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Europe: Covid-19 contract-transparency ruling fails to cloud Von der Leyen's future

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Dis-Chem rolls out DeliverD 60-minute delivery service

Dis-Chem rolls out DeliverD 60-minute delivery service

1 Jul 2021

Africa to start receiving US Covid-19 vaccine doses next week

1 Jul 2021

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Limits for human embryo research have been changed: this calls for public debate

Sheetal Soni 1 Jul 2021

Africa has few vaccines: Here's what can still be done to minimise the impact of Covid-19

Deoraj Caussy 30 Jun 2021

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South Africa's latest Covid-19 lockdown puts spotlight back on vaccination failures

Shabir A Madhi 30 Jun 2021

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Protect your practice from cybercrime

29 Jun 2021

Media sector next in line to receive Covid-19 vaccines

Media sector next in line to receive Covid-19 vaccines

29 Jun 2021

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Technology in hospitals can delay care: What doctors and nurses in South Africa told us

Oluwamayowa O Ogundaini 29 Jun 2021

Healthcare worker, Boitsholo Mfolo, inside the digital x-ray truck at one of Africa Health Research Institute’s mobile screening camps in rural KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. Samora Chapman/ Africa Health Research Institute

Study shows a huge burden of undiagnosed disease in a rural South African district

Emily B Wong 28 Jun 2021

President Cyril Ramaphosa

SA moves to Alert Level 4 as Delta variant takes hold

28 Jun 2021

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New NPO Hope Guardians to connect young South Africans with free therapy

25 Jun 2021

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Over 50s Covid vaccination registration opens 1 July, rollout starts 15th

25 Jun 2021

Advice from Skin Renewal: Questions to ask your injector

Advice from Skin Renewal: Questions to ask your injector

Dr Lilliana Gilla Lulli, Skin Renewal 25 Jun 2021

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Questions raised on FDA's approval of Alzheimer's drug, Aduhelm

24 Jun 2021

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Study: HIV and TB co-infection skews Covid-19 T cell response

24 Jun 2021

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Global herd immunity remains out of reach because of inequitable vaccine distribution

Maria De Jesus 23 Jun 2021

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Covid-19 vaccine plant in Africa? This is what it would take to build one

23 Jun 2021

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Blunting the impact of poor social conditions in South Africa will have big health benefits

Ebrahim Samodien 23 Jun 2021

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Gauteng "on fire" as Covid-19 infections skyrocket

22 Jun 2021

Alarming levels of psychological distress among NPO workers

22 Jun 2021

World Health Organisation (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks as he attends the World Health Assembly (WHA) amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Geneva, Switzerland, 24 May 2021. Christopher Black/World Health Organisation/Handout via Reuters

WHO setting up hub to make Covid-19 vaccines in South Africa - Tedros

22 Jun 2021

Recovering from Covid-19? Here's what you need to know about nutrition

Recovering from Covid-19? Here's what you need to know about nutrition

Association for Dietetics in South Africa 22 Jun 2021

Samuel Dhol Ayeun, a trainee doctor who fled from South Sudan to Uganda. ReuterAbubaker Lubowa

"I made it," says South Sudanese who fled to Uganda

Francis Mukasa, 21 Jun 2021

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Studies show good response to J&J jab

18 Jun 2021

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Why countries best placed to handle the pandemic appear to have fared the worst

Rachel M Gisselquist & Andrea Vaccaro 18 Jun 2021

NHI funding. It's complicated

NHI funding. It's complicated

Lee Callakoppen, Bonitas 18 Jun 2021

Doktor.se to launch in Africa

Doktor.se to launch in Africa

18 Jun 2021

Deputy President David Mabuza

Negotiations for Sputnik, Sinovac vaccines at advanced stage

17 Jun 2021

African Union president and president of Congo Democratic Republic Felix Tshisekedi speaks during a joint news conference at the end of the Summit on the Financing of African Economies in Paris, France May 18, 2021. Ludovic Marin/Pool via Reurters//File Photo

Congo caps public gatherings as third Covid-19 wave builds

15 Jun 2021

How virus detectives trace the origins of an outbreak - and why it's so tricky

How virus detectives trace the origins of an outbreak - and why it's so tricky

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Source: ©Andriy Popov

Protect your practice from cybercrime

29 Jun 2021

Media sector next in line to receive Covid-19 vaccines

Media sector next in line to receive Covid-19 vaccines

29 Jun 2021

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Technology in hospitals can delay care: What doctors and nurses in South Africa told us

Oluwamayowa O Ogundaini 29 Jun 2021

Healthcare worker, Boitsholo Mfolo, inside the digital x-ray truck at one of Africa Health Research Institute’s mobile screening camps in rural KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. Samora Chapman/ Africa Health Research Institute

Study shows a huge burden of undiagnosed disease in a rural South African district

Emily B Wong 28 Jun 2021

President Cyril Ramaphosa

SA moves to Alert Level 4 as Delta variant takes hold

28 Jun 2021

Benjamin Tuttle, head of the Tuttle Foundation and creator of Hope Guardians. Source: Supplied

New NPO Hope Guardians to connect young South Africans with free therapy

25 Jun 2021

Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, acting minister of health. Source:

Over 50s Covid vaccination registration opens 1 July, rollout starts 15th

25 Jun 2021

Advice from Skin Renewal: Questions to ask your injector

Advice from Skin Renewal: Questions to ask your injector

Dr Lilliana Gilla Lulli, Skin Renewal 25 Jun 2021

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Questions raised on FDA's approval of Alzheimer's drug, Aduhelm

24 Jun 2021

Source: ©Penchan Pumila

Study: HIV and TB co-infection skews Covid-19 T cell response

24 Jun 2021

Source: ©Esben Hansen

Global herd immunity remains out of reach because of inequitable vaccine distribution

Maria De Jesus 23 Jun 2021

Source: ©Stepan Popov

Covid-19 vaccine plant in Africa? This is what it would take to build one

23 Jun 2021

Source: , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Blunting the impact of poor social conditions in South Africa will have big health benefits

Ebrahim Samodien 23 Jun 2021

Gauteng premier, David Makhura. Source:

Gauteng "on fire" as Covid-19 infections skyrocket

22 Jun 2021

Alarming levels of psychological distress among NPO workers

22 Jun 2021

World Health Organisation (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks as he attends the World Health Assembly (WHA) amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Geneva, Switzerland, 24 May 2021. Christopher Black/World Health Organisation/Handout via Reuters

WHO setting up hub to make Covid-19 vaccines in South Africa - Tedros

22 Jun 2021

Recovering from Covid-19? Here's what you need to know about nutrition

Recovering from Covid-19? Here's what you need to know about nutrition

Association for Dietetics in South Africa 22 Jun 2021

Samuel Dhol Ayeun, a trainee doctor who fled from South Sudan to Uganda. ReuterAbubaker Lubowa

"I made it," says South Sudanese who fled to Uganda

Francis Mukasa, 21 Jun 2021

Professor Glenda Gray. Image supplied

Studies show good response to J&J jab

18 Jun 2021

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Why countries best placed to handle the pandemic appear to have fared the worst

Rachel M Gisselquist & Andrea Vaccaro 18 Jun 2021

NHI funding. It's complicated

NHI funding. It's complicated

Lee Callakoppen, Bonitas 18 Jun 2021

Doktor.se to launch in Africa

Doktor.se to launch in Africa

18 Jun 2021

Deputy President David Mabuza

Negotiations for Sputnik, Sinovac vaccines at advanced stage

17 Jun 2021

African Union president and president of Congo Democratic Republic Felix Tshisekedi speaks during a joint news conference at the end of the Summit on the Financing of African Economies in Paris, France May 18, 2021. Ludovic Marin/Pool via Reurters//File Photo

Congo caps public gatherings as third Covid-19 wave builds

15 Jun 2021

How virus detectives trace the origins of an outbreak - and why it's so tricky

How virus detectives trace the origins of an outbreak - and why it's so tricky

Marilyn J Roossinck 15 Jun 2021

Ending HIV in children is way off target: where to focus action now

Ending HIV in children is way off target: where to focus action now

Kaymarlin Govender & Linda-Gail Bekker 14 Jun 2021

South African health inspectors will not release unsuitable J&J vaccines

14 Jun 2021

BHF launches alternative reimbursement model for medical schemes

BHF launches alternative reimbursement model for medical schemes

11 Jun 2021

South Africa should train all pharmacists to give vaccinations

South Africa should train all pharmacists to give vaccinations

Velisha Ann Perumal-Pillay 11 Jun 2021

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Could vaccine registration negate the good intentions of the Trips waiver?

Chyreene Truluck 10 Jun 2021

HIV 40 years on: four action points to end Aids as a health threat

HIV 40 years on: four action points to end Aids as a health threat

Gilles van Cutsem 10 Jun 2021

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CTICC to become one of first 'vaccination centres of hope'

10 Jun 2021

University collaboration reaches promising Covid-19 vaccine results

University collaboration reaches promising Covid-19 vaccine results

North-West University (NWU) 10 Jun 2021

South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize receives the Johnson and Johnson coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccination at the Khayelitsha Hospital near Cape Town, South Africa, February 17, 2021. Gianluigi Guercia/Reuters

South Africa's health minister put on special leave over graft allegations

Nqobile Dludla 9 Jun 2021

Covax is failing to halt the Covid-19 pandemic: here's why, and how to fix it

Covax is failing to halt the Covid-19 pandemic: here's why, and how to fix it

Monica de Bolle 9 Jun 2021

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5 benefits of CBD

ADCO CBD 9 Jun 2021

Six-month treatment effective for multi-drug-resistant TB, study finds

Six-month treatment effective for multi-drug-resistant TB, study finds

8 Jun 2021

Coenie Smith, national manager: medical professionals, Nedbank

Investing in your medical practice requires a clear view of your needs and goals

Coenie Smith 7 Jun 2021

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