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#MiningIndaba: Minerals Council says Trump funding freeze won’t affect mine HIV treatment

Health & Safety

#MiningIndaba: Minerals Council says Trump funding freeze won’t affect mine HIV treatment

Lindsey Schutters 5 Feb 2025

Ultra-sound; ‘underused, under-trained,’ in SA

Medtech

Ultra-sound; ‘underused, under-trained,’ in SA

Issued by Zebra Medical 23 Jan 2025

HIV/AIDS

Vaccines can put an end to HIV – African governments must take the lead in developing them

Glenda Gray and Asa Tapley 2 Jan 2025

Healthcare

Over 10,000 rubella cases recorded: what you need to know now

23 Dec 2024

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Law of Succession

Can deceased estates inherit administrative review rights? ConCourt rules

Linda Shwana and Jamié-Lee Jacobs 20 Dec 2024

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Infectious Diseases

Cases of rubella spike countrywide while diphtheria hits Western Cape

Tamsin Metelerkamp 20 Dec 2024

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

Source: Pexels.

Healthcare

HIV: there’s hope for a cure – where we stand now

3 Dec 2024

Healthcare

ARV supply set to triple: South Africa's new plan to tackle HIV

Katja Hamilton 2 Dec 2024

Source: wirestock via

Agriculture

FMD control efforts continue in Eastern Cape and KZN

25 Nov 2024

4 provinces declared free from foot and mouth disease

Agriculture

4 provinces declared free from foot and mouth disease

28 Oct 2024

Public Health

Rwanda to start vaccine trials for Marburg disease in a few weeks

Philbert Girinema 4 Oct 2024

HIV/AIDS

Alarming HIV stats in Mpumalanga: 890,000 infected

20 Sep 2024

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

WHO clears Bavarian Nordic's vaccine for mpox, sets up access scheme

Manas Mishra and Mrinmay Dey 16 Sep 2024

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

Morocco reports first Mpox case

13 Sep 2024

Source: National Institute for Communicable Diseases.

Public Health

Mpox: No global lockdowns, emphasis on increased education, vigilance, airport screening and monitoring

Katja Hamilton 24 Aug 2024

Source: National Institute for Communicable Diseases.

Public Health

Mpox outbreak in Africa was neglected – it could now turn into the next global pandemic

21 Aug 2024

Focus on cervical cancer in Women’s Month

Women's Health

Focus on cervical cancer in Women’s Month

Issued by CANSA 15 Aug 2024

Infectious Diseases

WHO: Governments urged to prioritise hepatitis testing, treatment

30 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied.

HIV/AIDS

Significant progress has been made in controlling HIV in South Africa, report shows

23 Jul 2024

AI is our biggest help and threat in the current age of cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

How AI is shaping the ransomware threat landscape

Rick Vanover 16 Jul 2024

HIV/AIDS

HIV drug trial shows injection twice-yearly 100% effective against infection

Linda-Gail Bekker 5 Jul 2024

Telemedicine can expand universal access to care and improve patient experience, by Medshield

Medical Aid

Telemedicine can expand universal access to care and improve patient experience, by Medshield

Issued by Stone 5 Jul 2024

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

Congo authorities approve mpox vaccines to try to contain outbreak

1 Jul 2024

Liver health matters, by Medshield

Public Health

Liver health matters, by Medshield

Issued by Stone 28 Jun 2024

Source: Wikipedia.

Infectious Diseases

South Africa reports new mpox cases; deaths rise to three

26 Jun 2024

Healthcare

#YouthMonth: Nokuthula Khumalo, driving innovation in health education at Elastoplast

Katja Hamilton 24 Jun 2024

Source: @biovac_inst/X

Public Health

Biovac, EuBiologics partner to boost Africa meningitis vaccine

21 Jun 2024

ECape farmers urged to curb the spread of foot and mouth disease

Agriculture

ECape farmers urged to curb the spread of foot and mouth disease

6 Jun 2024

Healthy-eating guidelines for the winter

Nutrition

Healthy-eating guidelines for the winter

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 31 May 2024

Women's Health

Caesarean births: South Africa’s rates are too high – they can be dangerous for mothers and babies

Priya Soma-Pillay and Andre Van Niekerk 27 May 2024

Covid-19

No new Covid-19 variant, claims Health

13 May 2024

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Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Caesarean births: SA’s rates are too high – they can be dangerous for mothers and babies

Priya Soma-Pillay and Andre van Niekerk 7 May 2024

Malaria - we’ve barely scratched the surface

Malaria

Malaria - we’ve barely scratched the surface

Issued by Irvine Partners 30 Apr 2024

Measles - it’s a serious illness

Infectious Diseases

Measles - it’s a serious illness

Issued by Bonitas 30 Apr 2024

Sorbet in collaboration with Depilève unveil exciting revolutionary service offering of the V-Facial treatment!

Health & Beauty

Sorbet in collaboration with Depilève unveil exciting revolutionary service offering of the V-Facial treatment!

Issued by OnPoint PR 25 Apr 2024

Getting to grips with flu

Infectious Diseases

Getting to grips with flu

Issued by Bonitas 17 Apr 2024

SA takes WTO action against EU's citrus regulations

Agriculture

SA takes WTO action against EU's citrus regulations

16 Apr 2024

Source: Adcock Ingram Critical Care (AICC).

Pharmaceuticals

Adcock Ingram Critical Care partners with Convatec to supply advanced medical products

27 Mar 2024

Covid-19

Mounting evidence shows that Covid-19 leaves its mark on the brain

Ziyad Al-Aly 26 Mar 2024

TB: Serious but curable

Tuberculosis

TB: Serious but curable

Issued by Bonitas 19 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied.

CSI

Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital first to receive pioneering neonatal medtech

19 Mar 2024

Key facts about cholera

Medical Aid

Key facts about cholera

Issued by Bonitas 12 Mar 2024

HIV/AIDS

HIV among older South Africans in rural areas: big study shows there’s a problem that’s being neglected

Jen Manne-Goehler and Francesc Xavier Gomez-Olive Casas 5 Mar 2024

Talking about HPV and cervical cancer

Women's Health

Talking about HPV and cervical cancer

Issued by Bonitas 4 Mar 2024

Malaria

Cape Verde is the third African country to eliminate malaria: here’s how

Tiaan de Jager and Taneshka Kruger 5 Feb 2024

Say ahh! The power of regular dental check-ups

Dentistry

Say ahh! The power of regular dental check-ups

Issued by Intercare 22 Jan 2024