MVA85A vaccine safe on infants

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But British Medical Journal sounds alarm over new treatment linking it to deaths

#TimNoakes found not guilty of misconduct

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Professor Tim Noakes has been found not guilty of unprofessional conduct.

#TimNoakes found not guilty

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Professor Tim Noakes has been found not guilty of unprofessional conduct after being on trial for three years.

At just 23, UKZN medical student is already soaring

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Publishing peer-reviewed research in a reputable scientific journal is a pipe dream for many med students, but Kumeren Govender has already nailed it.

New home for Chris Barnard hospital

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After 33 years of operating in the CBD, the Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital will be moving to a former derelict parking lot on the Foreshore.

SA children hardest hit by poverty

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Children are among the hardest hit by poverty, and poor households bear the main responsibility for looking after the largest number of children, the SA Child Gauge ...

Plight of SA doctors captured in new film

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'Doc-U-Mentally' tells of 30-hour shifts, crippling staff shortages

Government pushes plain cigarette packs

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Pictures warning about health risks of tobacco may also appear

Boys more prone to violence

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Teenagers are both victims and perpertrators, study reveals

Banting? Don't stop your meds

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Despite seemingly miraculous health turnaround while on this diet, health experts have warned against stopping medication

Cape clinic on wheels ‘banned’

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A mobile clinic in Bellville had to suspend its services after local councillors challenged the validity of the service.

Early treatment breakthrough in HIV trial

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South Africa among 35 countries that took part in study.

A first for medical science

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Tygerberg Hospital doctor creates cheaper skin graft technique.

Key to fighting resistant bacteria in fynbos?

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Stellenbosch University study show soil in which fynbos grows is teeming with bacteria that could bolster battle against infections.

Groote Schuur pioneers pacemaker

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Cape hospital makes history by becoming first in Africa and Middle East to implant world's smallest pacemaker.

SA doctors win for hospital app

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Two Cape Town doctors to receive global award for hospital triage mobile application.

Doctors oppose assisted suicide

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The South African Medical Association is the latest medical body to distance itself from doctor-assisted suicide.

Warning: Smoking can damage your plants

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Passive smoking could be to blame for high levels of nicotine found in spices, herbal teas and medicinal plants, say researchers.

Experts agree with HIV self-testing

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'Programme should be safe, accurate and encourage treatment for patients', say experts.

Novel TB vaccine offers hope

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Clinical trials due to be conducted on 3 500 adults in SA, Kenya and Zambia.

Genetics and lifestyle studied

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A link between brain disorders and cardiovascular disease is being investigated by Stellenbosch University.

Link between health and climate change

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A group of scientists and health experts have warned that as the effects of climate change become more prevalent, so too will health problems.

Science of running in black and white

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A new UCT study has shown that low levels of oxygen in the air may well be putting black athletes at a disadvantage.

Deadly meningitis link raises red flag for ARVs

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Starting HIV-positive patients on ARVs while they have a meningitis infection could prove fatal, say UCT researchers.

Made in SA: plastic heart parts

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Cheap new plastic heart valves produced by UCT could save millions who die every year from childhood rheumatic heart disease.