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A huff and a puff: Could nicotine pouches put an end to smoking?

Christina Pitt 10 Apr 2024

Healthcare

Scientists sound alarm on badly run medical studies

James Stent 13 Jun 2022

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Construction & Engineering

5 brilliant female engineers changing the sanitation landscape

Dr Sudhir Pillay 13 Aug 2018

Health minister, Aaron Motsoaledi

Healthcare

A step closer to the NHI

20 Jun 2018

NHI and #FeesMustFall are symptoms of the same malady

Healthcare

NHI and #FeesMustFall are symptoms of the same malady

25 Oct 2016

Source: Paul Botes/M&G

Healthcare

Is the anti-sugar tax lobby taking a page from Big Tobacco's playbook?

Ina Skosana 26 Sep 2016

Reduce cardiovascular disease - look after gums

Healthcare

Reduce cardiovascular disease - look after gums

21 Jul 2015

What's holding back Ghana's progress in reducing maternal mortality

Healthcare

What's holding back Ghana's progress in reducing maternal mortality

Paul Mensah 6 Jul 2015

After hospital discharge, deadly heart risks can remain for up to a year

Healthcare

After hospital discharge, deadly heart risks can remain for up to a year

6 Feb 2015

Influenza drug now hailed as effective

Healthcare

Influenza drug now hailed as effective

Tamar Kahn 2 Feb 2015

Beer allowed to be sold in Brazil's stadiums

Logistics & Transport

Beer allowed to be sold in Brazil's stadiums

17 Jun 2014

Non-smokers are happier people

Healthcare

Non-smokers are happier people

18 Feb 2014

Healthcare

Rwanda's remarkable health recovery

18 Mar 2013

Medical journal offers app for subscribers with iPad

Marketing & Media

Medical journal offers app for subscribers with iPad

24 Aug 2012

Lifestyle

Computer game aims to zap teen depression

2 Aug 2012

Computer game aims to zap teen depression

Healthcare

Computer game aims to zap teen depression

1 Aug 2012

UK study into whether physical activity aids depression finds no additional benefit

Healthcare

UK study into whether physical activity aids depression finds no additional benefit

6 Jun 2012

Lifestyle

Dark choc has 'significant' health benefits

5 Jun 2012

Lifestyle

Finger food may help babies avoid obesity - study

10 Feb 2012

Healthcare

Finger food may help babies avoid obesity - study

9 Feb 2012

Lifestyle

Children with higher IQ don't eat meat

Refilwe Boikanyo 17 Jan 2012

Healthcare

Hormone helps obese shed weight

11 Jan 2012

Study: Vitamin A supplements could save the lives of 600 000 infants a year

Healthcare

Study: Vitamin A supplements could save the lives of 600 000 infants a year

12 Sep 2011

Healthcare

Results of medication studies in top medical journals may be misleading to readers

Enrique Rivero 26 Aug 2011

Why reducing a doctor's work week does not increase patient safety

Healthcare

Why reducing a doctor's work week does not increase patient safety

15 Apr 2011

Booze causes at least 13 000 cancers a year in the UK

Healthcare

Booze causes at least 13 000 cancers a year in the UK

11 Apr 2011

Healthcare

DNA blood test can help rule out Down's syndrome among high-risk pregnancies

12 Jan 2011

Healthcare

Journal says doctor faked data linking autism to vaccines

6 Jan 2011

Healthcare

Binge drinking linked to higher risk of heart disease

25 Nov 2010

Healthcare

Informed specific consent should be sought before blood transfusion

26 Aug 2010

Healthcare

Migraine with aura increases mortality rate by heart diseases: Research

25 Aug 2010

Healthcare

Investments in screening, new drugs reduce breast cancer mortality rates in UK

16 Aug 2010

Healthcare

No increased risk of childhood cancer if born near mobile phone stations: Study

Dr Ananya Mandal, MD 23 Jun 2010

Healthcare

Risk of heart attack greater in women with gout

8 Feb 2010

Healthcare

Quitting smoking doubles survival chances in lung cancer patients

22 Jan 2010

Healthcare

Proof lacking on e-cigarettes' safety, experts warn

21 Jan 2010

Healthcare

Unhealthy Santa should walk, give up brandy

21 Dec 2009

Healthcare

Risk of having a potentially fatal blood clot after surgery is higher, finds research

4 Dec 2009

Healthcare

Calcium-rich dairy may prolong life

28 Jul 2009

Healthcare

Weight-loss surgery cuts cancer rate

30 Jun 2009

Healthcare

Cipla develops oseltamivir against swine flu

30 Apr 2009

Healthcare

WHO increases estimated numbers of TB deaths associated with HIV

30 Mar 2009

Healthcare

Very hot tea can cause cancer

30 Mar 2009

Healthcare

Experimental vaccine may have saved scientists from Ebola

24 Mar 2009

Healthcare

China tells doctors to stop smoking

23 Mar 2009

Healthcare

Economic gains to be found in providing glasses for the poor who need them

23 Mar 2009

Healthcare

World drugs problem resistant to all attempts to curb it, says European Union

23 Mar 2009

Healthcare

Hopes for maggot treatment for ulcers premature

20 Mar 2009

Healthcare

Frequent errors in medication in intensive care units

13 Mar 2009