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New Pharmacy Advisory Board takes up the cudgels for the industry
New Pharmacy Advisory Board takes up the cudgels for the industry
The new multi-stakeholder Pharmacy Advisory Board believes that pharmacists and pharmacies have an increasingly important role in providing... read
Healthcare
National laboratory service suspends yet another official
National laboratory service suspends yet another official

Tamar Kahn

The head of procurement at the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Graham Motsepe, has been suspended pending the outcome of a disciplinary inquiry initiated by the organisation's board... read

Africa Month
Healthcare innovation will cure a lot of Africa's economic woes
Healthcare innovation will cure a lot of Africa's economic woes
Additional investments in science, technology, and innovation in Africa will improve health, spur economic growth, and reduce poverty across the continent... read
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Chronic Diseases
Fabry disease is treatable, so early diagnosis is critical
Fabry disease is treatable, so early diagnosis is critical
Fabry disease is one of more that 40 known genetic diseases referred to as lysosomal storage disorders... read
Malaria
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Research team releases data on promising anti-malarial

Kim Cloete

Research conducted on a anti-malarial clinical drug candidate, MMV390048, and its efficacy against resistant strains of the malaria parasite, and across the entire parasite lifecycle... read
Medical Aid
Dr Ali Hamdulay, chair of BHF
BHF weighs in on global fee debate
Implementing and adopting alternative models of provider reimbursement are crucial to the sustainability of the healthcare sector... read
Medical Research
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What elephants teach us about cancer prevention

Joshua Schiffman and Lisa Abegglen

The surprising cancer resistance found in larger, long-lived animals, like elephants, has become known as Peto's Paradox... read
Nursing profession driving change through research and technological developments
Nursing profession driving change through research and technological developments

Dr Sharon Vasuthevan

Not only has the focus on research resulted in increased competence within the nursing group but with the world becoming digital, the rapid introduction of educational technology means that our nurses are empowered... read
Medical Technology
Local is lekker: An SA solution for draining chest wounds
Local is lekker: An SA solution for draining chest wounds
South African doctors and innovators have come up with a homegrown solution to overcome the ineffective chest draining techniques... read
Public Health
Funding stymies placement of medical interns
Funding stymies placement of medical interns
Limited funding for intern posts has left nearly 100 medical graduates without jobs and the situation could worsen when about 1,000 graduates return from Cuba... read
Business
Professor Adré Schreuder, CEO: Consulta
Survey: Customer satisfaction is what differentiates life cover providers
Metropolitan has come out tops in the latest South African Customer Satisfaction Index for life insurance... read
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