Researchers at Monash University’s Faculty of Engineering in Australia have developed wearable electronic skin that can monitor a person’s health in real-time. The researchers, Professor Wenlong Cheng, Dr Yan Wang […]
The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has announced that a randomised control trial has begun to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of drugs used […]
Medical Scheme beneficiaries have until Friday 30 November 2018 to change their options by either swapping, buying up or down in their schemes. Beneficiaries can only change their benefits options […]
Multinational pharmaceutical company, Novartis has ranked second in the 2018 Access to Medicine Index (ATMi), up from 3rd place in 2016, in recognition of its efforts to improve worldwide access […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and partners have launched a new country-led response to increase investment and scale up prevention and treatment of malaria. For the second consecutive year, the […]
A team of scientists in the Netherlands have developed a new wearable device, called Nightwatch, which can detect severe night-time epilepsy seizures. According to the scientists, the wearable is more […]
The National Cancer Campaign was officially launched on 30th October 2018 in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) by the Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, and the KZN MEC for Health, Dr […]
Poor collaboration at the right level, the lack of accountability and no proactive participation were identified as some of the stumbling blocks in the fight against malfeasance in the healthcare […]
As part of its commitment to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa, Durex has partnered with (RED), a global non-profit organisation committed to ending the HIV/AIDS pandemic by partnering with iconic brands […]
Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in the US have developed a mobile diagnostic tool that uses a cell phone and nanotechnology to detect and monitor HIV. In a paper […]
Unhealthy eating and an increasingly sedentary lifestyle could be contributing to the steady increase in diabetes, which is threatening the health and lives of people around the world. According to […]
Dr Gary Sudwarts and Dr Maja Wojno from the Fibroids Treatment Clinic will be hosting a free seminar under the banner of the White Dress Project to help improve the […]
