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Former Coca-Cola CEO gives $1m for UCT medicines research
It’s more than 50 years since Neville Isdell graduated from the University of Cape Town (UCT), but he’s remained forever grateful. And now, reports...
COHSASA CEO elected to international quality and safety body
The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA) CEO, Jacqui Stewart, has been elected to the International Academy of Quality & Safety...
Nurse retires after 35 years of service and not one day of sick leave
A nurse, who helped care for thousands of people's wounds at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, has retired after 35 years – and...
KZN professor receives Royal Geographical Society award for health policy work
University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) research professor and senior faculty member of the Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI), Frank Tanser, has been awarded a prestigious...
US team led by SA-trained doctor in an African first
A 25-week-old unborn Johannesburg baby has become the first foetus in Africa to receive anaesthetic and undergo ground-breaking “keyhole” surgery to the spine. The...
Terminally ill doctor fights for the right to assisted dying
Two years ago Dr Sue Walter was diagnosed with multiple myeloma – a bone cancer that forced her to stop practising medicine and take...
Nurse uses pension to open low-cost healthcare facility
Frustrated by the pressure that injuries and casualties caused by gang-related violence placed on the treatment of ordinary ailments, a former public health nurse took...
Nurse's lifesaving drive through the night for transplant patient
When nursing sister Salome Siebritz learned that one of her patients had the chance of a lifesaving operation, she knew what she had to...
Wits lecturer on list of SA's 100 most influential young people
A Wits University lecturer in the department of haematology and molecular medicine has been named as one of the 100 Most Influential Young People...
UCT heart surgeon awarded Austria's highest national accolade
Professor Peter Zilla, head of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Chris Barnard division of cardiothoracic surgery, has been awarded Austria’s highest national accolade,...
Doctor dies while participating in Cape Cycle Tour
Tributes have poured in for gynaecologist and obstetrician Dr Monty Brink, who died while participating in the Cape Town Cycle Tour on Sunday. News24...
Smallest baby ever to survive goes home
A baby boy, thought to be the smallest ever to survive, weighing 268g at birth, has finally been sent home from hospital. According to...
Woman with a heart in a rucksack dies from transplant complications
Rebecca Henderson, who carried an artificial heart in a rucksack after her own was removed, has died from transplant complications. BBC News reports that...
Never travel without a pocket knife and a basting needle
A surgeon used a pocket knife and a basting needle to perform emergency surgery that saved the life of a road accident victim, reports...
Death at 95 of the man whose hangover gave us ibuprofen
The man who discovered painkiller ibuprofen worked when he cured his own hangover has died aged 95. BBC News reports that Dr Stewart Adams...
Prominent SA anti-quackery doctor and health activist dies
South Africa has lost a prominent doctor, activist and scientist, who campaigned against quackery and for better health regulations. News24 reports that Professor Roy...
Allergist colleague of Alexander Fleming reflects on his career at 106
Dr William Frankland, aged 106, has helped transform our understanding of allergies during his long career in medicine. A pioneer in the field, Frankland...
Appointment of new Bara CEO welcomed
Dr Nkele Lesia's appointment as the new CEO of Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital has been welcomed by veteran health observer Jack Bloom – who...
Leading oncologist dies unexpectedly after yellow fever jab
Tributes have been paid to one of the world's leading oncologists, who has died at the age of 67, reports BBC News. Martin Gore...
Musician plays guitar to aid surgeons in awake craniotomy
Musician Musa Manzini played notes on his guitar while undergoing a Durban operation to remove a brain tumour. The Guardian quotes Dr Rohen Harrichandparsad,...
UCT professor to serve on WEF healthcare council
John Ataguba, associate professor and director of the health economics unit at the University of Cape Town has been selected to the World Economic...
SA doctor elected to YPO Healthcare Industry Network Board
Dr Terrence Kommal has been elected the first African CEO to serve on the international Young Presidents Organisation Healthcare Industry Network Board. Kommal is...
SA's first black woman nephrologist
Being the first black woman to obtain a PhD in nephrology, Dr Unati Nolubabalo Nqebelele described her achievement as bittersweet – and said she...
2018 ASAIPA National Medical Awards for independent practitioners
The inaugural ASAIPA National Medical Awards 2018 have recognised five medical professionals for their use of cloud-based digital solutions to improve patient and practice...
Motsoaledi wins prizes for his efforts in fighting TB
SA Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has received two Kochon prizes for his role and political leadership in the global fight against tuberculosis. Established...
SA's First Lady laments our 'stunted nation’
More than one in four South African children under the age of five are stunted. The Times reports that this is according to South...
SA scientist honoured at HIVR4P conference
South African HIV scientist Professor Linda-Gail Bekker has been awarded the 2018 Desmond Tutu Award for HIV Prevention Research and Human Rights at a...
ASSAf award for 'outstanding achievement in scientific thinking'
Professor Linda-Gail Bekker, of the University of Cape Town’s Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, has been awarded a gold medal from the Academy of Science...
Congolese doctor awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Congolese gynaecologist Denis Mukwege, known as "Doctor Miracle" for his ability to repair through reconstructive surgery the horrific damage inflicted on women who have...
Medical scientists excel in annual NRF awards
Medical and healthcare scientists performed well in this year's annual National Research Foundation (NRF) awards.
The Research Excellence Award for Next Generation Researchers went to Natalie Benjamin-Damons,...
South Sudanese doctor wins UN's Nansen award
A South Sudanese doctor, who runs an overcrowded hospital with a dimly-lit surgical theatre and no regular supply of general anaesthetics, has won the...
Former SA surgeon named president of US orthopaedic society
Tuks- and Stellenbosch- trained orthopaedic surgeon, Dr J Chris Coetzee has been named president of the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS), the...
SA's double-lung transplant recipient eyes the World Transplant Games
Alice Vogt, the first South African to have two double-lung transplants and survive, is joining more than 80 other organ recipients in the sporting...
'Miracle Man' hands Comrades Marathon medal to trauma surgeon
A man who completed the Comrades Marathon for the first time since being impaled on a 1.8m crowbar has handed his Comrades Marathon medal...
SA experts appointed to top positions in IAS
South African HIV/Aids experts are again at the forefront of the international fight against the disease, reports City Press. Last week, Kevin Osborne and...
GBMSA announces its first woman chair
Generics and Biosimilar Manufacturers of SA (GBMSA) has announced the election of Lorraine Keyser as their new chair, the first woman to have been...
UCT scientist is one of Fortune's 'World’s Greatest Leaders for 2018'
The founder and director of Africa’s first integrated drug discovery centre‚ Professor Kelly Chibale‚ has been named as one of Fortune magazine’s 50 World’s...
Renowned surgeon launches cardiac foundation for African children
While many people of his age would be retired, world renowned heart surgeon Professor Rob Kinsley, 77, is still performing miracles on the operating...
Urologists make SA history with high-tech kidney stone removal
South Africa's first-ever procedure to remove kidney stones using a needle was successfully performed by a team of urologists at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central...
Australian Outback nurse self-treats heart attack
What do you do if you're in the middle of nowhere and you have a heart attack? According to a Live Science report, if...