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Weekly top stories
New antimalarial compound could treat malaria in single dose
A novel antimalarial compound, identified through collaboration between the University of Dundee's Drug Discovery Unit (DDU) and Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), has the potential to treat malaria patients in a single dose... read more>>



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Cannes Lions Pharma and Health & Wellness winners announced!
A total of 86 Pharma and Health & Wellness Lions were presented in the second year of the 2015 Pharma and Health & Wellness Lions competition... read more>>
The full Lions Pharma shortlist
The full Lions Pharma shortlist has been released, with the winner's list to be released tomorrow... read more>>
The full Lions Health and Wellness shortlist
The full Lions Health and Wellness shortlist has been released, with Quirk Johannesburg the only South African agency featured, for its 'Borrowed Time' film ad for Orange Babies... read more>>
Exhibitions & Events
Harnessing the power of health data through creativity
At Lions Health 2015, Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide and a WPP company unveiled exploratory ideas and conversation starters from an initiative with art and design school, Central Saint Martins... read more>>
Incontinence in focus this week
This week (22-28 June 2015) is World Continence Week, which focuses on the global health issue that is estimated to affect an estimated 7.6-million South Africans - one in four women and one in eight men... read more>>
Hospital Groups
UCT GSB offers new specialisation option to boost management capacity in health care

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business

The University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business now allows students on its Postgraduate Diploma in Management Practice to specialise in health care leadership... read more>>
Medical Aid
High Court to hear application to intervene in medical aid regulation case
Medical Research
Research in the news: Long-term use of prescription opioids linked to higher mortality

Ziba Kashef

Taking prescription medications such as Vicodin or Oxycontin for long periods may increase a patient's risk of death from any cause, according to Yale researchers... read more>>
Medical Technology
Samsung delivers accessible healthcare to the community of Hammanskraal
Samsung Electronics South Africa is addressing the need to provide accessible healthcare services in the Ga-Ramotse community in Hammanskraal... read more>>
Nutrition
Ramadan challenging for diabetics
A new survey reveals the challenges of the Ramadan fast for people with diabetes. The survey has revealed that more than a third (36%) of people broke their fast, with 52% citing hypoglycaemia (low blood glucose) as one of the reasons for doing so... read more>>
US bans 'unsafe' trans fats in food
WASHINGTON: Artificial trans fats found in everything are not safe to eat and must be removed from food in the next three years... read more>>
Public Health
Dumping of condoms may flaw distribution numbers says DA

Giordano Stolley

DURBAN: Recent boasts by the national and provincial health departments at the recent SA Aids Conference about how successfully condoms were being distributed may be flawed... read more>>
Business
6 ½ considerations for securing the home office

Perry Hutton

As increasing numbers of employees work from home, organisations often overlook the security needs of remote workers... read more>>
Jobs offered
District Facilitator - Quality Improvement - Cape Town
Stellenbosch University currently seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced district facilitator - Quality improvement - Integrated HIV care (Ref. TGB05/183/0615). Applications close: 6 July 2015 Read more >>




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