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Icon honours a legacy in cancer care at Arcadia Oncology Centre in Pretoria

Oncology

Icon honours a legacy in cancer care at Arcadia Oncology Centre in Pretoria

Issued by Icon Oncology 26 Nov 2024

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

Western Cape rolls out first advanced radiation therapy system

8 Aug 2024

Source: Wikipedia.

Banking

Old Mutual issues R14bn in long-term insurance payouts

12 Jul 2024

Media

Deepfakes in South Africa: protecting your image online is the key to fighting them

Layckan Van Gensen 23 Feb 2024

Source: Derrick Akpalu, co-founder and chief executive officer of Revna Biosciences.

Oncology

RevnaBio revolutionises cancer diagnostics in West Africa with advanced molecular testing

2 Nov 2023

Medshield: Understanding different types of non-cancerous breast lumps

Women's Health

Medshield: Understanding different types of non-cancerous breast lumps

Issued by Stone 8 Aug 2023

Do I need sinus surgery?

Ear, Nose & Throat

Do I need sinus surgery?

Issued by Intercare 1 Aug 2023

Cancer centre of excellence for Eastern Cape patients

Oncology

Cancer centre of excellence for Eastern Cape patients

Issued by Icon Oncology 6 Jun 2023

Good news for cancer patients on East Rand

Oncology

Good news for cancer patients on East Rand

Issued by Icon Oncology 22 May 2023

Source ©Twitter Renowned radio DJ, Mark Pilgrim has passed away following a battle with cancer

Radio & Audio

Mark Pilgrim passes away

6 Mar 2023

Source: Pexels.

Surgical Equipment & Products

Surgical treatment of cancer will be key driver of energy instruments market growth

3 Feb 2023

UP part of study that finds men of African descent at higher risk of prostate cancer

Education & Training

UP part of study that finds men of African descent at higher risk of prostate cancer

Issued by University of Pretoria 16 Nov 2022

Source: Supplied.

Pharmaceuticals

AstraZeneca and partners act for equitable cancer care across Africa

14 Nov 2022

Dealing with the 'Big C'

Oncology

Dealing with the 'Big C'

Issued by Stone 3 Nov 2022

Source: Supplied.

Oncology

SA first: Surgical team breaks new ground in paediatric orthopaedics

13 Oct 2022

Healthcare

Hearing loss in the era of abundant medical solutions

5 Sep 2022

Source: Supplied. Dr Fatima Hoosain.

Medical Research

Understanding the treatment of breast cancer in young women

Dr Fatima Hoosain 18 May 2022

International Childhood Cancer Day drives better access to care for children and adolescents with cancer

Oncology

International Childhood Cancer Day drives better access to care for children and adolescents with cancer

Issued by Icon Oncology 15 Feb 2022

Healthcare

International Childhood Cancer Day: Driving better access to care

14 Feb 2022

Oncology

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

4 Feb 2022

Breast cancer and Covid-19 - A look back and reflection

Oncology

Breast cancer and Covid-19 - A look back and reflection

Issued by MANGO-OMC 3 Feb 2022

Source: ©rolffimages

Medical Research

New nanomedicine delivers improved outcome for prostate cancer

11 Nov 2021

Oncology

Good news for skin cancer patients in Gauteng

Issued by Icon Oncology 4 Nov 2020

Oncology

High-tech hope for Eastern Cape cancer patients

Issued by Icon Oncology 17 Nov 2020

Are South Africa's socially deprived at greater risk for breast cancer mortality?

Women's Health

Are South Africa's socially deprived at greater risk for breast cancer mortality?

Issued by MANGO-OMC 18 Aug 2021

Many doctors and healthcare staff feel the need to practice in richer countries that offer a more stable politics, better education and opportunities for their families. Julien Harneis, CC BY-SA

Education & Training

Brain drain is a hidden tax on the countries left behind

Mark Shrime 23 Jul 2021

Covid-19 free hospital areas could save lives after surgery

Covid-19

Covid-19 free hospital areas could save lives after surgery

7 Oct 2020

Elective surgeries - the disruption, the trends and back to business unusual

Medical Aid

Elective surgeries - the disruption, the trends and back to business unusual

Issued by Bonitas 15 Sep 2020

Oncology

SAHPRA extends Keytruda approval to lung and bladder cancer treatment

2 Sep 2020

A leukemia cell. Kateryna Kon/ Shutterstock

Oncology

Cancer treatment: study finds targeting nearby 'normal' cells could improve survival rates

Ingo Ringshausen 17 Jan 2020

Dr Dan Wu, postdoctoral fellow in the RCSI Department of Chemistry and first author on the paper

Oncology

Fluorescence imaging could transform cancer surgery

2 Jul 2019

Christina Curtis and her colleagues found that colon cancer tumours could potentially spread to other parts of the body much earlier than previously known.
Paul Sakuma

Medical Research

Most metastatic colorectal cancers have spread before diagnosis

25 Jun 2019

RIP Giles Shepherd [updated]

Design

RIP Giles Shepherd [updated]

24 Jun 2019

Source: Getty/Gallo

Oncology

AI better at detecting lung cancer than humans

21 May 2019

Andrii Vodolazhskyi/Shutterstock

Oncology

Cancer growth in the body could originate from a single cell - target it to revolutionise treatment

Michael P Lisanti 21 Feb 2019

Professor Bernardo Rapoport

Oncology

Breakthroughs in immuno-oncology provide new treatment options

13 Feb 2019

3D printing gives orthopaedic surgeons a whole new perspective

Orthopaedics

3D printing gives orthopaedic surgeons a whole new perspective

29 Jan 2019

One test to diagnose them all: researchers exploit cancers' unique DNA signature

Oncology

One test to diagnose them all: researchers exploit cancers' unique DNA signature

Abu Sina, Laura Carrascosa & Matt Trau 5 Dec 2018

Using the eye to "see" diseases of the brain

Neurology

Using the eye to "see" diseases of the brain

16 Nov 2018

Dr Justus Apffelstaedt

Oncology

Genetic profiling improves breast cancer prognosis and treatment

Justus Apffelstaedt 18 Oct 2018

James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo, 2018 Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine. Niklas Elmehed. Copyright: Nobel Media AB 2018

Medical Research

James Allison and Tasuku Honjo: deserving winners of this year's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine

Sheena Cruickshank 9 Oct 2018

AI: The Florence Nightingale of the 21st century?

Medtech

AI: The Florence Nightingale of the 21st century?

Simon Kos 22 Aug 2018

Medtech

Africa's first neuromicroscope system goes live

25 Apr 2018

Professor Reinout Meijboom, head of the Department of Chemistry and Professor Marianne Cronjé, head of the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Johannesburg

Medical Research

Treating cancer with silver-based drugs is showing promising results

28 Mar 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

Agriculture

In defence of the fruit fly

15 Jan 2018