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Public Health

Why men recovering from prostate cancer need sanitary disposal

Veronica Vivier 26 Oct 2026

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Oncology

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories registers new cancer immunotherapy in South Africa

5 Aug 2026

Breast cancer screening in South Africa: Balancing early detection with appropriate care

Oncology

Breast cancer screening in South Africa: Balancing early detection with appropriate care

Dr Fatima Hoosain, Issued by MANGO-OMC 28 Jul 2026

World Cancer Day: Discovery Health sees steep increase in cervical cancer registrations

Oncology

World Cancer Day: Discovery Health sees steep increase in cervical cancer registrations

4 Feb 2026

2025 Startup Awards reveal SA’s most promising new ventures

Awards

2025 Startup Awards reveal SA’s most promising new ventures

Imran Salie 12 Dec 2025

Big relief for little noses in South Africa’s allergy care market

Paediatrics

Big relief for little noses in South Africa’s allergy care market

Issued by Insight Survey 2 Jul 2025

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Healthcare

HIV: there’s hope for a cure – where we stand now

3 Dec 2024

Source: Supplied. James White, head of sales and marketing at Turnberry Management Risk Solutions.

Oncology

Prostate cancer is one of the most common male cancers in South Africa - how would you deal with a diagnosis?

7 Nov 2023

Oncology

Pfizer and Thermo Fisher Scientific increase access to advanced genomic testing

16 May 2023

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Oncology

Cancers that commonly affect women and the new innovations in treatment

21 Feb 2023

Study: Dried blood spot sampling provides greater access to antibody testing

Covid-19

Study: Dried blood spot sampling provides greater access to antibody testing

5 Oct 2020

Oncology

SAHPRA extends Keytruda approval to lung and bladder cancer treatment

2 Sep 2020

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Oncology

Immunotherapy holds promise for cancer treatment

5 Mar 2020

Tumour cells under a microscope labelled with fluorescent molecules. Shutterstock

Oncology

Antibody technologies take a step closer to precision medicine

Krupa Naran, Dharanidharan Ramamurthy, Neelakshi Mungra & Stefan Barth 14 Jan 2020

Lerato Mosiah, CEO: Health Funders Association

Trends

#BizTrends2020: The future of healthcare is now

Lerato Mosiah 6 Jan 2020

Admire Dube, associate professor of pharmacy, University of the Western Cape

Tuberculosis

Using nanomedicine to fight TB

Nicklaus Kruger 6 Dec 2019

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Paediatrics

Breastfeeding could provide life-long immunity to infection, study

4 Jun 2019

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Oncology

UCT spearheads new technologies for life-saving cancer treatment

28 May 2019

For developing countries in Africa immunotherapy solutions is important given the high cost of cancer drugs. Shutterstock

Oncology

How we are developing immunotherapies relevant to Africa

Neelakshi Mungra, Krupa Naran & Trishana Nundalall 30 Apr 2019

With the right skills and infrastructure, Africa can boost its genomics research efforts. Dmytro Zinkevych/Shutterstock

Medical Research

Africa needs a heavy dose of investment in genomics research

Jenniffer Mabuka-Maroa 5 Apr 2019

TB, which is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, is a leading cause of death. Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock

Tuberculosis

Major battles have been won against TB. But the war isn't over

Bavesh Kana 22 Mar 2019

Professor Bernardo Rapoport

Oncology

Breakthroughs in immuno-oncology provide new treatment options

13 Feb 2019

Deon Kotze, head of technical marketing at Discovery Health

Trends

#BizTrends2019: Medical technology to watch out for

Deon Kotze 7 Jan 2019

James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo, 2018 Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine. Niklas Elmehed. Copyright: Nobel Media AB 2018

Medical Research

James Allison and Tasuku Honjo: deserving winners of this year's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine

Sheena Cruickshank 9 Oct 2018

Daniel Irungu/EPA

Medical Research

Nanomedicine could revolutionise the way we treat TB. Here's how

Sarah D'Souza and Admire Dube 20 Aug 2018

Immunotherapy holds promise for cancer survival longevity

Oncology

Immunotherapy holds promise for cancer survival longevity

1 Mar 2018

Dr Thomas Kowallik

Trends

#BizTrends2018: High hopes for SA pharmaceutical progress this year

Dr Thomas Kowallik 10 Jan 2018

The concept of schizophrenia is coming to an end - here's why

Mental health

The concept of schizophrenia is coming to an end - here's why

Simon McCarthy-Jones 28 Aug 2017

Pharmaceuticals

Effects of dominance in price

Nicci Botha 21 Jul 2017

Scrambled DNA inside tumours might hinder cancer immunotherapy

Oncology

Scrambled DNA inside tumours might hinder cancer immunotherapy

20 Jan 2017

Promising cancer immunotherapy target also supports new blood vessel formation

Oncology

Promising cancer immunotherapy target also supports new blood vessel formation

21 Dec 2016

Research in the news: Yale study identifies new target for severe asthma, chronic inflammatory diseases

Medical Research

Research in the news: Yale study identifies new target for severe asthma, chronic inflammatory diseases

Ziba Kashef 16 Feb 2016

Research in the news: Study reveals new way to 'rewire' immune cells to slow tumor growth

Medical Research

Research in the news: Study reveals new way to 'rewire' immune cells to slow tumor growth

Ziba Kashef 1 Sep 2015

Survival of the fittest: how brain tumours adapt through complex ecosystems

Oncology

Survival of the fittest: how brain tumours adapt through complex ecosystems

Darren Ó hAilín 8 Jul 2015

Managing melanoma, early detection could save your life

Oncology

Managing melanoma, early detection could save your life

26 Jan 2015

New research agreement focuses on harnessing the immune system to treat cancer and other diseases

Medical Research

New research agreement focuses on harnessing the immune system to treat cancer and other diseases

14 Jan 2015

Long-term results encouraging for combination immunotherapy for advanced melanoma

Medical Research

Long-term results encouraging for combination immunotherapy for advanced melanoma

Vicky Agnew 3 Jun 2014

Glaxo in USD350m cancer deal with biotech specialist

Pharmaceuticals

Glaxo in USD350m cancer deal with biotech specialist

3 Jun 2014

International trial for treatment of relapsed neuroblastoma launches

Medical Research

International trial for treatment of relapsed neuroblastoma launches

14 Aug 2013

Medical Research

Combined immunotherapy shows promising results against advanced melanoma

4 Jun 2013

Oncology

Promising drug prevents cancer cells from shutting down immune system

3 Jun 2013

Cancer Research UK and Lorus to co-develop first-of-kind drug, IL-17E, to treat solid tumours

Oncology

Cancer Research UK and Lorus to co-develop first-of-kind drug, IL-17E, to treat solid tumours

28 Nov 2012

Travel

Allergy medicine provider gives advice on bee stings

23 Feb 2012

Medical Research

Stem cell approach primes immune system to fight cancer

11 Nov 2011

Breast cancer - be aware this October

Oncology

Breast cancer - be aware this October

Graham Anderson 20 Sep 2011