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Caesarean births: SA’s rates are too high – they can be dangerous for mothers and babiesPriya Soma-Pillay and Andre van Niekerk

Talking about HPV and cervical cancer

Talking about HPV and cervical cancer

4 Mar 2024

MomConnect celebrates 9 years of transforming maternal health and unveils new symptom-check feature

MomConnect celebrates 9 years of transforming maternal health and unveils new symptom-check feature

15 Sep 2023

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What stresses doctors out?

20 Jun 2019

Meningitis virus

GBS rapid test improves maternal health in the developing world

29 May 2019

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Irish study: Why fewer female medical students choose surgery

18 Apr 2019

Africa's first in-utero spina bifida repair

Africa's first in-utero spina bifida repair

16 Apr 2019

Home visit trials strongly encouraged spouses to get involved. Anne Cockroft

Nigerian trial shows how universal home visits can help reduce maternal risks

Anne Cockcroft & Neil Andersson 11 Apr 2019

Cervical cancer is third-biggest killer among young women. Pittawut

Cervical pre-cancer rates down 88% in decade since HPV vaccinations began - first findings

Kevin Pollock 9 Apr 2019

Did the Health Professions Council trade cash for qualifications?

Did the Health Professions Council trade cash for qualifications?

Roxy de Villiers 5 Apr 2019

Introducing the e-patient

Introducing the e-patient

4 Apr 2019

Informed consent: The costly legal implications if it's not done right

Informed consent: The costly legal implications if it's not done right

Lisa Swaine 3 Apr 2019

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Ask Dr Google. The pros and cons of online diagnosis

1 Apr 2019

Doctor's orders: Start saving now

Doctor's orders: Start saving now

29 Mar 2019

Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa

WHO report: 630-million years of healthy life lost in Africa

28 Mar 2019

Maternal mortality is much higher in Africa than in high-income countries. Shutterstock

The death rate for mothers having C-sections is 50 times higher in Africa

Bruce M Biccard 26 Mar 2019

Global evidence suggests that alcohol advertisements increase adolescents’ favourable attitudes towards drinking. Shutterstock

How easy access to alcohol, and adverts, affect women in South Africa

Leslie London & Neo Morojele 30 Jan 2019

A mother delivers via C-section in Mozambique. In South Africa, there’s no single reason for the climbing number of such procedures in the public sector but it could be proving deadly for mothers. (Shaun Swingler)

A changing birth: What's behind SA's skyrocketing C-section rates?

Laura Grant & Laura Lopez Gonzalez 10 Jan 2019

Pregnant women waiting to see a doctor at a hospital in Uganda. Shutterstock

Why improving access to surgery in childbirth makes economic sense

Isabella Epiu 3 Jan 2019

New programme to prevent maternal deaths

New programme to prevent maternal deaths

21 Dec 2018

#BestofBiz 2018: Healthcare

#BestofBiz 2018: Healthcare

18 Dec 2018

Invitation to bid

Invitation to bid

South African Nursing Council 10 Dec 2018

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity.com 23 Oct 2018

The best Biz summer holiday (content) package ever!

The best Biz summer holiday (content) package ever!

Bizcommunity.com 15 Oct 2018

An abnormal Pap test. Komsan Loonprom/Shutterstock.com

Delay in replacing the Pap smear with HPV screening is costing lives

Alejandra Castanon 8 Oct 2018

A small hospital in Wakiso district in the central region of Uganda. Shutterstock

People across Africa have to travel far to get to a hospital. We worked out how far

Paul Ouma & Emelda Okiro 14 Sep 2018

Breastfeeding, not just best for baby, but best for SA

Breastfeeding, not just best for baby, but best for SA

Association for Dietetics in South Africa 6 Aug 2018

Safe Passage Study links drinking and smoking with stillbirths and Sids

Safe Passage Study links drinking and smoking with stillbirths and Sids

Nicci Botha 10 Jul 2018

Kickballs, chicken and 3-D models help Johns Hopkins surgeons prepare for complex foetal surgeries

Kickballs, chicken and 3-D models help Johns Hopkins surgeons prepare for complex foetal surgeries

18 Apr 2018

Alderman JP Smith, mayoral committee member for safety and security; and social services launches CoCT's mom and baby service

CoCT health services expands its post-natal offering

5 Mar 2018

Dr Howard Manyonga, head of The Birthing Team

#BizTrends2018: Making obstetrics a team sport

Dr Howard Manyonga 9 Jan 2018

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Controversial pelvic mesh implants banned in Australia

1 Dec 2017

Five years for careless doctor

Five years for careless doctor

SIBONGILE MASHABA 31 Jul 2017

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Image source: Getty/Gallo

What stresses doctors out?

20 Jun 2019

Meningitis virus

GBS rapid test improves maternal health in the developing world

29 May 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Irish study: Why fewer female medical students choose surgery

18 Apr 2019

Africa's first in-utero spina bifida repair

Africa's first in-utero spina bifida repair

16 Apr 2019

Home visit trials strongly encouraged spouses to get involved. Anne Cockroft

Nigerian trial shows how universal home visits can help reduce maternal risks

Anne Cockcroft & Neil Andersson 11 Apr 2019

Cervical cancer is third-biggest killer among young women. Pittawut

Cervical pre-cancer rates down 88% in decade since HPV vaccinations began - first findings

Kevin Pollock 9 Apr 2019

Did the Health Professions Council trade cash for qualifications?

Did the Health Professions Council trade cash for qualifications?

Roxy de Villiers 5 Apr 2019

Introducing the e-patient

Introducing the e-patient

4 Apr 2019

Informed consent: The costly legal implications if it's not done right

Informed consent: The costly legal implications if it's not done right

Lisa Swaine 3 Apr 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Ask Dr Google. The pros and cons of online diagnosis

1 Apr 2019

Doctor's orders: Start saving now

Doctor's orders: Start saving now

29 Mar 2019

Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa

WHO report: 630-million years of healthy life lost in Africa

28 Mar 2019

Maternal mortality is much higher in Africa than in high-income countries. Shutterstock

The death rate for mothers having C-sections is 50 times higher in Africa

Bruce M Biccard 26 Mar 2019

Global evidence suggests that alcohol advertisements increase adolescents’ favourable attitudes towards drinking. Shutterstock

How easy access to alcohol, and adverts, affect women in South Africa

Leslie London & Neo Morojele 30 Jan 2019

A mother delivers via C-section in Mozambique. In South Africa, there’s no single reason for the climbing number of such procedures in the public sector but it could be proving deadly for mothers. (Shaun Swingler)

A changing birth: What's behind SA's skyrocketing C-section rates?

Laura Grant & Laura Lopez Gonzalez 10 Jan 2019

Pregnant women waiting to see a doctor at a hospital in Uganda. Shutterstock

Why improving access to surgery in childbirth makes economic sense

Isabella Epiu 3 Jan 2019

New programme to prevent maternal deaths

New programme to prevent maternal deaths

21 Dec 2018

#BestofBiz 2018: Healthcare

#BestofBiz 2018: Healthcare

18 Dec 2018

Invitation to bid

Invitation to bid

South African Nursing Council 10 Dec 2018

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity.com 23 Oct 2018

The best Biz summer holiday (content) package ever!

The best Biz summer holiday (content) package ever!

Bizcommunity.com 15 Oct 2018

An abnormal Pap test. Komsan Loonprom/Shutterstock.com

Delay in replacing the Pap smear with HPV screening is costing lives

Alejandra Castanon 8 Oct 2018

A small hospital in Wakiso district in the central region of Uganda. Shutterstock

People across Africa have to travel far to get to a hospital. We worked out how far

Paul Ouma & Emelda Okiro 14 Sep 2018

Breastfeeding, not just best for baby, but best for SA

Breastfeeding, not just best for baby, but best for SA

Association for Dietetics in South Africa 6 Aug 2018

Safe Passage Study links drinking and smoking with stillbirths and Sids

Safe Passage Study links drinking and smoking with stillbirths and Sids

Nicci Botha 10 Jul 2018

Kickballs, chicken and 3-D models help Johns Hopkins surgeons prepare for complex foetal surgeries

Kickballs, chicken and 3-D models help Johns Hopkins surgeons prepare for complex foetal surgeries

18 Apr 2018

Alderman JP Smith, mayoral committee member for safety and security; and social services launches CoCT's mom and baby service

CoCT health services expands its post-natal offering

5 Mar 2018

Dr Howard Manyonga, head of The Birthing Team

#BizTrends2018: Making obstetrics a team sport

Dr Howard Manyonga 9 Jan 2018

Photo: Starts at 60

Controversial pelvic mesh implants banned in Australia

1 Dec 2017

Five years for careless doctor

Five years for careless doctor

SIBONGILE MASHABA 31 Jul 2017

Dozens of gynaes could walk away this year

Dozens of gynaes could walk away this year

JOAN VAN DYK 12 Jul 2017

Dr Katrien Dehaeck

New treatment brings relief to lichen sclerosus sufferers

26 Jun 2017

SA lawyers: Motsoaledi, we're not the reason gynaes won't deliver babies

SA lawyers: Motsoaledi, we're not the reason gynaes won't deliver babies

Neil Kirby 19 Jun 2017

Aaron Motsoaledi, SA minister of health. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy, M&G

The real reason SA's doctors won't deliver your baby

Aaron Motsoaledi 7 Jun 2017

Less than 7% of health facilities nationwide offer abortions - Amnesty International

Less than 7% of health facilities nationwide offer abortions - Amnesty International

Ina Skosana 14 Feb 2017

#PregnancyAwarenessWeek: Teamwork will alleviate obstetrics crisis

#PregnancyAwarenessWeek: Teamwork will alleviate obstetrics crisis

8 Feb 2017

Brain impairments in premature infants may begin in the womb

Brain impairments in premature infants may begin in the womb

Karen N. Peart 12 Jan 2017

Progesterone may be key to preventing recurrent miscarriage

Progesterone may be key to preventing recurrent miscarriage

Karen N. Peart 11 Jan 2017

Study shows how Zika infects the placenta

Ziba Kashef 19 Aug 2016

Zika virus linked to stillbirth, other symptoms in Brazil

Zika virus linked to stillbirth, other symptoms in Brazil

Michael Greenwood 1 Mar 2016

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