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Tygerberg performs its first deep brain stimulation
A man with tardive dystonia became the first adult to undergo deep brain stimulation (DBS) at a Western Cape state hospital... read
Study: No drop in rheumatic heart disease numbers in poor countries
Study: No drop in rheumatic heart disease numbers in poor countries

Globally, the risk of dying from rheumatic heart disease has dropped over the last 25 years, but not so in some of the poorest countries... Read

Researchers use genome data to find MDR TB-fighting compounds
Researchers use genome data to find MDR TB-fighting compounds

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is becoming increasingly difficult to treat, so researchers are using genome data to develop compounds that will combat the disease... Read

SACAP's new BPsych Equivalent Programme open for enrolment
SACAP's new BPsych Equivalent Programme open for enrolment

SACAP, The South African College of Applied Psychology, recently launched a new 18-month Bachelor of Social Science Honours (Psychology) [BPsych Equivalent Programme]... Read


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Professor Elmin Steyn, head of surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University. Photo: Damien Schumann
#WomensMonth: Transplants are her passion

Jackie Pienaar-Brink

Even though she has been involved in more than 1,000 kidney transplants, Professor Elmin Steyn is still amazed when the organ becomes a healthy red... read
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Is SA's healthcare getting better?
Is SA's healthcare getting better?

Issued by Insight Survey

Insight Survey's latest South African Healthcare Industry Landscape Report 2017 provides a holistic understanding of the healthcare landscape in South Africa based on the latest information and research... read
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New-look topes for 2017 Sunflower Day
New-look topes for 2017 Sunflower Day
With more than 200,000 people expected to don the new-look topes (Tubes of Hope) for this year's Sunflower Day on 15 September, all sold at Pick n Pay will see a direct donation to the Sunflower Fund. read
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Top scientists recognised at Women in Science Awards
Top scientists recognised at Women in Science Awards
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) rewards scientific excellence by women researchers at its annual Women in Science Awards (WISA). The winners were announced late last week. read
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The concept of schizophrenia is coming to an end - here's why
The concept of schizophrenia is coming to an end - here's why

Simon McCarthy-Jones

The concept of schizophrenia is dying. Harried for decades by psychology, it now appears to have been fatally wounded by psychiatry, the very profession that once sustained it... read
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FedEx introduces new cold shipping solution for healthcare industry in SA
FedEx Express has introduced a new temperature-controlled solution, FedEx Cold Shipping, in South Africa. This cold-shipping packaging is easy to use, reliable, cost effective and environmentally friendly... read
Business
The dangers of being a defender of environmental justice in South Africa
The dangers of being a defender of environmental justice in South Africa

Kirsten Youens

The fifth anniversary of the Marikana mine massacre on 16 August 2017 serves as a stark reminder... read
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