Describing the COVID-19 pandemic as the 21st Century's "Chernobyl moment", an independent panel has found that there were serious failures by both the World Health...International
US Food and Drug Administration has expanded the emergency use authorisation (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to include adolescents 12 through 15 years of...South Africa
Police Minister Bheki Cele has apologised in the National Assembly for the backlog of more than 200 000 outstanding DNA results in the state Forensic Science Laboratory...International
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that the triple-mutant B.1.617, known as the India variant, is now classified as a variant of global concern, reported...South Africa
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is investigating allegations regarding the irregular procurement of COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) with a contract...South Africa
In a deal that still requires regulatory approval, Clicks is buying Pick n Pay’s retail pharmacy business as it accelerates the expansion of its network across the...South Africa
South Africa's stop-start vaccination roll-out, coupled with miscommunication and fear fuelled by reports of blood clots and other side effects has had the insidious...South Africa
Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has warned provinces that the country is, in essence, in the third wave of COVID-19, reports News24, citing "government scientists who...
May 12th, 2021Some of South Africa’s most respected and influential scientists have been engaged for weeks in a bitter dispute in the SA Medical Journal over the government’s...
May 12th, 2021Not only are doctors, nurses and paramedics on the COVID-19 frontline, but they are increasingly being seen as soft targets by opportunistic criminals, writes...
