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Janssen to conduct southern African HIV vaccine trial
A new HIV vaccine trial, also known as “Imbokodo” (HVTN 705/HPX2008), which will be conducted on 2,600 women in southern Africa, will evaluate whether...
Solidarity dissatisfied with 'irresponsible' way NHI Bill is being dealt with
Solidarity’s Occupational Guild for Health Practitioners has expressed their dissatisfaction with the 'irresponsible' way the National Health Insurance Bill (NHI) is being dealt with....
Striking workers add to Eastern Cape hospital's staffing woes
The Burgersdorp Hospital in the Eastern Cape is in crisis, with hospital staff on strike over critical staff shortages that have been ignored by...
Aspen launches once-a-day HIV drug in SA
South African drug-maker Aspen Pharmacare has launched a triple-combination tablet for the treatment of HIV in the country where the virus is most prevalent,...
Chinese declare that gene-editing scientist is breaking the law
Chinese authorities have declared the work of He Jiankui, a scientist who claims to have created the world’s first gene-edited babies, a violation of...
Sacking of Italian health policy board raises alarm
The Italian health minister’s decision to sack the entire board of the country’s most important committee of technical-scientific experts, who advise the government on...
ASSAf launches study on human genetics and genomics
South Africa needs to develop policies, regulations and guidelines to address the ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of genetic and genomic work. These...
Drug-related mental health problems in older people soar in UK
Growing numbers of middle-aged and older people are ending up in hospital suffering serious mental health problems after taking drugs, The Guardian report new...
Hotline for families affected by KZN mortuary strike
Grieving families can call a hotline to determine the progress of autopsies on the bodies of loved ones while a go-slow continues at a...
Durban inches towards compromise on clean needle programme
Injecting drug users in Durban could be getting clean needles again by December as the City of eThekwini and non-profit TB/HIV Care inch towards...