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Inside The Box with Dr Andy Gray | How should medicine shortages be managed in SA?

Inside The Box with Dr Andy Gray | How should medicine shortages be managed in SA?

How should medicine shortages be managed in SA

07 Oct

Guns, death and drugs: Dr Pieter Henning’s untimely end silences every case against him

02 Aug

HIV 2030 target slipping away as Trump-era funding cuts hit global AIDS response

28 Jul

When medicines are made outside the factory: Why pharmacovigilance matters more than ever

When medicines are made outside the factory: Why pharmacovigilance matters more than ever

25 Jul

Thembi Xulu, the doctor and hip-hop mum trying to bring the anti-HIV jab home

Thembi Xulu, the doctor and hip-hop mum trying to bring the anti-HIV jab home

24 Jul

Flooded Khayelitsha clinic sparks concerns after patient records damaged

Flooded Khayelitsha clinic sparks concerns after patient records damaged

22 Jul

UCT prof had to keep news of her global science award secret for 6 months

UCT prof had to keep news of her global science award secret for 6 months

20 Jul

R76m security overhaul for Gqeberha’s Livingstone and Provincial Hospital Complex

R76m security overhaul for Gqeberha’s Livingstone and Provincial Hospital Complex

17 Jul

KZN hospital runs out of beds as patients wait up to five days for admission

KZN hospital runs out of beds as patients wait up to five days for admission

15 Jul

The 15 best – and worst – districts in SA to give birth

The 15 best – and worst – districts in SA to give birth

15 Jul

Government at odds as landmark assisted dying constitutional battle intensifies

Government at odds as landmark assisted dying constitutional battle intensifies

13 Jul

SA has 3 spheres of government: which is responsible for providing healthcare?

SA has 3 spheres of government: which is responsible for providing healthcare?

09 Jul

Western Cape warns against wild mushrooms after poisoning spike

Western Cape warns against wild mushrooms after poisoning spike

08 Jul

Suicide, illness, and a fatal crash: What really happened to 6 KZN healthcare workers

Suicide, illness, and a fatal crash: What really happened to 6 KZN healthcare workers

08 Jul

‘They’re in the wind’: How US cuts pushed trans people out of care

‘They’re in the wind’: How US cuts pushed trans people out of care

08 Jul

Cape Town disputes study claiming more than half of firefighters suffer respiratory problems

Cape Town disputes study claiming more than half of firefighters suffer respiratory problems

07 Jul

Cold truth: Rob Ferreira Hospital staff lug kettles to work for warm water to bathe patients

Cold truth: Rob Ferreira Hospital staff lug kettles to work for warm water to bathe patients

07 Jul

Diarrhoea outbreak contained as hundreds remain at Cape Town repatriation centre

Diarrhoea outbreak contained as hundreds remain at Cape Town repatriation centre

04 Jul

Doctor from KZN uses savings to open container clinic in her rural hometown

Doctor from KZN uses savings to open container clinic in her rural hometown

04 Jul

IN THE SPOTLIGHT | What is in SA’s vaccination schedule and how does it measure up?

IN THE SPOTLIGHT | What is in SA’s vaccination schedule and how does it measure up?

03 Jul

I’m a drug addict. Harm reduction saved my life

I’m a drug addict. Harm reduction saved my life

02 Jul

Mechanical fault sparks generator fire at Bertha Gxowa Hospital in Germiston

Mechanical fault sparks generator fire at Bertha Gxowa Hospital in Germiston

26 Jun

‘The law is clear’: Sasha Stevenson fights back as vigilantes try to keep migrants out of clinics

‘The law is clear’: Sasha Stevenson fights back as vigilantes try to keep migrants out of clinics

26 Jun

Cancer survivor’s gaming app teaches teens to ‘love their nuts’ – and might save a life

Cancer survivor’s gaming app teaches teens to ‘love their nuts’ – and might save a life

26 Jun

OPINION | The bill is due: Why laboratory debt is a threat to every patient in SA

OPINION | The bill is due: Why laboratory debt is a threat to every patient in SA

25 Jun

Singing, stories and a Sixty60 helicopter - historic Red Cross marks 70th birthday

Singing, stories and a Sixty60 helicopter - historic Red Cross marks 70th birthday

19 Jun

LISTEN | This doctor wants the new HIV drug to be available to every South African

LISTEN | This doctor wants the new HIV drug to be available to every South African

19 Jun

CKM syndrome: The interconnected health cluster affecting millions of South Africans

CKM syndrome: The interconnected health cluster affecting millions of South Africans

15 Jun

‘No one cared’: Son blasts hospital after ill father goes missing

‘No one cared’: Son blasts hospital after ill father goes missing

13 Jun

Manganese mayhem: Toxic pollution reaches alarming levels in Nelson Mandela Bay

Manganese mayhem: Toxic pollution reaches alarming levels in Nelson Mandela Bay

12 Jun

Hope for transplant patients: Africa’s first liver perfusion machine lands at Wits

Hope for transplant patients: Africa’s first liver perfusion machine lands at Wits

11 Jun

Inside The Box with Dr Andy Gray | How should the compounding of medicines be regulated?

Inside The Box with Dr Andy Gray | How should the compounding of medicines be regulated?

11 Jun

The 4 diseases driving 84% of Discovery’s costs as patients battle multiple conditions

The 4 diseases driving 84% of Discovery’s costs as patients battle multiple conditions

10 Jun

Supply chain fraud triggers unprecedented medicine shortage in Namibia

Supply chain fraud triggers unprecedented medicine shortage in Namibia

09 Jun

How to use the new anti-HIV jab and where to find it – 13 questions answered

How to use the new anti-HIV jab and where to find it – 13 questions answered

09 Jun

Indigenous cancer bush shows promise against drug-resistant cancers

Indigenous cancer bush shows promise against drug-resistant cancers

05 Jun

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