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Boxer formally announces its intention to list on JSE

#OrchidsandOnions: Spar reminds us why we're special with Christmas ad

Brendan Seery

Data breach alert: Over 100,000 fake accounts linked to SA grant-fraud claim

Inflationary pressures see alcohol and fast food purchases decline

Danette Breitenbach

Mattel scrambles after Wicked doll packaging links to explicit site

SAB triumphs with 9 Effie Awards, cementing its position as SA's Most Effective Marketer

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SA watchdog stresses reporting side effects to make medicines safer

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Africa health body calls on Trump to honour US vaccine pledgesAnait Miridzhanian

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The key role of pharmacy clinics in South Africa's evolving healthcare system

Basic Education works to develop school safety guidelines

Basic Education works to develop school safety guidelines

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Secret histories of drugs - legal and illegal - in southern Africa

Thembisa Waetjen, Julie Parle & Rebecca Hodes 30 Jan 2020

Kenyan health workers from port health services screen inbound travellers for temperatures at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. EPA/Daniel Irungu

Perspectives from Kenya and Ghana on coronavirus preparations

29 Jan 2020

Messages about male circumcision aren't clear: why this is dangerous

Gwinyai Masukume & Witness Mapanga 29 Jan 2020

Over R2m worth of LifeStyles Condoms donated to Dis-Chem Foundation

Over R2m worth of LifeStyles Condoms donated to Dis-Chem Foundation

ACDOCO SA 29 Jan 2020

Wuhan, China, the epicentre of the Novel coronavirus. Image source: Getty/Gallo

SA beefs up surveillance amid coronavirus outbreak

28 Jan 2020

Successful vaccination against measles in childhood should provide lifetime protection. Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Explainer: a history of the measles virus and why it's so tenacious

Matthew Ferrari 28 Jan 2020

China in lockdown. EPA

Coronavirus does not look like a 'black swan' event - here are some reasons to be cautiously optimistic

Zheng Wang 27 Jan 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Health implements plan to contain CRE outbreak

23 Jan 2020

Mosquito eggs can remain viable for years even in dry conditions and hatch after heavy persistent rains. Shutterstock

Heavy rains put Kenya at risk of mosquito-borne diseases

Eunice Anyango Owino 23 Jan 2020

Image source: Getty Images

Court develops common law allowing for services as compensation for future medical damages

Sandra Sithole 20 Jan 2020

Preventing TB: a big drug price cut paves the way for global scale-up

Preventing TB: a big drug price cut paves the way for global scale-up

Gavin Churchyard 14 Jan 2020

New estimates show 14.8 million children globally are HIV-exposed but uninfected

Amy Slogrove & Kathleen M Powis 13 Jan 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

How the UK uses Twitter to improve public health

Ellen Daniel 10 Jan 2020

#BestofBiz 2019: Healthcare

#BestofBiz 2019: Healthcare

17 Dec 2019

Dr Brian Ruff, co-founder of PPO Serve

Heading towards value-based care

17 Dec 2019

Hugh Kinsella Cunningham/ EPA-EFE

Is it Ebola, or just a drill? How to test a public health crisis response

Mosoka Fallah 12 Dec 2019

Child healthcare remains uneven in South Africa and varies between provinces and districts. Shutterstock

How South Africa can build a child-centred healthcare system

Maylene Shung-King 12 Dec 2019

HIV-infected and exposed children are vulnerable to vaccine-preventable diseases. Shutterstock

Children and HIV: what we found about vaccine-preventable diseases

Olatunji Adetokunboh 9 Dec 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

What does HIV look like in South Africa?

Nicci Botha 6 Dec 2019

Healthy eating hacks for the holiday season

Healthy eating hacks for the holiday season

Association for Dietetics in South Africa 6 Dec 2019

People affected by xenophobic violence queue prior to being transported back to their countries from Johannesburg, South Africa. Kim Ludbrook/EPA-EFE

Telling the complex story of 'medical xenophobia' in South Africa

Kudakwashe Vanyoro 5 Dec 2019

A Nigerian child receives a dose of the polio vaccine. EPA

Complacency could delay the final push to eradicate polio

Villyen Motaze & Melinda Suchard 5 Dec 2019

Aquaculture farmers often use antibiotics this can result in antibiotic-resistance in seafood. Shutterstock

What we found about bacteria that resist antibiotics in seafood

Olumide A Odeyemi 3 Dec 2019

Join the modern workplace with Microsoft Office 365 and Tarsus on Demand

Join the modern workplace with Microsoft Office 365 and Tarsus on Demand

Microsoft 2 Dec 2019

Enhance your wellbeing with DR+SWISS

Enhance your wellbeing with DR+SWISS

OnPoint PR 28 Nov 2019

Lee-Ann Liebenberg launches new health and wellness brand

OnPoint PR 28 Nov 2019

When you have a pain in the neck or back

When you have a pain in the neck or back

Bonitas 26 Nov 2019

A.G. Sanders with penicillin extraction equipment. Image reproduced with permission of the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Author provided

Big Pharma has failed: the antibiotic pipeline needs to be taken under public ownership

Claas Kirchhelle, Adam Roberts & Andrew Singer 20 Nov 2019

#WorldToiletDay: Catalysing a new sanitation paradigm for South Africa

#WorldToiletDay: Catalysing a new sanitation paradigm for South Africa

Dr Sudhir Pillay and Akin Akinsete 19 Nov 2019

Image: MedPage Today

SA's first Ebola case a training exercise

15 Nov 2019

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Kenyan health workers from port health services screen inbound travellers for temperatures at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. EPA/Daniel Irungu

Perspectives from Kenya and Ghana on coronavirus preparations

29 Jan 2020

Messages about male circumcision aren't clear: why this is dangerous

Gwinyai Masukume & Witness Mapanga 29 Jan 2020

Wuhan, China, the epicentre of the Novel coronavirus. Image source: Getty/Gallo

SA beefs up surveillance amid coronavirus outbreak

28 Jan 2020

Successful vaccination against measles in childhood should provide lifetime protection. Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Explainer: a history of the measles virus and why it's so tenacious

Matthew Ferrari 28 Jan 2020

China in lockdown. EPA

Coronavirus does not look like a 'black swan' event - here are some reasons to be cautiously optimistic

Zheng Wang 27 Jan 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Health implements plan to contain CRE outbreak

23 Jan 2020

Mosquito eggs can remain viable for years even in dry conditions and hatch after heavy persistent rains. Shutterstock

Heavy rains put Kenya at risk of mosquito-borne diseases

Eunice Anyango Owino 23 Jan 2020

Image source: Getty Images

Court develops common law allowing for services as compensation for future medical damages

Sandra Sithole 20 Jan 2020

Preventing TB: a big drug price cut paves the way for global scale-up

Preventing TB: a big drug price cut paves the way for global scale-up

Gavin Churchyard 14 Jan 2020

New estimates show 14.8 million children globally are HIV-exposed but uninfected

Amy Slogrove & Kathleen M Powis 13 Jan 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

How the UK uses Twitter to improve public health

Ellen Daniel 10 Jan 2020

#BestofBiz 2019: Healthcare

#BestofBiz 2019: Healthcare

17 Dec 2019

Dr Brian Ruff, co-founder of PPO Serve

Heading towards value-based care

17 Dec 2019

Hugh Kinsella Cunningham/ EPA-EFE

Is it Ebola, or just a drill? How to test a public health crisis response

Mosoka Fallah 12 Dec 2019

Child healthcare remains uneven in South Africa and varies between provinces and districts. Shutterstock

How South Africa can build a child-centred healthcare system

Maylene Shung-King 12 Dec 2019

HIV-infected and exposed children are vulnerable to vaccine-preventable diseases. Shutterstock

Children and HIV: what we found about vaccine-preventable diseases

Olatunji Adetokunboh 9 Dec 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

What does HIV look like in South Africa?

Nicci Botha 6 Dec 2019

Healthy eating hacks for the holiday season

Healthy eating hacks for the holiday season

Association for Dietetics in South Africa 6 Dec 2019

People affected by xenophobic violence queue prior to being transported back to their countries from Johannesburg, South Africa. Kim Ludbrook/EPA-EFE

Telling the complex story of 'medical xenophobia' in South Africa

Kudakwashe Vanyoro 5 Dec 2019

A Nigerian child receives a dose of the polio vaccine. EPA

Complacency could delay the final push to eradicate polio

Villyen Motaze & Melinda Suchard 5 Dec 2019

Aquaculture farmers often use antibiotics this can result in antibiotic-resistance in seafood. Shutterstock

What we found about bacteria that resist antibiotics in seafood

Olumide A Odeyemi 3 Dec 2019

Join the modern workplace with Microsoft Office 365 and Tarsus on Demand

Join the modern workplace with Microsoft Office 365 and Tarsus on Demand

Microsoft 2 Dec 2019

Enhance your wellbeing with DR+SWISS

Enhance your wellbeing with DR+SWISS

OnPoint PR 28 Nov 2019

Lee-Ann Liebenberg launches new health and wellness brand

OnPoint PR 28 Nov 2019

When you have a pain in the neck or back

When you have a pain in the neck or back

Bonitas 26 Nov 2019

A.G. Sanders with penicillin extraction equipment. Image reproduced with permission of the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Author provided

Big Pharma has failed: the antibiotic pipeline needs to be taken under public ownership

Claas Kirchhelle, Adam Roberts & Andrew Singer 20 Nov 2019

#WorldToiletDay: Catalysing a new sanitation paradigm for South Africa

#WorldToiletDay: Catalysing a new sanitation paradigm for South Africa

Dr Sudhir Pillay and Akin Akinsete 19 Nov 2019

Image: MedPage Today

SA's first Ebola case a training exercise

15 Nov 2019

Frank Hester, CEO, TPP Healthcare

#AfricaCom: AI's role in combatting inequalities in healthcare

Nicci Botha 14 Nov 2019

Mobile instant messaging platforms are used by many health professionals to share information and professional experiences. Shutterstock

How WhatsApp groups support Nigeria's nurse graduates

Ademola Johnson Ajuwon & Christoph Pimmer 14 Nov 2019

Women and girls in Gayo village, Ehtiopia collect water from a rain water pool which is purified with tablets before use. Shutterstock

Fresh drive to close gaps on health issues facing women and girls

Alex Ezeh 12 Nov 2019

More needs to be done about security at healthcare facilities

5 Nov 2019

Corporations misused evidence to manipulate health policy. Shutterstock

How business misrepresented evidence: the South African sugar tax story

Gary Fooks, Gary Sacks, Graham Box & Simon Williams 1 Nov 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

HPCSA needs an urgent overhaul

29 Oct 2019

Millions of young children get malaria. These two got it in 2010.
AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam

There's a way for modern medicine to cure diseases even when the treatments aren't profitable

James Leahy 28 Oct 2019

GHA and COHSASA announce strategic partnership to enhance medical travel standards in Africa

GHA and COHSASA announce strategic partnership to enhance medical travel standards in Africa

COHSASA 25 Oct 2019

Kenya launched HPV immunisation programme

Kenya launched HPV immunisation programme

24 Oct 2019

Leigh Venter and Henri la Grange. T-Systems South Africa

Improving healthcare delivery will stop profits from bleeding

23 Oct 2019

The 2019 Galliova Awards Winners: Esther Malan (2019 Galliova Broiler Champion Food Writer); Nomvuselelo Mncube (2019 Galliova Egg Champion Food Writer); Margie Els-Burger (2019 Galliova Food Writer of the Year; Chiara Turilli (2019 Galliova Up & Coming Food Writer of the Year); Glynis Horning (2019 Galliova Health Writer of the Year).

Strong health message resonates at 2019 Galliova Awards

Leigh Andrews 21 Oct 2019

Foremost health quality and safety conference for Cape Town

Foremost health quality and safety conference for Cape Town

COHSASA 17 Oct 2019