Amid increased reporting of antibiotic resistance (ABR) worldwide, local health experts have called on South African doctors to fully participate in and support efforts aimed at curbing the growing threat […]
An oncologist at the Cancercare Langenhoven Drive Oncology Centre in Newton Park, Port Elizabeth (PE) has successfully treated a patient’s brain tumour from 1,000km away, using new remote technologies and […]
US-based healthcare Blockchain-as-a-Service company, Timicoin/TimiHealth has announced the release of the TimiPatient App in the Apple App Store and Google Play store to secure and control personal health data. According to the organisation, their […]
Philips South Africa and the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Johannesburg (UJ) have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) related to the high-tech Medical Simulation Lab that […]
In recognition of the critical role that South African doctors play in the healthy functioning of South African society, 16 November has been declared national Doctors’ Day. “Doctors play a […]
Since Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH) officially opened its doors 80 years ago it has become one of Cape Town’s premier tertiary academic hospitals. From when the first heart transplant was […]
Chinese researchers at Xiamen University are investigating a range of nanomaterials that respond to cancer-specific stimuli for delivering imaging compounds and treatments specifically to cancer cells. According to a review […]
Local digital health solutions developer, Aviro Health has launched a new patient-facing platform, called Ithaka, to guide and support patients through their health journeys with the goal of linking them […]
The Breast Health Foundation (BHF), in partnership with Discovery Health and Phakamisa, an AstraZeneca initiative, has launched an online development, training and education platform for nurses and healthcare practitioners (HCPs). […]
Zion Medical, an Israeli biotech company developing HIV and cancer treatments, has announced the results of the first clinical trial of HIV-drug Gammora, eliminating up to 99% of the HIV […]
Chief Scientific Officer at OneBio, Dr Nick Walker, explains how his experience as a young scientist led to him co-founding the first pan-African biotech incubator to develop entrepreneurs. I grew […]
US-based Butterfly Network Inc. has developed the world’s first FDA-cleared Ultrasound-on- a-Chip based imaging system, the Butterfly iQ ® for iPhone. In 2011 the inventor of high-speed “Next-Gen” DNA sequencing, […]
