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Healthcare

Urgent call to action: Combatting chronic kidney disease crisis in Africa

18 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Life Healthcare.

Healthcare

Life Healthcare expands renal care services in Southern Africa

26 Feb 2024

Is it iron deficiency or anaemia? - Medshield

Healthcare

Is it iron deficiency or anaemia? - Medshield

Issued by Stone 22 Nov 2023

Eating well to support kidney health

Healthcare

Eating well to support kidney health

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 31 Aug 2023

Source: Reuters.

Healthcare

WHO says contaminated cough syrup sold in Cameroon

Leroy Leo 20 Jul 2023

Healthcare

Illegal organ trade is more sophisticated than one might think - who's behind it and how it could be controlled

Frederike Ambagtsheer 13 Jul 2023

All about cholesterol

Healthcare

All about cholesterol

Issued by Bonitas 13 Jun 2023

Symptoms of chronic kidney disease

Healthcare

Symptoms of chronic kidney disease

Issued by Intercare 27 Mar 2023

Healthcare

Chronic kidney disease impacts 500 million individuals worldwide

14 Mar 2023

Plans to stop raw sewage being pumped into the sea off Cape Town

Construction & Engineering

Plans to stop raw sewage being pumped into the sea off Cape Town

Steve Kretzmann 24 Feb 2023

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Healthcare

National Renal Care opens specialised children's dialysis unit in Sandton

6 Dec 2022

Healthcare

Dozens of child deaths prompt Gambia to suspend paracetamol syrup sales

Pap Saine 14 Sep 2022

Healthy eating for your kidneys

Healthcare

Healthy eating for your kidneys

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 1 Sep 2022

Measure your blood pressure accurately, control it, live longer!

Healthcare

Measure your blood pressure accurately, control it, live longer!

Issued by Stone 10 Aug 2022

Source: Supplied. Dr Peter Hsu, a nephrologist who practises at Netcare Milpark Hospital, was awarded his PhD following his completion of the largest known study on cardiovascular risk in chronic renal patients to date in South Africa.

Healthcare

Local study advances global understanding of CVD risk in renal patients

27 Jul 2022

Healthcare

Covid-19 targets kidneys, study finds...

Katja Hamilton 20 Dec 2021

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Healthcare

Covid-19 diabetic patients risk similar to patients without diabetes

14 Oct 2021

Periodontitis - the silent killer!

Healthcare

Periodontitis - the silent killer!

Issued by Intercare 1 Oct 2021

The Lancet has published the results of an analysis of how critically ill Covid-19 patients did at 64 hospitals in Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, and South Africa. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Healthcare

Africa has a higher death rate among critically ill Covid-19 patients than anywhere else

Elsabé Brits 21 May 2021

Effective management of water in dialysis augments better outcomes

Healthcare

Effective management of water in dialysis augments better outcomes

Issued by GO Content Lab 3 Mar 2021

Nurses are the backbone of the health system. Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images

Healthcare

Diabetes prevention and care needs more nurses with extra training and support

Sundeep Ruder 16 Nov 2020

Covid-19 has not been as devastating in South Africa as initially feared. Dino Lloyd/Gallo Images via Getty Images

Healthcare

Covid-19 and HIV: so far it seems the outcome is not what was feared

Burtram C. Fielding 21 Sep 2020

This electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (round gold objects) emerging from the surface of cells cultured in a lab. Image: NIAID-RML (CC BY 2.0)

Healthcare

Covid-19: How a Cape Town project saved many lives

Neal David 2 Sep 2020

Healthcare

Technology can help people manage their diabetes - case study shows it's not being used

18 Aug 2020

People exercising in Ellis Park in Johannesburg, South Africa. Dino Lloyd/Gallo Images via Getty Images

Healthcare

South Africans must be healthier for universal healthcare to succeed

Jane Simmonds & Charles Parry 8 Jul 2020

Mary-Ann Davies

Healthcare

TB, HIV less likely to cause Covid-19 death than other comorbidities

Nicci Botha 10 Jun 2020

St Augustine's Hospital

Healthcare

Findings from St Augustine's Covid-19 outbreak

21 May 2020

A nurse in a hospital checks an IV. Wikimedia Commons

Healthcare

Ghana needs a better policy to guide care for cancer patients

Yakubu Salifu 3 Mar 2020

Drug reduces kidney failure in diabetics

Healthcare

Drug reduces kidney failure in diabetics

17 Apr 2019

Chronic kidney disease needs to be redefined

Healthcare

Chronic kidney disease needs to be redefined

18 Mar 2019

Salty and fatty foods are driving up obesity. Shutterstock

Healthcare

Weighing up the costs of treating lifestyle diseases in South Africa

7 Feb 2019

Listeriosis outbreak traced to Enterprise Foods factory in Limpopo

Retail

Listeriosis outbreak traced to Enterprise Foods factory in Limpopo

Lauren Hartzenberg 5 Mar 2018

Listeriosis outbreak reveals SA's need for a designated food control agency

Retail

Listeriosis outbreak reveals SA's need for a designated food control agency

31 Jan 2018

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Healthcare

Listeriosis outbreak: What you need to know

13 Dec 2017

Diabetes treatment goals still suboptimal

Healthcare

Diabetes treatment goals still suboptimal

Issued by AstraZeneca 14 Nov 2017

2017 LOreal-UNESCO For Women in Science Sub-Saharan Africa regional fellowship recipients

ESG & Sustainability

African women recognised for role in science

13 Nov 2017

$129bn in extreme weather losses last year

ESG & Sustainability

$129bn in extreme weather losses last year

2 Nov 2017

Six eating habits for healthy kidneys

Healthcare

Six eating habits for healthy kidneys

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 5 Sep 2017

Obesity in SA (Image Supplied)

Healthcare

Study finds large number of South Africans happy to be overweight

29 Aug 2017

Dietitian's urge South Africans to 'Eat Fact Not Fiction' June 2017

Healthcare

Dietitian's urge South Africans to 'Eat Fact Not Fiction' June 2017

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 12 Jun 2017

LUSH Festival adds more acts

Lifestyle

LUSH Festival adds more acts

3 Feb 2017

#WDD: SA's coloured population worst affected by diabetes

Healthcare

#WDD: SA's coloured population worst affected by diabetes

14 Nov 2016

#FreshOnTheShelf: Cerebos launches Lite Salt in line with Be Salt Wise campaign

Retail

#FreshOnTheShelf: Cerebos launches Lite Salt in line with Be Salt Wise campaign

29 Aug 2016

Dr Stephen Lawrence

Healthcare

Fewer insulin injections for type 2 diabetes

Nicci Botha 26 Aug 2016

The foundation said that while Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi’s “ground-breaking bill…is an important step‚ it will not completely resolve our excess salt intake”.
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Retail

New regulations will mean less salt in your food

15 Aug 2016

#CannesLions2016: Pharma and Health & Wellness Lions shortlist

Marketing & Media

#CannesLions2016: Pharma and Health & Wellness Lions shortlist

17 Jun 2016