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Flu shots on the go with Discovery Health and Uber

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Ghanaian startup crowned 2018 Seedstars Global Winner

Ghanaian startup crowned 2018 Seedstars Global Winner

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[EXCLUSIVE] North West could run out of medicine within days

[EXCLUSIVE] North West could run out of medicine within days

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Understanding the link between HIV and preterm births

Understanding the link between HIV and preterm births

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Gaffi draws up 'essential' list of diagnostic tests

Gaffi draws up 'essential' list of diagnostic tests

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#OneShow2018: Health, Wellness and Pharma finalists revealed!

#OneShow2018: Health, Wellness and Pharma finalists revealed!

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#OneShow2018: Design finalists revealed!

#OneShow2018: Design finalists revealed!

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Dr Katlego Mothudi, managing director, Board of Healthcare Funders of Southern Africa

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Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general at the WHO

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Putting TB on the political agenda

Putting TB on the political agenda

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20 out of 65 Seedstars Summit finalists from Africa

20 out of 65 Seedstars Summit finalists from Africa

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Health tax deterrent goes up in smoke

Health tax deterrent goes up in smoke

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Dr Folake Olayinka

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WHO offers regional support in listeriosis crisis

WHO offers regional support in listeriosis crisis

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Herbex makes unproven claims about weight loss products

Herbex makes unproven claims about weight loss products

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

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

Travis N Rieder 9 Apr 2018

Professor Mkhululi Lukhele, acting head of department, Gauteng Health

Department promises extra vigilance on mental health NGOs

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Winners of #MySchool20 campaign announced

Winners of #MySchool20 campaign announced

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SU involved in developing predictive TB blood test

SU involved in developing predictive TB blood test

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Digital is the way to go for hospitals

Digital is the way to go for hospitals

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Clicks opens 500th pharmacy

Clicks opens 500th pharmacy

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Ummy Mwalimu, Tanzanian health, community development, gender, elderly and children minister

Few cancer cases make it to hospital in Tanzania

Syriacus Buguzi 5 Apr 2018

Dr Caradee Wright, senior specialist scientist at the South African Medical Research Council

Climate change and its affect on healthcare systems

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Researchers say use of artificial intelligence in medicine raises ethical questions

Researchers say use of artificial intelligence in medicine raises ethical questions

Patricia Hannon 4 Apr 2018

South Africa has a health workforce in crisis. Photo: Nic Bothma/EPA

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Veloshnee Govender 4 Apr 2018

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How innovation can contribute to food and nutrition security

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is a Somali psychotherapist, writer, specialist on female genital mutilation (FGM) and gender rights, and lead campaigner working to end violence against women and girls.

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Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general at the WHO

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Researchers say use of artificial intelligence in medicine raises ethical questions

Researchers say use of artificial intelligence in medicine raises ethical questions

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Study: Immune history effects flu vaccine efficiency

Study: Immune history effects flu vaccine efficiency

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Netcare pulls out of the UK market

Netcare pulls out of the UK market

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

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Study: Antibiotic resistance is growing in low- and middle-income countries

Study: Antibiotic resistance is growing in low- and middle-income countries

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Rainbow Chicken polony cleared of deadly listeria bacteria

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New clinical skills training centre aims to improve quality and safety

New clinical skills training centre aims to improve quality and safety

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Former Gauteng health MEC, Qedani Mahlangu. Photo: Oupa Nkosi

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Entrance to the International Hospital Kampala in Uganda

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Listeriosis: Food safety expert highlights need for clear government regulations

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