clearer labels aim to help South Africans pick healthier options

Packaging

Bad food choices: clearer labels aim to help South Africans pick healthier options

Safura Abdool Karim, Makoma Bopape, Rina Swart and Tamryn Frank 16 Nov 2023

Medical Research

FIRST: Johns Hopkins receives grant for psilocybin research

26 Jan 2022

Public Health

Covid-19 targets kidneys, study finds...

Katja Hamilton 20 Dec 2021

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Tuberculosis

TB: an orphan disease?

Danette Breitenbach 1 Oct 2021

Covax is failing to halt the Covid-19 pandemic: here's why, and how to fix it

Covid-19

Covax is failing to halt the Covid-19 pandemic: here's why, and how to fix it

Monica de Bolle 9 Jun 2021

What is shaping culture? The early days of Covid (pt 2)

Research

What is shaping culture? The early days of Covid (pt 2)

Brett Rogers 16 Nov 2020

A man undergoes testing for Covid-19 at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital isolation centre, Nigeria. Audu Marte/AFP via Getty Images

Covid-19

African countries need cheaper Covid-19 tests: here's how to get them

Timothy Amukele & Mustafa Barbhuiya 16 Jul 2020

The need for data during a pandemic

Data & Analytics

The need for data during a pandemic

7 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

Coronavirus outbreak mapper.

Infectious Diseases

Coronavirus outbreak: a new mapping tool that lets you scroll through timeline

Edward Parker 12 Feb 2020

In some countries, as much as half of the generated electricity is lost in transmission. yelantsevv/Shutterstock.com

Energy

We calculated emissions due to electricity loss on the power grid - globally, it's a lot

Sarah Marie Jordaan & Kavita Surana 9 Jan 2020

Women and girls in Gayo village, Ehtiopia collect water from a rain water pool which is purified with tablets before use. Shutterstock

Public Health

Fresh drive to close gaps on health issues facing women and girls

Alex Ezeh 12 Nov 2019

Grant to fund child-friendly TB treatments

Tuberculosis

Grant to fund child-friendly TB treatments

22 Oct 2019

A six-month-old who is infected with measles in Madagascar, March 2019. AP Photo/Laetitia Bezain

Infectious Diseases

Road to measles elimination is predictable, but can be rocky

Matthew Ferrari & Amy Winter 13 May 2019

Jose Fernando Arevalo

Ophthalmology

Cancer drug offers more affordable treatment for diabetic retinopathy

12 Dec 2018

Dr Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, founding director of the University’s Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health

Medical Research

Conflict and its toll on child health

7 Sep 2018

Researchers release a balloon carrying instruments to measure ozone levels above Antarctica. ,

Environment & Natural Resources

The ozone hole is both an environmental success story and an enduring global threat

Shane Keating and Darryn Waugh 30 Jul 2018

Superpower investment in Africa

Research

Superpower investment in Africa

18 Jul 2018

Using platinum-based chemo to improve survival rates in pancreatic cancer

Oncology

Using platinum-based chemo to improve survival rates in pancreatic cancer

1 Jun 2018

Very few laboratories in Uganda are accredited. Arne Hoel / World Bank

HIV/AIDS

Private lab tests in Uganda are costly. But price doesn't equal quality

Timothy Amukele 17 May 2018

Kickballs, chicken and 3-D models help Johns Hopkins surgeons prepare for complex foetal surgeries

Surgical Procedures

Kickballs, chicken and 3-D models help Johns Hopkins surgeons prepare for complex foetal surgeries

18 Apr 2018

An ethical dilemma for doctors: When is it OK to prescribe opioids?

Oncology

An ethical dilemma for doctors: When is it OK to prescribe opioids?

Travis N Rieder 9 Apr 2018

The real reason why cities in sub-Saharan Africa aren't issuing municipal bonds

Property Development

The real reason why cities in sub-Saharan Africa aren't issuing municipal bonds

Jeremy Gorelick 16 Feb 2018

Cell biopsy studied under a microscope – the current way of detecting cancer. Tonhom1009/Shutterstock

Oncology

New test can detect eight types of cancer in a drop of blood

Tatjana Crnogorac-Jurcevic 30 Jan 2018

Smartphones are revolutionising medicine

Medtech

Smartphones are revolutionising medicine

20 Feb 2017

Free online Wits courses launch in August

E-learning

Free online Wits courses launch in August

27 Jun 2016

Desensitisation gives new hope for non-compatible donor kidney transplants

Healthcare

Desensitisation gives new hope for non-compatible donor kidney transplants

14 Mar 2016

Cell-to-cell communication: More is better - up to a point

Medical Research

Cell-to-cell communication: More is better - up to a point

William Weir 19 Jan 2016

JPS Africa launches as independent NPO

NPO

JPS Africa launches as independent NPO

9 Dec 2015

Blood, saliva prototype finds most oral cancers

Medical Research

Blood, saliva prototype finds most oral cancers

25 Jun 2015

Few commercial weight-loss programs show reliable evidence of effectiveness, Johns Hopkins reports

Nutrition

Few commercial weight-loss programs show reliable evidence of effectiveness, Johns Hopkins reports

7 Apr 2015

Dr Chris Beyrer new president of International AIDS Society

Exhibitions & Events

Dr Chris Beyrer new president of International AIDS Society

25 Jul 2014

New MRI analysis predicts stroke patient reaction to clot-busting treatment

Neurology

New MRI analysis predicts stroke patient reaction to clot-busting treatment

21 May 2014

Human Fat: A Trojan Horse to Fight Brain Cancer?

Medical Research

Human Fat: A Trojan Horse to Fight Brain Cancer?

8 May 2014

Higher Education

Confronting the Janus-faced approach to sustainability in business education

Ahmed Shaikh and Mark Hay 15 Apr 2014

Johns Hopkins researchers erase human brain tumor cells in mice

Medical Research

Johns Hopkins researchers erase human brain tumor cells in mice

1 Oct 2013

Johns Hopkins researchers find promising therapeutic target for hard-to-treat brain tumor

Neurology

Johns Hopkins researchers find promising therapeutic target for hard-to-treat brain tumor

3 Sep 2013

There's life after radiation for brain cells

Neurology

There's life after radiation for brain cells

14 Aug 2013

Vigorous athletic activity is safe with implanted arrhythmia devices

Cardiology

Vigorous athletic activity is safe with implanted arrhythmia devices

Helen Dodson 23 May 2013

Johns Hopkins surgeons implant first brain 'pacemaker' for Alzheimer's disease

Neurology

Johns Hopkins surgeons implant first brain 'pacemaker' for Alzheimer's disease

6 Dec 2012

Medical Research

Gene that causes tumor disorder linked to increased breast cancer risk

5 Dec 2012

Healthcare

The way to get back in service

10 Nov 2012

Oncology

Repeated surgeries appear to extend life of patients with deadliest of brain cancers

6 Nov 2012

Using the eye as a 'window into the brain'

Neurology

Using the eye as a 'window into the brain'

26 Oct 2012

Surgical Procedures

Fewer circumcisions could cost the US billions

27 Aug 2012

Winners of SAMRO's scholarships competition announced

Music

Winners of SAMRO's scholarships competition announced

22 Aug 2012

Researchers determine pathway for origin of most common form of brain, spinal cord tumor

Neurology

Researchers determine pathway for origin of most common form of brain, spinal cord tumor

13 Jun 2012

New antibody drug engages the immune system in fight against cancer

Medical Research

New antibody drug engages the immune system in fight against cancer

5 Jun 2012

Medical Research

Research yields new clues to how brain cancer cells migrate and invade

10 May 2012

Neurology

Deep brain stimulation may hold promise for mild Alzheimer's Disease

9 May 2012