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Producers, advertisers, retailers beware - stricter regulations for pet food packaging on the cards

Ashleigh Blair, Bernadette Lötter and Kenan Petersen 13 Sep 2024

Source: @LightUpScience/Twitter. Richard Slayman is seen here with the surgical team at Massachusetts General Hospital who performed his transplant, led by Tatsuo Kawai, MD, PhD and Nahel Elias, MD.

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Man survives pig kidney transplant

8 Apr 2024

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Unveiling the heroes: A look behind the scenes of integrating palliative care into SA's public health system

Katja Hamilton 14 Mar 2024

Eating well to support kidney health

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Eating well to support kidney health

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 31 Aug 2023

Source: Reuters.

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WHO says contaminated cough syrup sold in Cameroon

Leroy Leo 20 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

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Grieving Gambian families take govt to court over mishandling of cough syrup

Edward McAllister 14 Jul 2023

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Illegal organ trade is more sophisticated than one might think - who's behind it and how it could be controlled

Frederike Ambagtsheer 13 Jul 2023

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Tanzania detects its first-ever cases of the highly fatal Marburg viral disease

Elias Biryabarema 22 Mar 2023

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Dozens of child deaths prompt Gambia to suspend paracetamol syrup sales

Pap Saine 14 Sep 2022

Healthy eating for your kidneys

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Healthy eating for your kidneys

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 1 Sep 2022

Source: Supplied. Dr Peter Hsu, a nephrologist who practises at Netcare Milpark Hospital, was awarded his PhD following his completion of the largest known study on cardiovascular risk in chronic renal patients to date in South Africa.

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Local study advances global understanding of CVD risk in renal patients

27 Jul 2022

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Covid-19 targets kidneys, study finds...

Katja Hamilton 20 Dec 2021

Worrying trend as check ups drop off during pandemic

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Worrying trend as check ups drop off during pandemic

11 Jun 2020

Medical Aid - Making the right choice

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Medical Aid - Making the right choice

Issued by Bonitas 29 Oct 2019

Drug reduces kidney failure in diabetics

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Drug reduces kidney failure in diabetics

17 Apr 2019

Professor Annalise Zemlin. Photo: Damien Schumann

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Getting the balance right in detecting diabetes

Jorisna Bonthuys 10 Sep 2018

Pollution killed nine million people in 2015: report

ESG & Sustainability

Pollution killed nine million people in 2015: report

24 Oct 2017

Six eating habits for healthy kidneys

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Six eating habits for healthy kidneys

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 5 Sep 2017

Diabetes management under review at 19th annual CDE forum

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Diabetes management under review at 19th annual CDE forum

3 Aug 2017

Breast cancer specialist adds thyroid treatment to services

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Breast cancer specialist adds thyroid treatment to services

6 Mar 2017

When brands are a matter of life and death

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When brands are a matter of life and death

Sarah Britten 20 Apr 2016

Johns Hopkins performs first HIV+ liver transplant

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Johns Hopkins performs first HIV+ liver transplant

Nicci Botha 31 Mar 2016

Kidney Awareness Week - are you aware of symptoms?

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Kidney Awareness Week - are you aware of symptoms?

3 Sep 2015

"Don't let their dreams disappear"

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"Don't let their dreams disappear"

Issued by Reach For A Dream Foundation 7 Jul 2015

Lifesaving medicines could compromise hearing

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Lifesaving medicines could compromise hearing

26 Mar 2013

Spin-off for your brain of protecting your heart

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Spin-off for your brain of protecting your heart

18 Oct 2012

Improved survival rates for mitral valve heart surgery patients

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Improved survival rates for mitral valve heart surgery patients

Karen N. Peart 11 May 2012

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Healthy lifestyles can reduce healthcare costs substantially

23 Feb 2012

Healthcare

Older patients barred from dialysis

Michael Kimberley 29 Sep 2011

2011 Shoprite Checkers Women of the Year: Health Care-Givers category finalists

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2011 Shoprite Checkers Women of the Year: Health Care-Givers category finalists

13 Jul 2011

Choosing the right medical scheme

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Choosing the right medical scheme

Graham Anderson 25 Nov 2010

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Research suggests lowering cholesterol can reduce benign prostatic hyperplasia

27 Oct 2010

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Love your scar on World Kidney Day

10 Mar 2010

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Transplant recipient's second chance at life

Lebogang Tsele 27 Aug 2009

Healthcare

Combining two common medical tests provides new way to screen for serious kidney disease

9 Jul 2009

Healthcare

Nigeria: Painkiller leaves 84 children dead

8 Feb 2009

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Be careful what budgets you cut

Chris Moerdyk 26 Jan 2009

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No blood needed thanks to non-invasive blood monitoring device

29 Sep 2008

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Sri Lanka: Rising kidney disease among farmers puzzles researchers

16 Jul 2008

Healthcare

Cosmetic soft-tissue filler linked to renal failure

3 May 2008

Marketing & Media

Just seeing ads isn’t good enough

Chris Moerdyk 5 Mar 2007