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Waiting to inhale: Radiation and living near mines
Waiting to inhale: Radiation and living near mines
Johannesburg and Soweto residents are living on a health time bomb, thanks to one of the largest mine-produced and naturally occurring concentrations of uranium... read
Roche cuts the price of cancer drug
Roche cuts the price of cancer drug
[Tamar Kahn] Roche has already lowered the price of its breast cancer drug trastuzumab to state patients... read
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Tshemba Foundation ushering in a new era of medical volunteering serving rural communities
The recently-founded Tshemba Foundation is ushering in a new era of medical volunteering as a way of significantly improving access to healthcare in under-resourced communities in rural South Africa. read
Medical Technology
A vision for digital health at the Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa 2017
A vision for digital health at the Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa 2017

Nivashini Narsiah

Digital breakthroughs are empowering healthcare organisations. How we adapt technology to the people who use it - patients, health insurers and providers - is going to define the future of health... read
Nutrition
Six eating habits for healthy kidneys
Six eating habits for healthy kidneys

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa

Worldwide, chronic kidney disease (CKD) is on the rise - one in 10 people globally are affected, and that's every bit as serious as cardiac disease... read
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Public backs tax on sugary drinks and junk food
Support for the sugar tax has grown in recent months, with a recent survey showing three out of four adult South Africans believe that the government is doing the right thing... read
Public Health
Just in Case campaign putting safety first
Just in Case campaign putting safety first

Issued by Bonitas

An interactive safety education campaign is to be rolled out by Bonitas Medical Fund to 43,000 leaners at 67 schools across South Africa... read
Africa
Medsaf wins Nigeria round of Seedstars World
Medsaf wins Nigeria round of Seedstars World
E-health startup Medsaf has won the Nigeria round of Seedstars World... read
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Business
Franchise survey results show growth, but uncertainty
Franchise survey results show growth, but uncertainty
The latest franchise survey shows growth in the franchise sector despite challenging economic conditions, but optimism about continuing growth has dropped... read
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