But British Medical Journal sounds alarm over new treatment linking it to deaths
Professor Tim Noakes has been found not guilty of unprofessional conduct.
Professor Tim Noakes has been found not guilty of unprofessional conduct after being on trial for three years.
Publishing peer-reviewed research in a reputable scientific journal is a pipe dream for many med students, but Kumeren Govender has already nailed it.
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.
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 ...
'Doc-U-Mentally' tells of 30-hour shifts, crippling staff shortages
Pictures warning about health risks of tobacco may also appear
Teenagers are both victims and perpertrators, study reveals
Despite seemingly miraculous health turnaround while on this diet, health experts have warned against stopping medication
A mobile clinic in Bellville had to suspend its services after local councillors challenged the validity of the service.
South Africa among 35 countries that took part in study.
Tygerberg Hospital doctor creates cheaper skin graft technique.
Stellenbosch University study show soil in which fynbos grows is teeming with bacteria that could bolster battle against infections.
Cape hospital makes history by becoming first in Africa and Middle East to implant world's smallest pacemaker.
Two Cape Town doctors to receive global award for hospital triage mobile application.
The South African Medical Association is the latest medical body to distance itself from doctor-assisted suicide.
Passive smoking could be to blame for high levels of nicotine found in spices, herbal teas and medicinal plants, say researchers.
'Programme should be safe, accurate and encourage treatment for patients', say experts.
Clinical trials due to be conducted on 3 500 adults in SA, Kenya and Zambia.
A link between brain disorders and cardiovascular disease is being investigated by Stellenbosch University.
A group of scientists and health experts have warned that as the effects of climate change become more prevalent, so too will health problems.
A new UCT study has shown that low levels of oxygen in the air may well be putting black athletes at a disadvantage.
Starting HIV-positive patients on ARVs while they have a meningitis infection could prove fatal, say UCT researchers.
Cheap new plastic heart valves produced by UCT could save millions who die every year from childhood rheumatic heart disease.