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Healthcare

Why diabetes management is critical this World Kidney Day

10 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied. The Tri for Life team are Jonty Wright, Gerhard Nieuwoudt, Alexander Van Wyk, and Henri Van Der Westhuizen.

Healthcare

Students’ ‘Life Pod’ project can save up to 100 lives per year

23 Apr 2024

Source: @LightUpScience/Twitter. Richard Slayman is seen here with the surgical team at Massachusetts General Hospital who performed his transplant, led by Tatsuo Kawai, MD, PhD and Nahel Elias, MD.

Healthcare

Man survives pig kidney transplant

8 Apr 2024

Eating well to support kidney health

Healthcare

Eating well to support kidney health

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 31 Aug 2023

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

National Renal Care opens specialised children's dialysis unit in Sandton

6 Dec 2022

Source: Supplied. Dr Peter Hsu, a nephrologist who practises at Netcare Milpark Hospital, was awarded his PhD following his completion of the largest known study on cardiovascular risk in chronic renal patients to date in South Africa.

Healthcare

Local study advances global understanding of CVD risk in renal patients

27 Jul 2022

The use of HIV-positive organs is now a well-established practice in South Africa. Shutterstock

HIV/AIDS

HIV factor in kidney transplants: research sheds new light on risks

Elmi Muller 27 Nov 2019

Can precision health transform primary care? Look to Stanford's Humanwide pilot

Public Health

Can precision health transform primary care? Look to Stanford's Humanwide pilot

Lloyd Minor 23 May 2019

Medical Research

Anti-rejection drugs increase skin cancer risk in multiple kidney transplant patients

6 Mar 2019

#Newsmaker: Tiso Blackstar's Lisa MacLeod, first-ever female VP of Wan-Ifra

Media

#Newsmaker: Tiso Blackstar's Lisa MacLeod, first-ever female VP of Wan-Ifra

Jessica Tennant 28 Jun 2018

Professor Elmin Steyn, head of surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University. Photo: Damien Schumann

Surgical Procedures

#WomensMonth: Transplants are her passion

Jackie Pienaar-Brink 24 Aug 2017

#BizTrends2017: Six game-changers in the modern world of medicine

Trends

#BizTrends2017: Six game-changers in the modern world of medicine

Surike Viviers 10 Jan 2017

Johns Hopkins performs first HIV+ liver transplant

HIV/AIDS

Johns Hopkins performs first HIV+ liver transplant

Nicci Botha 31 Mar 2016

Desensitisation gives new hope for non-compatible donor kidney transplants

Healthcare

Desensitisation gives new hope for non-compatible donor kidney transplants

14 Mar 2016

Kidney Awareness Week - are you aware of symptoms?

Exhibitions & Events

Kidney Awareness Week - are you aware of symptoms?

3 Sep 2015

Serendipity and Prof David Salant's odyssey to find a human autoantigen

Exhibitions & Events

Serendipity and Prof David Salant's odyssey to find a human autoantigen

26 Sep 2014

Reviewing charity winners' year

ESG

Reviewing charity winners' year

24 May 2012

eThekwini Hospital performs its first kidney transplant

Surgical Procedures

eThekwini Hospital performs its first kidney transplant

27 Feb 2012

Noncommunicable diseases

Plea for liver and kidney gifts

Zwanga Mukhuthu 25 Jan 2012

Kidney transplants doing better than ever

Medical Research

Kidney transplants doing better than ever

13 Apr 2011

Hospital Groups

New kidney scandal

1 Mar 2011

Hospital Groups

Illegal kidney transplant accused pleads guilty

23 Nov 2010

Oncology

Transplant recipients have higher lung cancer risk

3 May 2010

Noncommunicable diseases

Kidney disease genes discovered

Dr Ananya Mandal 12 Apr 2010

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Study reveals that kidney transplants do not affect pregnancy

28 Sep 2009

Healthcare

Transplant recipient's second chance at life

Lebogang Tsele 27 Aug 2009

Noncommunicable diseases

World Kidney Day: 12 March

Issued by Magna Carta 3 Mar 2009

Noncommunicable diseases

High dose lipitor reduces risk of cardiovascular disease in renal patients

Issued by Magna Carta 5 May 2008

Noncommunicable diseases

Type 2 diabetes in children: an emerging epidemic

Issued by Magna Carta (Pty) Ltd 6 Nov 2007