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Source: Supplied. Master of Architecture graduate, Nirdosh Ramjiawan.

Property

Architect prepares oncology patients for KZN's first holistic healing retreat

16 hours

Source: Supplied. Bada Pharasi, chief executive officer of the Innovative Pharmaceutical Association of South Africa (Ipasa).

Healthcare

Our nurses, our future: Addressing the critical issue of sustainability in SA’s healthcare sector

3 days

Why decent healthcare for all is paramount for a prosperous society

Healthcare

Why decent healthcare for all is paramount for a prosperous society

Mandla Shezi, Issued by Ambani Reputation Management 10 May 2024

Rescuers work to rescue construction workers trapped under a building that collapsed in George. Source: Reuters/Esa Alexander

Construction & Engineering

George collapse: 44 still trapped as hope fades

Tannur Anders 10 May 2024

Supplied image (L-R): Jan Willem Pont from Pachas Restaurant Pretoria, Maré Smit, Director of Breathtaking Fundraising NPC and Hannes Taute from TRX Electronics.

ESG & Sustainability

R400k boost for cystic fibrosis fighters

9 May 2024

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Healthcare

New MyDynamics portal offers free patient support and health education

8 May 2024

A rescue worker removes rubble from the site where construction workers are trapped under a building that collapsed in George. Source: Reuters/Esa Alexander

Construction & Engineering

George collapse rescue mission continues: 7 dead and 36 retrieved

Shafiek Tassiem and Esa Alexander 8 May 2024

Care beyond service – The palliative care standard

Healthcare

Care beyond service – The palliative care standard

Issued by Association of Palliative Care Centres (APCC) 7 May 2024

A rescue worker walks with a dog past the site where construction workers are trapped under a building that collapsed in George. Source: Reuters/Esa Alexander

Construction & Engineering

George collapse death toll rises to 6 in ongoing rescue effort

Shafiek Tassiem and Esa Alexander 7 May 2024

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Healthcare

Caesarean births: SA’s rates are too high – they can be dangerous for mothers and babies

Priya Soma-Pillay and Andre van Niekerk 7 May 2024

Source: Biotts.

Healthcare

Biotts makes history: Transdermal insulin delivery

2 May 2024

Fine agency is a finalist for their campaign.

Marketing & Media

South Africa's Fine agency named finalist at NYF Health Awards

2 May 2024

Healthcare

Widening private health access outpaces NHI progress

30 Apr 2024

Trafficked Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller premiers this May

Marketing & Media

Trafficked Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller premiers this May

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 30 Apr 2024

Investment in social enterprise yields double-win

ESG & Sustainability

Investment in social enterprise yields double-win

Issued by Trialogue 24 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied. The Tri for Life team are Jonty Wright, Gerhard Nieuwoudt, Alexander Van Wyk, and Henri Van Der Westhuizen.

Healthcare

Students’ ‘Life Pod’ project can save up to 100 lives per year

23 Apr 2024

An old woman hospitalized for dehydration during the recent record heat wave, receives IV drip while she is being consulted at an hospital in Niamey, Niger, 13 April 2024. Reuters/ Mahamadou Hamidou

ESG & Sustainability

Deadly heat in West Africa warns of climate change-driven scorchers to come

Boureima Balima and Abdel-Kader Mazou 18 Apr 2024

Healthcare

SA's consumers get as-you-go private healthcare app to fit their busy lifestyles

17 Apr 2024

Healthcare

Sahpra issues urgent recall of Benylin Paediatric Syrup over fatal toxicity concerns

15 Apr 2024

Unlocking the value of creativity in advertising: How to bridge the creativity gap

Marketing & Media

Unlocking the value of creativity in advertising: How to bridge the creativity gap

Issued by Ipsos 15 Apr 2024

Source: Novo Nordisk.

Healthcare

The rise of Ozempic: how surprise discoveries and lizard venom led to a new class of weight-loss drugs

11 Apr 2024

7th Icon Conference looks at the role of multi-disciplinary teams in oncology

Healthcare

7th Icon Conference looks at the role of multi-disciplinary teams in oncology

Issued by Icon Oncology 11 Apr 2024

Source: @LightUpScience/Twitter. Richard Slayman is seen here with the surgical team at Massachusetts General Hospital who performed his transplant, led by Tatsuo Kawai, MD, PhD and Nahel Elias, MD.

Healthcare

Man survives pig kidney transplant

8 Apr 2024

Healthcare

The digital nurse: A solution to South Africa's healthcare challenges

Sandra Sampson 5 Apr 2024

World Health Day emphasises human rights' crucial role in cancer risk reduction

Healthcare

World Health Day emphasises human rights' crucial role in cancer risk reduction

Issued by CANSA 3 Apr 2024

South Africa needs to accelerate its focus when it comes to addressing mental health issues

Healthcare

South Africa needs to accelerate its focus when it comes to addressing mental health issues

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 3 Apr 2024

Healthcare

SA doctors make up to 40 times more than those in Kenya and Nigeria

Zano Kunene 5 Apr 2024

Medical aid cover for physical rehabilitation and physical therapy in South Africa, by Medshield

Healthcare

Medical aid cover for physical rehabilitation and physical therapy in South Africa, by Medshield

Issued by Stone 28 Mar 2024

Source: Adcock Ingram Critical Care (AICC).

Healthcare

Adcock Ingram Critical Care partners with Convatec to supply advanced medical products

27 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Amsterdam Institute for Global Health & Development.

Healthcare

$94m injected into TB fight

25 Mar 2024

Source: Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine.

Healthcare

Researchers developing cellphone app that detects TB

25 Mar 2024

Intercare Silver Lakes Medical and Dental Centre relocates to Linton's Corner

Healthcare

Intercare Silver Lakes Medical and Dental Centre relocates to Linton's Corner

Issued by Intercare 22 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Anthony Pedersen, interim chief executive officer of Icon.

Healthcare

RMB Ventures and Bopa Moruo acquires majority stake in Icon Oncology Holdings

20 Mar 2024

TB - serious but curable

Healthcare

TB - serious but curable

Issued by Bonitas 19 Mar 2024

Source: iStock.

Healthcare

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

18 Mar 2024

Focusing on the power of sleep for World Sleep Day 2024

Healthcare

Focusing on the power of sleep for World Sleep Day 2024

Issued by Restonic 14 Mar 2024

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Healthcare

Unveiling the heroes: A look behind the scenes of integrating palliative care into SA's public health system

Katja Hamilton 14 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Lungelo Ntobongwana, acting chief officer of the SABS.

Healthcare

SABS tackles declining male fertility in sub-Saharan Africa

12 Mar 2024

Healthcare

Anti-vaxxers thrashed in court

Tania Broughton 11 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Sheraan Amod, founder and chief executive officer of RecoMed.

Healthcare

Japanese pharma Eisai invests in RecoMed

6 Mar 2024

Source: 123RF/svershinsky

Healthcare

South Korea: Junior doctors strike amid concerns over low doctor-to-patient ratio

Katja Hamilton 4 Mar 2024

Do not miss the inaugural Hospital Show in Gauteng

Healthcare

Do not miss the inaugural Hospital Show in Gauteng

Issued by COHSASA 29 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Michael K. Obeng, chief executive officer and founder of Miko Pharma.

Healthcare

Miko Pharma drives $50m investment push to set up pharmaceutical plant in Ghana

29 Feb 2024

Ogilvy Health leverages the power of data to launch South Africa’s first patient-led cancer registry

Healthcare

Ogilvy Health leverages the power of data to launch South Africa’s first patient-led cancer registry

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 26 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Life Healthcare.

Healthcare

Life Healthcare expands renal care services in Southern Africa

26 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Ogilvy Health world team.

Healthcare

Ogilvy Health champions South Africa's first patient-led cancer registry

26 Feb 2024

Now trending: Hot off the (IMCAS 2024) press

Healthcare

Now trending: Hot off the (IMCAS 2024) press

Issued by Skin Renewal 23 Feb 2024