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AI is slowly making its way into advanced pharmacology, but will need investor patience.

ICT

Forget chat bots, AI is helping out in drug discovery and development

Lindsey Schutters 17 Jul 2024

Finalists selected for inaugural Bio Centrifuge Africa competition

Education

Finalists selected for inaugural Bio Centrifuge Africa competition

Issued by Eduvos 11 Jul 2024

Source: Department of Science and Innovation.

Healthcare

Nzimande unveils inaugural nuclear medicine research facility in Pretoria

23 May 2024

Source: Supplied. Avsharn Bachoo is the group chief technology director at Afrocentric Group.

Healthcare

#BizTrends2024: The only constant is change - healthcare technology trends

Avsharn Bachoo 16 Jan 2024

Source: Derrick Akpalu, co-founder and chief executive officer of Revna Biosciences.

Healthcare

RevnaBio revolutionises cancer diagnostics in West Africa with advanced molecular testing

2 Nov 2023

Restonic Ezintsha Sleep Clinic to pioneer South African sleep research and treat sleep disorders

Healthcare

Restonic Ezintsha Sleep Clinic to pioneer South African sleep research and treat sleep disorders

Issued by Restonic 2 Oct 2023

Healthcare

South Africa, Germany sign agreement for vaccine production

15 Sep 2023

Source: Sharon Teversham, founder of Azela Health.

Healthcare

#WomensMonth: Sharon Teversham, founder of Azela Health, brings hope to motor neuron disease patients with breakthrough treatment

Katja Hamilton 1 Aug 2023

Healthcare

Sanofi fully embraces AI and data science for patient breakthroughs

20 Jun 2023

Healthcare

Tackle TB, prevent future pandemics, report finds

22 Mar 2023

Customised cochlear model pursues hi-fi hearing

Healthcare

Customised cochlear model pursues hi-fi hearing

Issued by University of Pretoria 2 Mar 2023

Healthcare

#BizTrends2023: Navigating data overload in South Africa's healthcare sector

Willem Botes 9 Jan 2023

Source: Pixabay.

Healthcare

Injectable HIV treatment offers hope to Ugandan patients

22 Dec 2022

Healthcare

Experts pave the way for safer surgery to address global elective waiting lists

1 Nov 2022

Healthcare

SAMRC sponsors landmark Covid-19 vaccine trial in collaborative bid to combat HIV

13 Jan 2022

Source: Supplied. Basa Pharasi, CEO of IPASA

Healthcare

#BizTrends2022: Pharma - innovating in medicine and boosting the economy

Bada Pharasi 5 Jan 2022

Generics and biosimilars - champion cost-savers in the healthcare industry

Healthcare

Generics and biosimilars - champion cost-savers in the healthcare industry

Issued by Bonitas 6 Jul 2021

A Phase I Covid-19 vaccine trial is about to start in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. Photo: Armin Kübelbeck (CC-BY-SA via Wikimedia Commons)

Healthcare

A new vaccine is being tested in Cape Town: Here's why it's different

Michael Cherry 19 Feb 2021

Why Africa needs more antibiotic trials involving children

Healthcare

Why Africa needs more antibiotic trials involving children

Pui-Ying Iroh Tam 4 Aug 2020

A general view during the country’s first human clinical trial for a potential Covid-19 vaccine in Soweto, South Africa. Felix Dlangamandla/Beeld/Gallo Images via Getty Images

Healthcare

Covid-19 vaccine trial in South Africa: everything you need to know

Shabir Madhi 14 Jul 2020

More clinical trials in African countries can help ensure that any vaccines or treatments developed cater to the continent’s genetic diversity. CELLOU BINANI/AFP via Getty Images

Healthcare

Few clinical trials are done in Africa: Covid-19 shows why this urgently needs to change

Jenniffer Mabuka-Maroa 7 Apr 2020

The skylight of the Weskoppies Chapel in Pretoria.
Alain Proust/Hidden Pretoria

Construction & Engineering

Between care and neglect: Pretoria's grand architectural legacy

Johan Swart 9 Mar 2020

New HIV infections remain high. Shutterstock

Healthcare

The search for an effective HIV vaccine continues

14 Feb 2020

Many genetic abnormalities involve the oral and dental region of the face. Shutterstock

Healthcare

Dentists in South Africa aren't being taught genetics. Why they should

Manogari Chetty 11 Feb 2020

Dr Nathaniel Mofolo, Dr Rita Nathan and Dr Mojalefa Maseloa. Photo: Leonie Bolleurs

Healthcare

Costly, lengthy, and safe process before drugs hit the shelves

13 Nov 2019

Genetic studies need to be more diverse.

Healthcare

Most genetic studies use only white participants - this will lead to greater health inequality

Karoline Kuchenbaecker Evangelos Vassos & Roseann Peterson 16 Oct 2019

Duke's fake news campaign for Heart and Stroke Foundation more than just hot air

Marketing & Media

Duke's fake news campaign for Heart and Stroke Foundation more than just hot air

Issued by Duke Advertising 19 Sep 2019

Pond's reveals AI-powered skincare bot

Retail

Pond's reveals AI-powered skincare bot

26 Jul 2019

Trends shaping skincare and aesthetics - Part 1

Retail

Trends shaping skincare and aesthetics - Part 1

Tzvia Hermann 3 May 2019

Post-surgical death stats higher than TB, malaria & HiV combined

Healthcare

Post-surgical death stats higher than TB, malaria & HiV combined

7 Feb 2019

Set of genes predicts severity of dengue

Healthcare

Set of genes predicts severity of dengue

4 Feb 2019

Healthcare

Construction starts on SU's Biomedical Research Institute

28 Jan 2019

10 tricky terms - Know your medical aid speak

Healthcare

10 tricky terms - Know your medical aid speak

Issued by Bonitas 5 Nov 2018

Yurchanka Siarhei/Shutterstock

Healthcare

Putting Nigerian neuroscience research under the microscope

Mahmoud Bukar Maina 4 Sep 2018

New drug halves hearing loss in children following cancer treatment

Healthcare

New drug halves hearing loss in children following cancer treatment

28 Jun 2018

Generic medicines - The cost-effective copycat

Healthcare

Generic medicines - The cost-effective copycat

Issued by Bonitas 29 May 2018

Professor Ian Sanne, head and principal investigator at the Clinical HIV Research Unit (CHRU)

Healthcare

SA leads the way in Aids research and treatment

22 May 2018

Chris Sutherland, managing director of Farmovs, Prof Francis Petersen, rector and vice-chancellor, and Dr Glen Taylor, senior director of research developement. Photo: Johan Roux

Healthcare

UFS acquires clinical research company

12 Mar 2018

Photo: Starts at 60

Healthcare

Controversial pelvic mesh implants banned in Australia

1 Dec 2017

Healthcare

Pembrolizumab gets regulatory go-ahead

17 Nov 2017

Two experimental Ebola vaccines show promise

Healthcare

Two experimental Ebola vaccines show promise

12 Oct 2017

#MentalHealthAwarenessDay: Changing the way care is accessed

Healthcare

#MentalHealthAwarenessDay: Changing the way care is accessed

10 Oct 2017

Minister of science and technology, Naledi Pandoor

Healthcare

SA signs innovation agreement with Novartis

Nicci Botha 25 May 2017

Why generics are money savers

Healthcare

Why generics are money savers

3 Feb 2017

Healthcare

Paeds heart doctor takes helm at NMMU health faculty

28 Dec 2016

Anele Yawa, general secretary of the Treatment Action Campaign; Francois Venter, deputy executive director of the Wits reproductive health and HIV institute; Qedani Mahlangu, Gauteng MEC for health; Beverley Kramer, assistant dean: research & postgraduate support; Ian Sanne, director of Wit's clinical HIV research unit and Martin Veller, dean of the faculty of Health sciences at Wits.

Healthcare

#WorldAIDSDay: Research leads SA's treatment programme

1 Dec 2016