By some measures – healthy life expectancy, obesity and depression, among others – South Africa is the unhealthiest country on earth, writes Bob Mash, in the...
April 10th, 2019The levels of stress and long working hours among SA anaesthetists are increasingly unsustainable with 40% of those in the state sector suffering from burnout, found a...
The dynamics of HIV proliferation in the viral reservoir might be the explanation for why viral load fails to become undetectable, especially when adherence is good....Weekly Roundup
South Africa’s protracted nationwide shortage of a child vaccine aimed at protecting two common, yet life-threatening diseases, has left a slew of anxious parents in...HIV/AIDS
Researchers have presented results from the HPTN 071 (PopART) study at the annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Seattle. The study...Weekly Roundup
Facebook could finally be curbing its spread of false information on the danger of vaccinations. A Sunday Times report says that the anti-vaxxer movement has grown...Weekly Roundup
Stellenbosch University has started building a new Biomedical Research Institute which will investigate diseases that have the greatest impact on South Africa and the...Weekly Roundup
Orthopaedic surgeons in South Africa will be able to plan and practise a lot better for procedures, thanks to 3D printing. The Mercury reports that with the support of...HIV/AIDS
An international team of researchers has carried out a review of the evidence examining what influences people who are HIV positive to go to health services and then...HIV/AIDS
An international team of researchers have carried out a review of the evidence examining what influences people who are HIV positive to go to health services and then...
