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Professor Mosa Moshabela appointed UCT's new vice-chancellor

Education

Professor Mosa Moshabela appointed UCT's new vice-chancellor

30 May 2024

SU's Professor Tulio de Oliveira selected for Time100 Health 2024

Healthcare

SU's Professor Tulio de Oliveira selected for Time100 Health 2024

Issued by Stellenbosch University 6 May 2024

Source: South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)

Healthcare

UCT academic appointed SAMRC president and CEO

3 May 2024

Big companies, like Nestlé, are funding health research in South Africa - why this is wrong

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Big companies, like Nestlé, are funding health research in South Africa - why this is wrong

Susan Goldstein, Mark Tomlinson, Rachel Wynberg and Tanya Doherty 5 Mar 2024

Call for a national early childhood feeding scheme

Education

Call for a national early childhood feeding scheme

Sonia A. Rao 16 Nov 2023

Healthcare

South Africa, Germany sign agreement for vaccine production

15 Sep 2023

Healthcare

SA launches first Covid-19 antigen self-test kit

12 Apr 2023

Healthcare

Pivotal local research on antibiotic-resistant infections in hospitals begins in earnest

22 Nov 2022

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

First cannabis clinical trial takes off in South Africa

11 Nov 2022

Air pollution second leading risk factor for death across Africa - report

ESG & Sustainability

Air pollution second leading risk factor for death across Africa - report

28 Oct 2022

Healthcare

SA's Tobacco Control Bill reaches major milestone on its path to law

3 Oct 2022

Healthcare

"There should be no secrecy in a pandemic" - Health Justice Initiative's senior researcher

13 Sep 2022

Healthcare

A call to plug SA's e-cigarette regulation gap

30 May 2022

J&J teams up with African scientists to find new drugs to address antimicrobial resistance

Healthcare

J&J teams up with African scientists to find new drugs to address antimicrobial resistance

28 Apr 2022

Prof Refilwe Phaswana-Mafuya

Education

UJ to host its first ever SAMRC Extramural Research Unit

7 Apr 2022

Healthcare

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

13 Jan 2022

Source:© supplied Prof Lucille Blumberg

Healthcare

Infectious diseases expert, Prof Blumberg, joins Right to Care

9 Nov 2021

Source: ©Wits University Prof Shabir Madhi

Healthcare

Madhi recognised for educating public about Covid-19

25 Oct 2021

Source: ©Ionut Dan Popescu

Healthcare

The reality of cardiovascular risk

5 Oct 2021

Source: ©Elvira Koneva

Healthcare

Compulsory Covid-19 vaccines?

28 Sep 2021

The gender impact of South Africa's pandemics

ESG & Sustainability

The gender impact of South Africa's pandemics

Phinah Kodisang 13 Sep 2021

This Heritage Month, explore South Africa's rich stories on Showmax, from Flatland to United Apart SA - Lockdown Remembered

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This Heritage Month, explore South Africa's rich stories on Showmax, from Flatland to United Apart SA - Lockdown Remembered

Issued by Showmax 7 Sep 2021

PRofessor Glenda Gray, CEO, SAMRC

Healthcare

J&J single-dose vaccine effective against Delta variant

26 Jul 2021

Source: Getty/Gallo

Healthcare

South Africa's latest Covid-19 lockdown puts spotlight back on vaccination failures

Shabir A Madhi 30 Jun 2021

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ESG & Sustainability

Blunting the impact of poor social conditions in South Africa will have big health benefits

Ebrahim Samodien 23 Jun 2021

Professor Glenda Gray. Image supplied

Healthcare

Studies show good response to J&J jab

18 Jun 2021

Six-month treatment effective for multi-drug-resistant TB, study finds

Healthcare

Six-month treatment effective for multi-drug-resistant TB, study finds

8 Jun 2021

New deputy vice-chancellor appointed at the North-West University

Education

New deputy vice-chancellor appointed at the North-West University

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 13 May 2021

Professor Abdool Karim appointed to WHO Science Council

Healthcare

Professor Abdool Karim appointed to WHO Science Council

30 Apr 2021

Professor Shabir Madhi

Healthcare

Covid-19 is here to stay

21 Apr 2021

Standard Bank Top Women Leaders publication 16th edition 2021 - it's a must-see!

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Standard Bank Top Women Leaders publication 16th edition 2021 - it's a must-see!

Issued by Topco Media 15 Apr 2021

#WorldTBDay2021: Adolescents with perinatally acquired HIV at increased risk

Healthcare

#WorldTBDay2021: Adolescents with perinatally acquired HIV at increased risk

24 Mar 2021

The WHO recommends that TB prevalence surveys be done in high burden countries. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Healthcare

First ever national survey shows the extent of South Africa's TB problem

Emily B Wong & Alison Grant 15 Mar 2021

Hydroxychloroquine does not reduce death in Covid-19 cases

Healthcare

International study shows hydroxychloroquine does not reduce Covid-19 deaths

10 Mar 2021

The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is effective against the strain of SARS-CoV-2 that is dominant in South Africa. Illustration: Lisa Venter

Healthcare

Johnson & Johnson vaccine looks excellent for South Africa in first published detailed analysis

Michael Cherry 25 Feb 2021

UP researchers receive prestigious grants for cancer research

Healthcare

UP researchers receive prestigious grants for cancer research

9 Feb 2021

Accelerating access to palliative care is a fundamental human right

Healthcare

Accelerating access to palliative care is a fundamental human right

Issued by MANGO-OMC 3 Feb 2021

Study shows that the Novavax vaccine is effective against the dominant variant of Covid-19 in South Africa. Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Healthcare

Results from Novavax vaccine trials in the UK and South Africa differ: why, and does it matter?

Ina Skosana 2 Feb 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused some 85,000 deaths among South Africans over 60. Image: NIAID-RML (CC BY 2.0)

Healthcare

Nearly 85,000 older South Africans have probably died from Covid-19

James Stent 26 Jan 2021

Health care workers and patients in the temporary outside area Steve Biko Academic Hospital created to screen and treat suspected Covid-19 cases in Pretoria. Alet Pretorius/Gallo Images via Getty Images

Healthcare

South African scientists who discovered new Covid-19 variant share what they know

Willem Hanekom & Tulio de Oliveira 25 Jan 2021

This graph published by the MRC shows how much worse the second Covid-19 surge is than the first one that peaked in July.

Healthcare

Record number of South Africans died in first week of 2021

James Stent and Nathan Geffen 14 Jan 2021

Professor Alex van den Heever, chair, Social Security Systems Administration and Management Studies at the Wits School of Governance.

Healthcare

The South African health system after Covid-19

Alex van den Heever 7 Jan 2021

Misinformation on social media fuels vaccine hesitancy: a global study shows the link

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Misinformation on social media fuels vaccine hesitancy: a global study shows the link

28 Dec 2020

A graphic of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. Image by Hanna Vega Yinon M Bar-On, Avi Flamholz, Rob Phillips, and Ron Milo via Wikimedia, published in Cell Biology by the Numbers (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Healthcare

#Covid19: Blood tests to be conducted on 19,000 people in nine provinces

James Stent 11 Dec 2020

A substantial proportion of people may refuse or delay taking a Covid-19 vaccine. Shutterstock

Healthcare

Misinformation on social media fuels vaccine hesitancy: a global study shows the link

Steven Lloyd Wilson & Charles Shey Wiysonge 4 Dec 2020

People relying on HIV prevention, care and treatment services have become even more vulnerable because of COVID-19. Foto24/Gallo Images/Getty Images

Healthcare

Why it's important to keep diagnosing and treating HIV during the Covid-19 pandemic

Kathryn L Hopkins & Glenda Gray 30 Nov 2020

Healthcare

Diabetes is a ticking time bomb in Sub-Saharan Africa

Chinwe Juliana Iwu-Jaja, Andre Pascal Kengne & Charles Shey Wiysonge 13 Nov 2020

UKZN’s Emeritus Professor Anna Coutsoudis

Healthcare

SA study recommends changes to PMTCT guidelines

10 Nov 2020

The polio eradication programme in Africa directly combated a severe debilitating disease. Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP via Getty Images

Healthcare

How ending polio in Africa has had positive spinoffs for public health

Charles Shey Wiysonge 4 Nov 2020

Road safety campaign commits to ensuring the safety of children

Logistics & Transport

Road safety campaign commits to ensuring the safety of children

9 Oct 2020