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New partnership allows parents to keep their child’s health data from birth

Source: Supplied. Rachel Pretorius, co-founder and co-owner of Flexbox in South Africa.

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Community health workers, supported by Nehawu, picketed outside the Labour Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday. Photo: Silver Sibiya/GroundUp

Community health workers picket outside Labour CourtSilver Sibiya

Source: Supplied. Cameron Beveridge, vice-president of SAP Enterprise Solutions at VC ERP.

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A new image for this African accrediting body

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Ster-Kinekor’s Vision Mission assists eye care health across SA

Ster-Kinekor’s Vision Mission assists eye care health across SA

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Huntington’s neurons show multiple nuclei (blue) within the same cell, and other signs of trouble, long before symptoms emerge.

Research shows Huntington's disease originates in embryonic development

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New authority replaces 'slow' Medicines Control Council

New authority replaces 'slow' Medicines Control Council

13 Feb 2018

Sars to hold sugar tax roadshows in March

Sars to hold sugar tax roadshows in March

13 Feb 2018

Late diagnosis causing more deaths in HIV-positive children

Late diagnosis causing more deaths in HIV-positive children

Elgar Machuka 12 Feb 2018

The real reason why Gauteng doesn't want to pay up for #LifeEsidimeni

Nelisiwe Msomi 12 Feb 2018

#DayZero: Tips to keep healthy if the taps run dry

#DayZero: Tips to keep healthy if the taps run dry

9 Feb 2018

Graham Briggs. Photo: Towerstone

#miningindaba18: Miners face delay in pact over silicosis class action

9 Feb 2018

Kiss with confidence this Valentine's Day

Kiss with confidence this Valentine's Day

Simonsays Communications 9 Feb 2018

Capetonians not too clued up about food and nutrition labels

Capetonians not too clued up about food and nutrition labels

8 Feb 2018

David Beckham fronts new malaria campaign

David Beckham fronts new malaria campaign

8 Feb 2018

Drug makers want department's nod for another price hike

Drug makers want department's nod for another price hike

8 Feb 2018

WHO keeps tabs on antibiotic resistance with new system

WHO keeps tabs on antibiotic resistance with new system

7 Feb 2018

Not all spring water in Cape Town is safe

Not all spring water in Cape Town is safe

Tanya Farber 7 Feb 2018

Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Listeria: Follow SA's medical sleuths as they chase a killer in a race against time

Joan Dyke 6 Feb 2018

Lutubeni Clinic, one of eight being constructed in the Eastern Cape

Progress made on blueprint primary healthcare clinics project

5 Feb 2018

Mediclinic warns of employment scam

Mediclinic warns of employment scam

5 Feb 2018

Cape hospitals invest in water supplies

Cape hospitals invest in water supplies

Tamar Kahn 2 Feb 2018

Dr Karin Baatjes

Tailored cancer treatment reduces the risk of osteoporosis

2 Feb 2018

IGBA launches biosimilar medicines info campaign

2 Feb 2018

BHF supports low single exit price increase

BHF supports low single exit price increase

1 Feb 2018

Barbara Creecy, Gauteng finance MEC. Photo: Brenda Masilela/Africa News

#LifeEsidimeni: Gauteng health department gave NGO Precious Angels R1m, Barbara Creecy says

Katharine Child 31 Jan 2018

Aspen seeks new formula

Aspen seeks new formula

31 Jan 2018

German carmakers under fire for tests on humans, monkeys

German carmakers under fire for tests on humans, monkeys

31 Jan 2018

Research shows shocking rise in obesity levels in urban Africa over past 25 years

Dickson Amugsi 30 Jan 2018

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

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

Tatjana Crnogorac-Jurcevic 30 Jan 2018

Dr Klaus von Pressentin

Study: Family physicians and their role in healthcare

Alec Basson 29 Jan 2018

Partnership to foster blood donation culture among young South Africans

Partnership to foster blood donation culture among young South Africans

26 Jan 2018

Kimberly-Clark to shed 5,000 jobs as fertility dips

Kimberly-Clark to shed 5,000 jobs as fertility dips

Ammaar Sukhadia 26 Jan 2018

Tony Wood, MD, MyDawa

E-health platform MyDawa disrupting Kenya's healthcare industry

26 Jan 2018

Building an effective mental health defence force to serve SA communities

Building an effective mental health defence force to serve SA communities

25 Jan 2018

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Solar project helps resolve power outages in Malawi hospitals

Solar project helps resolve power outages in Malawi hospitals

26 Jan 2018

Tony Wood, MD, MyDawa

E-health platform MyDawa disrupting Kenya's healthcare industry

26 Jan 2018

Journalists trained in health reporting in Sierra Leone

Journalists trained in health reporting in Sierra Leone

24 Jan 2018

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#DayZero: Tips to keep healthy if the taps run dry

#DayZero: Tips to keep healthy if the taps run dry

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Graham Briggs. Photo: Towerstone

#miningindaba18: Miners face delay in pact over silicosis class action

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Kiss with confidence this Valentine's Day

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Capetonians not too clued up about food and nutrition labels

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David Beckham fronts new malaria campaign

David Beckham fronts new malaria campaign

8 Feb 2018

Drug makers want department's nod for another price hike

Drug makers want department's nod for another price hike

8 Feb 2018

WHO keeps tabs on antibiotic resistance with new system

WHO keeps tabs on antibiotic resistance with new system

7 Feb 2018

Not all spring water in Cape Town is safe

Not all spring water in Cape Town is safe

Tanya Farber 7 Feb 2018

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Listeria: Follow SA's medical sleuths as they chase a killer in a race against time

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Lutubeni Clinic, one of eight being constructed in the Eastern Cape

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Cape hospitals invest in water supplies

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IGBA launches biosimilar medicines info campaign

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BHF supports low single exit price increase

BHF supports low single exit price increase

1 Feb 2018

Barbara Creecy, Gauteng finance MEC. Photo: Brenda Masilela/Africa News

#LifeEsidimeni: Gauteng health department gave NGO Precious Angels R1m, Barbara Creecy says

Katharine Child 31 Jan 2018

Aspen seeks new formula

Aspen seeks new formula

31 Jan 2018

German carmakers under fire for tests on humans, monkeys

German carmakers under fire for tests on humans, monkeys

31 Jan 2018

Research shows shocking rise in obesity levels in urban Africa over past 25 years

Dickson Amugsi 30 Jan 2018

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

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Alec Basson 29 Jan 2018

Partnership to foster blood donation culture among young South Africans

Partnership to foster blood donation culture among young South Africans

26 Jan 2018

Kimberly-Clark to shed 5,000 jobs as fertility dips

Kimberly-Clark to shed 5,000 jobs as fertility dips

Ammaar Sukhadia 26 Jan 2018

Building an effective mental health defence force to serve SA communities

Building an effective mental health defence force to serve SA communities

25 Jan 2018

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Making traditional food fashionable again will boost nutrition and food security

Making traditional food fashionable again will boost nutrition and food security

25 Jan 2018

Alexandra Schudel, Head of Financial Lines and Casualty at Chubb Insurance SA

Clinical trial insurance: A vital safety net for trial participants and owners

25 Jan 2018

Listeriosis outbreak shines a light on food safety in SA

Listeriosis outbreak shines a light on food safety in SA

24 Jan 2018

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#LifeEsidimeni: What Qedani Mahlangu's testimony may mean for David Makhura

24 Jan 2018

Three crucial things to manage cow's milk allergy in infants

Three crucial things to manage cow's milk allergy in infants

24 Jan 2018

We found ways to shorten the turnaround time for diagnosing babies with HIV

We found ways to shorten the turnaround time for diagnosing babies with HIV

Jónas Oddur Jónasson 23 Jan 2018

Scientists are breeding super-nutritious crops to help solve global hunger

Heather Ohly, Nicola Lowe 23 Jan 2018

Inclusivity is key in the fight against HIV

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Steve Letsike 22 Jan 2018

Shaping the future of African healthcare: Finalists for DHCT Accelerator Programme announced

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22 Jan 2018

Discovery Health recovers R568m through fraud-control activities in 2017

Discovery Health recovers R568m through fraud-control activities in 2017

22 Jan 2018

Sharon Sha, clinical associate professor of neurology and neurological sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. Photo: Paul Sakuma

Clinical trial on plasma infusion for Alzheimer's shows promise

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