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Intercare Group title sponsor for the Blouberg Marathon

Intercare Group title sponsor for the Blouberg MarathonIntercare

Cure Day Paarl celebrates

Cure Day Paarl celebratesCOHSASA

Medshield Mom will empower parents with real talk and practical tips on 27 July 2024

Medshield Mom will empower parents with real talk and practical tips on 27 July 2024Stone

Renowned comedian Barry Hilton champions Intercare's Mental Health Pledge Campaign

Renowned comedian Barry Hilton champions Intercare's Mental Health Pledge CampaignIntercare

Corporate wellness – A win-win for all

Corporate wellness – A win-win for allBonitas

Telemedicine can expand universal access to care and improve patient experience, by Medshield

Telemedicine can expand universal access to care and improve patient experience, by MedshieldStone

Shattering stigma: Why drug rehabilitation centres are essential tools for a healthier society

Shattering stigma: Why drug rehabilitation centres are essential tools for a healthier societySA Shares

Cognitive and sleep supplements boost South Africa’s supplements market

Cognitive and sleep supplements boost South Africa’s supplements marketInsight Survey

Community distribution in Nigeria of ivermectin for onchocerciasis, a disease this drug treats effectively and safely. Photo: Kate Holt/Sightsavers (CC BY-NC 2.0)

Ivermectin: balance of evidence shows no benefit against Covid-19

Nathan Geffen & Elsabé Brits 7 Jul 2021

Source: ©angellodeco

Limits for human embryo research have been changed: this calls for public debate

Sheetal Soni 1 Jul 2021

Source: ©Stepan Popov

Covid-19 vaccine plant in Africa? This is what it would take to build one

23 Jun 2021

How virus detectives trace the origins of an outbreak - and why it's so tricky

How virus detectives trace the origins of an outbreak - and why it's so tricky

Marilyn J Roossinck 15 Jun 2021

We're a step closer to figuring out why mosquitoes bite some people and not others

We're a step closer to figuring out why mosquitoes bite some people and not others

Madelien Wooding & Yvette Naude 19 May 2021

New DNA research could help combat cancers that are resistant to current standard treatments

19 May 2021

Fungal infections might be dangerous to Covid-19 patients with severe symptoms in ICU

Fungal infections might be dangerous to Covid-19 patients with severe symptoms in ICU

14 May 2021

Outreach Engineering, Wits Healthcare Innovation merge to scale impact

Outreach Engineering, Wits Healthcare Innovation merge to scale impact

7 May 2021

New cerebral palsy research may have profound impact on medicolegal cases

New cerebral palsy research may have profound impact on medicolegal cases

5 May 2021

Professor Salim Abdool Karim

Professor Abdool Karim appointed to WHO Science Council

30 Apr 2021

Professor Fergal O'Brien

New biomaterial regrows blood vessels and bone

21 Apr 2021

Molecular-level detail of the interaction of trehalose bound to the mycobacterial LpqY transporter.
Credit: University of Warwick

Starving TB of sugar could help fight the disease

19 Apr 2021

South African healthcare workers are at high risk of contracting hepatitis B

South African healthcare workers are at high risk of contracting hepatitis B

13 Apr 2021

Workers at India’s biggest syringe manufacturer ramp up production in September 2020 in race to meet Covid-19 vaccine-driven demand. Photo by SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images

Why India is banking on health diplomacy to grow African footprint

Dan Banik & Renu Modik 26 Mar 2021

UKZN, Cansa partner for lung cancer research project

UKZN, Cansa partner for lung cancer research project

12 Mar 2021

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Antiretroviral treatment found to reduce risk of developing active TB - study

11 Mar 2021

Understanding different forms of CBD for health and wellness

Understanding different forms of CBD for health and wellness

Adco CBD 4 Mar 2021

Study focuses on better approaches to interrupt TB transmission

Study focuses on better approaches to interrupt TB transmission

3 Mar 2021

Viruses can hijack cellular process in order to block immune response

22 Feb 2021

Vector bucket/Shutterstock

How the emoji could help democratise online science dialogue

Marina Joubert 15 Feb 2021

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Community distribution in Nigeria of ivermectin for onchocerciasis, a disease this drug treats effectively and safely. Photo: Kate Holt/Sightsavers (CC BY-NC 2.0)

Ivermectin: balance of evidence shows no benefit against Covid-19

Nathan Geffen & Elsabé Brits 7 Jul 2021

Source: ©angellodeco

Limits for human embryo research have been changed: this calls for public debate

Sheetal Soni 1 Jul 2021

Source: ©Stepan Popov

Covid-19 vaccine plant in Africa? This is what it would take to build one

23 Jun 2021

How virus detectives trace the origins of an outbreak - and why it's so tricky

How virus detectives trace the origins of an outbreak - and why it's so tricky

Marilyn J Roossinck 15 Jun 2021

We're a step closer to figuring out why mosquitoes bite some people and not others

We're a step closer to figuring out why mosquitoes bite some people and not others

Madelien Wooding & Yvette Naude 19 May 2021

New DNA research could help combat cancers that are resistant to current standard treatments

19 May 2021

Fungal infections might be dangerous to Covid-19 patients with severe symptoms in ICU

Fungal infections might be dangerous to Covid-19 patients with severe symptoms in ICU

14 May 2021

Outreach Engineering, Wits Healthcare Innovation merge to scale impact

Outreach Engineering, Wits Healthcare Innovation merge to scale impact

7 May 2021

New cerebral palsy research may have profound impact on medicolegal cases

New cerebral palsy research may have profound impact on medicolegal cases

5 May 2021

Professor Salim Abdool Karim

Professor Abdool Karim appointed to WHO Science Council

30 Apr 2021

Professor Fergal O'Brien

New biomaterial regrows blood vessels and bone

21 Apr 2021

Molecular-level detail of the interaction of trehalose bound to the mycobacterial LpqY transporter.
Credit: University of Warwick

Starving TB of sugar could help fight the disease

19 Apr 2021

South African healthcare workers are at high risk of contracting hepatitis B

South African healthcare workers are at high risk of contracting hepatitis B

13 Apr 2021

Workers at India’s biggest syringe manufacturer ramp up production in September 2020 in race to meet Covid-19 vaccine-driven demand. Photo by SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images

Why India is banking on health diplomacy to grow African footprint

Dan Banik & Renu Modik 26 Mar 2021

UKZN, Cansa partner for lung cancer research project

UKZN, Cansa partner for lung cancer research project

12 Mar 2021

Photo by Anna Shvets from

Antiretroviral treatment found to reduce risk of developing active TB - study

11 Mar 2021

Understanding different forms of CBD for health and wellness

Understanding different forms of CBD for health and wellness

Adco CBD 4 Mar 2021

Study focuses on better approaches to interrupt TB transmission

Study focuses on better approaches to interrupt TB transmission

3 Mar 2021

Viruses can hijack cellular process in order to block immune response

22 Feb 2021

Vector bucket/Shutterstock

How the emoji could help democratise online science dialogue

Marina Joubert 15 Feb 2021

When women do science, society benefits in myriad ways. Solskin/Stock image/Getty Images

Breaking the science glass ceiling: 4 African women share what it took

Natasha Joseph, Ogechi Ekeanyanwu & Wale Fatade 11 Feb 2021

Many countries around the world, like Bangladesh, have started Covid-19 vaccination. Kazi Salahuddin Razu/NurPhoto via Getty Images

South Africa didn't take advantage of its role in Covid-19 vaccine trials: why it should have

Keymanthri Moodley & Theresa Rossouw 10 Feb 2021

UP researchers receive prestigious grants for cancer research

UP researchers receive prestigious grants for cancer research

9 Feb 2021

A laboratory technician patient samples at the Amudat Hospital, Uganda. Laboratories are central to the delivery of high quality data in clinical trials. Paul Kamau

Innovation - and research - are key to killing off neglected tropical diseases in Africa

Monique Wasunna 29 Jan 2021

New eucalytptus and menthol formulation has excellent anti-viral properties

New eucalytptus and menthol formulation has excellent anti-viral properties

ACDOCO SA 28 Jan 2021

UCT body donor programme continues despite ongoing pandemic

UCT body donor programme continues despite ongoing pandemic

30 Dec 2020

Struggling to start a family? Wijnland Fertility can help

Struggling to start a family? Wijnland Fertility can help

Ruby Digital 22 Dec 2020

Severe Covid may be caused by 'autoantibodies' - here is what that means

Severe Covid may be caused by 'autoantibodies' - here is what that means

Rebecca Aicheler 17 Dec 2020

#BestofBiz 2020: Healthcare

#BestofBiz 2020: Healthcare

14 Dec 2020

Studies confirm Daikin's patented streamer technology inactivates more than 99.9% of the coronavirus

Studies confirm Daikin's patented streamer technology inactivates more than 99.9% of the coronavirus

Daikin 14 Dec 2020

Doaa Ali and Tsaone Tamuhla

UCT doctoral candidates win L'Oréal-Unesco award

11 Dec 2020

Bloom Financial Services endorses Universal Health Coverage Day

Bloom Financial Services endorses Universal Health Coverage Day

Bloom Financial Services 11 Dec 2020

First phase completion

First phase complete on Entebbe research clinic

10 Dec 2020

High levels of bureaucratic corruption prevail in Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania. Shutterstock/Pro-Stock studio

Social norms and poor services drive petty corruption in East Africa's health sector

Saba Kassa, Claudia Baez Camargo & Jacopo Costa 7 Dec 2020

Direct-to-consumer genetic testing can help scientific researchers. Andrey_Popov/Shutterstock

How South Africans can use their DNA to be good genomic citizens

Caitlin Uren 3 Dec 2020

Professor Adrie Bekker

Study investigates best treatment options for newborns exposed to HIV

27 Nov 2020

UKZN and UniZulu researchers discover proteins to fight parasitic disease

UKZN and UniZulu researchers discover proteins to fight parasitic disease

24 Nov 2020

Creatives collaborate with scientists on webcomic series Planet Divoc-91

Creatives collaborate with scientists on webcomic series Planet Divoc-91

20 Nov 2020

Can mobile technology 'vaccinate' SA's private healthcare industry against Covid-19?

Can mobile technology 'vaccinate' SA's private healthcare industry against Covid-19?

Insight Survey 16 Nov 2020

South Africa is testing digital technology to detect outbreaks of respiratory diseases

Cheryl Cohen & Sibongile Walaza 5 Nov 2020