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Women's Health

Caesarean births: South Africa’s rates are too high – they can be dangerous for mothers and babies

Priya Soma-Pillay and Andre Van Niekerk 27 May 2024

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Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Caesarean births: SA’s rates are too high – they can be dangerous for mothers and babies

Priya Soma-Pillay and Andre van Niekerk 7 May 2024

Maltento opens new insect biotech lab in Cape Town

Research & Development

Maltento opens new insect biotech lab in Cape Town

23 Apr 2024

From beer waste to pet food: Maltento's innovative approach to recycling

Sustainable Farming

From beer waste to pet food: Maltento's innovative approach to recycling

6 Feb 2024

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Covid-19

Nobel Prize for mRNA pioneers amid jab controversy

Katja Hamilton 6 Oct 2023

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Pharmaceuticals

Bayer and Peking University join forces to drive scientific investigations

10 Jul 2023

Medtech

Sanofi fully embraces AI and data science for patient breakthroughs

20 Jun 2023

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Specialties

One-of-a-kind virtual medical centre launches in Cape Town

27 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Rose Leke, chair of Gavi's IRC.

Healthcare

Gavi appoints Rose Leke as IRC chair

8 Feb 2023

Medical Research

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation discloses locally led R&D initiatives

24 Oct 2022

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Higher Education

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Andrew Hibling, Issued by EDGE Education 7 Oct 2022

9 UP academics nominated for NSTF/South32 Awards, SA's 'Science Oscars'

Higher Education

9 UP academics nominated for NSTF/South32 Awards, SA's 'Science Oscars'

Masego Panyane, Issued by University of Pretoria 12 Jul 2022

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Pharmaceuticals

Roche's 125th anniversary: a history of sustainable innovation

8 Apr 2022

Two UP academics feature on prestigious Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers List 2021

Higher Education

Two UP academics feature on prestigious Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers List 2021

Issued by University of Pretoria 22 Nov 2021

Solidarity Fund launches vaccine demand creation campaign

Marketing

Solidarity Fund launches vaccine demand creation campaign

8 Oct 2021

A child gets a dose of the oral polio vaccine. Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images

Infectious Diseases

It's been a year since Africa was declared polio free. But a threat remains

Wayne Howard & Melinda Suchard 27 Aug 2021

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Covid-19

Study: Lower antibody activity against delta variant at single dose - but vaccines still work

Zania Stamataki 28 Jul 2021

How South Africa is tracking adverse reactions to Covid-19 vaccines

Covid-19

How South Africa is tracking adverse reactions to Covid-19 vaccines

24 May 2021

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

Medical Research

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

13 Apr 2021

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

Medical Research

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

11 Mar 2021

5 ways data can shape your corporate travel programme in 2021

Trends

5 ways data can shape your corporate travel programme in 2021

25 Jan 2021

South Africa does not have large-scale vaccine manufacturing capability. Shutterstock

Covid-19

Vaccine production in South Africa: how an industry in its infancy can be developed

Jeffrey Dorfman & Frank Kirstein 21 Jan 2021

Leading scientists speculate that vaccines will help us get to a point where SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, will be just another common cold. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Covid-19

Will vaccines eradicate SARS-CoV-2?

James Stent 18 Jan 2021

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

Medical Research

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

Rebecca Aicheler 17 Dec 2020

Research to shed light on immune system response to Covid-19

Covid-19

Research to shed light on immune system response to Covid-19

27 Oct 2020

In autoimmune diseases, circulating antibodies destroy an individual’s own tissues.
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Covid-19

Covid-19 causes some patients' immune systems to attack their own bodies, which may contribute to severe illness

Matthew Woodruff 26 Oct 2020

The Grand Hotel Taipei in Taiwan lights up rooms to mark five days with no new COVID-19 cases.

Covid-19

Is reaching zero Covid-19 possible?

Kingston Mills 22 Oct 2020

Study: Dried blood spot sampling provides greater access to antibody testing

Covid-19

Study: Dried blood spot sampling provides greater access to antibody testing

5 Oct 2020

It is unclear how well masks work.
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Healthcare

3 major scientific controversies about coronavirus

Manal Mohammed 11 Aug 2020

Researchers are central to any country’s science preparedness, especially in the face of pandemics.
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Covid-19

Africa's research capacity is growing. That's good news for pandemic response efforts

Sam Kinyanjui & Sharon Fonn 24 Jul 2020

A bottle of Covid Organics, a herbal tea that authorities in Madagascar gave to students. Photo by Rijasolo/AFP via Getty Images

Covid-19

Why more must be done to fight bogus Covid-19 cure claims

Chimaraoke Izugbara & Mary O Obiyan 19 May 2020

Bacteriophages infecting a bacterial cell.
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Pharmaceuticals

Antibiotic resistance: scientists are reengineering viruses to cure bacterial infections

Manal Mohammed & Andrew Millard 21 Jan 2020

A new way to give an old TB vaccine proves highly effective in monkeys

Tuberculosis

A new way to give an old TB vaccine proves highly effective in monkeys

JoAnne L. Flynn 2 Jan 2020

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

Infectious Diseases

Complacency could delay the final push to eradicate polio

Villyen Motaze & Melinda Suchard 5 Dec 2019

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Paediatrics

Breastfeeding could provide life-long immunity to infection, study

4 Jun 2019

For developing countries in Africa immunotherapy solutions is important given the high cost of cancer drugs. Shutterstock

Oncology

How we are developing immunotherapies relevant to Africa

Neelakshi Mungra, Krupa Naran & Trishana Nundalall 30 Apr 2019

There is currently no established cure for Ebola – could antibody treatments be the answer? AHMED JALLANZO/EPA

Infectious Diseases

Guinea pigs cured of Ebola with antibodies, raising hopes for treatment in humans

Pramila Rajil & Alain Townsend 4 Apr 2019

Antimalarial drugs on bed nets could lead to drop in malaria transmission

Malaria

Antimalarial drugs on bed nets could lead to drop in malaria transmission

12 Mar 2019

Professor Bernardo Rapoport

Oncology

Breakthroughs in immuno-oncology provide new treatment options

13 Feb 2019

Set of genes predicts severity of dengue

Medical Research

Set of genes predicts severity of dengue

4 Feb 2019

Widespread, occasional use of antibiotics in US linked with resistance

Public Health

Widespread, occasional use of antibiotics in US linked with resistance

19 Dec 2018

Professor Musa Mhlanga

Medical Research

Unravelling how immune genes work

13 Dec 2018

UCT student receives L'Oréal-Unesco doctoral fellowship

Higher Education

UCT student receives L'Oréal-Unesco doctoral fellowship

7 Dec 2018

Nigerian children receiving the polio vaccine in Lagos. EPA

Infectious Diseases

Why eradicating polio everywhere has been so hard to crack

Melinda Suchard 26 Oct 2018

James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo, 2018 Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine. Niklas Elmehed. Copyright: Nobel Media AB 2018

Medical Research

James Allison and Tasuku Honjo: deserving winners of this year's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine

Sheena Cruickshank 9 Oct 2018

SU involved in developing predictive TB blood test

Tuberculosis

SU involved in developing predictive TB blood test

6 Apr 2018

Study: Immune history effects flu vaccine efficiency

Medical Research

Study: Immune history effects flu vaccine efficiency

29 Mar 2018