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Military pulls back in Zambia's fight against cholera
Zambia has withdrawn military personnel deployed in December to help clean up the capital and other cities at the height of a cholera outbreak...
UK politician’s £240,000-a-year cancer-fighting skull cap
Former UK Labour minister Dame Tessa Jowell is using a pioneering £240,000-a-year device to tackle her deadly brain cancer. According to a Daily Mail...
Meat protein increases CVD risk by 60% but nut and seed protein beneficial
A large US/French study found that meat protein is associated with a 60% increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) while while people who consumed...
SA health activist awarded UCT's President of Convocation Medal
South African community health activist, Dr Sophia Kisting-Cairncross, has been awarded the President of Convocation Medal at the University of Cape Town (UCT), reports...
Cancer patients face long waiting times at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital
Cancer patients have been subjected to longer waiting times at the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital in Johannesburg. The Times reports that this was revealed by...
Peer navigation helps HIV-positive released prisoners
HIV-positive inmates who receive healthcare navigation services from peer mentors stand a better chance at maintaining long-term viral suppression after their release from incarceration.
Researchers...
New treatment for rare lung disease now available on NHS
A pioneering technique to treat patients with a rare form of lung disease is to become routinely available on the UK’s National Health Service...
Macular degeneration market driven by new therapies
Pharmaceutical sales within the age-related macular degeneration (AMD) markets were estimated to be $4.9bn across the seven major markets in 2016. This is expected...
Pfizer is looking for another 'Viagra'
It has been 20 years since Viagra was introduced, and Pfizer is still searching for another drug with as much earning power as the...
Afrox gets contract to supply SA's public health sector
Afrox has won the healthcare contract to supply gases to public hospitals in South Africa for five years, in a deal valued at more...