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Healthcare gets medical makeover through technology
As technology integrates with healthcare, consumers and medical professionals alike are adjusting to new ways of doing things... read more>>



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Rotary assists Nigeria in final battle to beat polio
As Nigeria marks six months without a new case of polio, Rotary has announced $8.1 million in grants to help the country in its final push to eradicate the disease within its borders... read more>>
Exhibitions & Events
WISH upon Qatar - Don Berwick is 2015 keynote speaker
The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), has announced that former US Department of Health Administrator, Don Berwick, will be attending this year's summit as a keynote speaker... read more>>
Higher Education
Exciting study chance for nursing students
Four Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University nursing students are in the US for a four-week learning expedition in Minnesota... read more>>
Medical Research
R1.5m allocated to academic medical research
The AstraZeneca Research Trust, a non-profit for the disbursement of academic medical research funding is calling for 2015 research proposals, and awarding R1.5 million to local, high-level, non-interventional studies including doctoral and post-doctoral work... read more>>
Nutrition
New tuck shop system to bring healthy eating to school systems
The Sandwich Baron, which specialises in healthier 'fast food' alternatives, has embarked on a tuck shop initiative by collaborating with Reddford House School... read more>>
Oncology
Managing melanoma, early detection could save your life
With World Cancer Day coming up on 4 February 2015, it is advisable to review the risks of malignant melanoma, as South Africa has one of the highest incidences of melanoma cancers in the world... read more>>
Public Health
New wellness app from Fedhealth
Fedhealth's new Wellculator App provides a fun and interactive way of creating and sustaining healthy and positive lifestyle behaviours... read more>>
Let's welcome wellness

Tony Payne

The very concepts of holiday and business travel have long been associated with excess: too much eating, drinking and too little sleep... read more>>
International
Video shows blind mother seeing baby for first time
WASHINGTON, US: A video that went viral this week showed a legally blind mother in Canada seeing her newborn child for the first time, thanks to vision-enhancing glasses... (Video) read more>>
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Government news
Crime Stop, Crime Line tip-offs lead to 52 arrests
The South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Primedia Group partnership, via the collaboration between Crime Stop and Crime Line, is continuing to yield successes in fighting crime... read more>>
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