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Eucomis autumnalis is more than just a plant - it could play a role in biomedical engineering. Gurcharan Singh/Shutterstock
Lab studies suggest medicinal plants can help repair human bone and tissue

  13 Aug 2019

The drug is set to improve HIV treatment. shutterstock
ARV breakthrough: trial in South Africa confirms effectiveness of new drug

  6 Aug 2019

Leishmaniasis is caused by a parasite that is carried by a female sandfly. CDC/ Frank Collins
Leishmaniasis needs more attention: it causes skin lesions, and can kill

  15 Jul 2019

To protect us all, babies travelling overseas may need the measles shot at 6 months instead of 12
To protect us all, babies travelling overseas may need the measles shot at 6 months instead of 12

  28 Jun 2019

There’s a lack of research that deals specifically with conditions in African countries. Shutterstock
Africa needs to up its research game to fight non-communicable diseases

  19 Jun 2019

Vector control targeting the larval phase of the mosquito’s life cycle can be successful. Shutterstock
Killing mosquito larvae can contribute towards malaria elimination

  30 May 2019

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Eucomis autumnalis is more than just a plant - it could play a role in biomedical engineering. Gurcharan Singh/Shutterstock
Lab studies suggest medicinal plants can help repair human bone and tissue

 13 Aug 2019

The drug is set to improve HIV treatment. shutterstock
ARV breakthrough: trial in South Africa confirms effectiveness of new drug

 6 Aug 2019

Leishmaniasis is caused by a parasite that is carried by a female sandfly. CDC/ Frank Collins
Leishmaniasis needs more attention: it causes skin lesions, and can kill

 15 Jul 2019

To protect us all, babies travelling overseas may need the measles shot at 6 months instead of 12
To protect us all, babies travelling overseas may need the measles shot at 6 months instead of 12

 28 Jun 2019

There’s a lack of research that deals specifically with conditions in African countries. Shutterstock
Africa needs to up its research game to fight non-communicable diseases

 19 Jun 2019

Vector control targeting the larval phase of the mosquito’s life cycle can be successful. Shutterstock
Killing mosquito larvae can contribute towards malaria elimination

 30 May 2019

A six-month-old who is infected with measles in Madagascar, March 2019. AP Photo/Laetitia Bezain
Road to measles elimination is predictable, but can be rocky

 13 May 2019

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The cost of smoking your socks

 6 May 2019

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