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'Community justice' sjambokking and acute kidney injuries – UKZN study
The acute kidney injury risk stratification score using venous bicarbonate is valid and should continue to be used as a tool in the management...
Kenyan study lauds alternative uses for old mosquito nets
It’s time that alternative uses of old and worn out mosquito nets wasn’t interpreted as misuse but seen as an innovative way of using...
Fewer clinic visits improve retention in HIV care in Zambia
People with HIV who attended their clinic once every six months were much less likely to miss their next clinic visit, miss medication pick...
One in five people diagnosed with HIV not linking to care in Botswana
Almost one in five people newly diagnosed with HIV in a study employing active methods to link people to care and treatment had still...
SA scientists collaborate in 'sudden death' gene mutation discovery
19Researchers at the University of Cape Town, through global collaboration, have identified the genetic mutation that is a major cause of sudden death among...
Particular genetic variation in child makes intervention success 4x more likely
Genetic make-up can play a large, hidden role in the success of efforts to maximise a child's development, SA research shows. A new Stellenbosch University genetic analysis on...
Benefits of educating religious leaders on medical male circumcision
The education of religious leaders had a substantial effect on uptake of medical male circumcision and should be considered as part of such programmes...
Blood test predicts onset of tuberculosis in young children
Researchers from the Universities of Cape Town, Stanford, Oxford and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine have shown that a blood test...
Rural head gunshot victims at a grave disadvantage – UKZN 5-year study
Cerebral gunshot victims from rural area admitted to the Pietermaritzburg Metropolitan Trauma Service Centre took more than twice as long to present for treatment...
HIV risk-taking behaviour by older adults in SA
Older adults are sexually active and report risk behaviors that are consistent with HIV transmission, found a Mpumalanga, South Africa, study.
One of the most...
Certain genital bacterial communities increase HIV infection risk fourfold
The most common bacterial community in the genital tract of healthy South African women is associated with a more than four-fold increase in the...
Lay health workers dramatically improve anxiety and depression in Zimbabwe
Brief psychological treatment delivered by Zimbabwean lay health workers dramatically improved the symptoms of patients with mental health problems, according to research by the University...