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Dr Stephen Lawrence
Fewer insulin injections for type 2 diabetes
[Nicci Botha] A new insulin co-formulation will simplify the treatment of type 2 diabetes... read


Flare app
Kenyan startup to launch 'Uber for ambulances' app
[Tom Jackson] 'Uber for ambulances' app, Flare, launches in Kenya to address healthcare issues... read


WHO revises yellow fever dosages
WHO revises yellow fever dosages
[Lyndal Rowlands] As yellow fever spreads through the DRC, new measures will ensure more people are immunised... read



WOMEN'S MONTH
#WomensMonth: Healing hands...and feet
#WomensMonth: Healing hands...and feet

Nicci Botha

When she's not caring for her patients or teaching future doctors, Dr Karin Baatjes is running to raise funds for prostheses for breast cancer survivors... read
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CSI
Increasing accessibility to medicine in Africa
Increasing accessibility to medicine in Africa
An initiative aimed at creating sustainable approaches to improving access to medicine has been introduced in Kenya... read
Doctors Without Borders to host fundraising event in Joburg
Doctors Without Borders to host fundraising event in Joburg
International organisation Doctors Without Borders (MSF) brings medical care and hope to millions of refugees, and to people displaced in their home countries during conflict and crises... read
Infectious Diseases
PPPs the best cure for infectious diseases
PPPs the best cure for infectious diseases
The best way of tackling infectious diseases is for big business and academia to formulate treatment and prevention strategies... read
Medical Aid
Sizwe gets an A+
Sizwe gets an A+
Sizwe Medical Fund has been assigned a national scale claims paying rating of A+(ZA) with a Stable outlook... read
Medical Research
IBM Research opens second lab on African continent
IBM Research opens second lab on African continent
IBM Research has opened its second research location on the African continent and announced several new project collaborations... read

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Nutrition
#FreshOnTheShelf: Cerebos launches Lite Salt in line with Be Salt Wise campaign
#FreshOnTheShelf: Cerebos launches Lite Salt in line with Be Salt Wise campaign
Cerebos has launched Cerebos Lite Salt, which contains 65% sodium chloride with 35% potassium chloride, a salt alternative that will allow consumers to make healthy lifestyle choices to reduce their salt intake... read
You are what you eat: congress to address food and nutrition challenges
You are what you eat: congress to address food and nutrition challenges
Hosting the WPHNA congress in South Africa has the potential to inform key policy-makers and researchers and significantly shape the food and nutrition policy landscape in South Africa and Africa... read
Taxation & Regulation
Deloitte says sugar tax start-up date could be unrealistic
Deloitte says sugar tax start-up date could be unrealistic
Implementing the controversial sugar tax by next year may prove difficult as the supporting legislative and operational framework might not be ready in time. read
No sugar coating on SAIPA's view of SSB tax
No sugar coating on SAIPA's view of SSB tax
Just when both sides are getting all hot and bothered about sugar tax, the number crunchers step in to give their view... read
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