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Spinal surgery milestone achieved at Cure Day Hospital Foreshore

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Australian doctors achieve medical milestone

29 Aug 2023

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Surgeons must tackle three global health challenges to save lives

By Tony Moran 6 Jun 2023

Tools like the WHO checklist can lead to better surgical outcomes in countries with limited resources. Shutterstock

What African countries can do about ensuring safer surgery

Isabella Epiu 27 Mar 2019

Maternal mortality is much higher in Africa than in high-income countries. Shutterstock

The death rate for mothers having C-sections is 50 times higher in Africa

Bruce M Biccard 26 Mar 2019

Post-surgical death stats higher than TB, malaria & HiV combined

Post-surgical death stats higher than TB, malaria & HiV combined

7 Feb 2019

A mother delivers via C-section in Mozambique. In South Africa, there’s no single reason for the climbing number of such procedures in the public sector but it could be proving deadly for mothers. (Shaun Swingler)

A changing birth: What's behind SA's skyrocketing C-section rates?

Laura Grant & Laura Lopez Gonzalez 10 Jan 2019

Many countries around the world can’t meet the demand for donor organs. Shutterstock

There are many complex reasons for South Africa's organ donor shortage

Harriet Etheredge 9 Jan 2019

An image of a string adhesion between the liver and the intestine. The cell nuclei are stained white.
Jonathan Tsai

Surgical adhesions can be treated, prevented in mice

Krista Conger 4 Jan 2019

Pregnant women waiting to see a doctor at a hospital in Uganda. Shutterstock

Why improving access to surgery in childbirth makes economic sense

Isabella Epiu 3 Jan 2019

#BestofBiz 2018: Healthcare

#BestofBiz 2018: Healthcare

18 Dec 2018

Invitation to bid

Invitation to bid

South African Nursing Council 10 Dec 2018

Osseointegration gives amputees more freedom

Osseointegration gives amputees more freedom

6 Dec 2018

Decade3D-Anatomy/Shutterstock

Surgery, not antibiotics, should remain first-line treatment for appendicitis

23 Nov 2018

New technology treats brain tumour.. remotely

New technology treats brain tumour.. remotely

8 Nov 2018

Surgical students battle with dexterity, thanks to screens

Surgical students battle with dexterity, thanks to screens

5 Nov 2018

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity.com 23 Oct 2018

The best Biz summer holiday (content) package ever!

The best Biz summer holiday (content) package ever!

Bizcommunity.com 15 Oct 2018

Pioneering HIV+ transplant opens up a pool of new donors

Pioneering HIV+ transplant opens up a pool of new donors

5 Oct 2018

New cardiac simulation lab to revolutionise medical training

New cardiac simulation lab to revolutionise medical training

26 Sep 2018

Courtesy: Cleveland Clinic

Micorocoil localisation in treating early-stage lung cancer

20 Sep 2018

Sasa, Discovery Health roll out event-based contract model

Sasa, Discovery Health roll out event-based contract model

5 Sep 2018

Consider this advice before travelling abroad for health care

Consider this advice before travelling abroad for health care

Valorie A. Crooks 4 Jun 2018

Kickballs, chicken and 3-D models help Johns Hopkins surgeons prepare for complex foetal surgeries

Kickballs, chicken and 3-D models help Johns Hopkins surgeons prepare for complex foetal surgeries

18 Apr 2018

New clinical skills training centre aims to improve quality and safety

New clinical skills training centre aims to improve quality and safety

Nicci Botha 27 Mar 2018

Tapping into medical tourism

Tapping into medical tourism

15 Jan 2018

Stephanus van Wyk with Dr Conrad Pienaar

New lymphoedema surgery provides relief to cancer patients

23 Oct 2017

Breast reconstruction and radiation therapy - is it really safe?

Breast reconstruction and radiation therapy - is it really safe?

Frank Graewe 7 Sep 2017

Professor Elmin Steyn, head of surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University. Photo: Damien Schumann

#WomensMonth: Transplants are her passion

Jackie Pienaar-Brink 24 Aug 2017

Photo: RoboCatz

Robot-aided surgery now in Eastern Cape

18 Aug 2017

Nanoparticles trick body into accepting organ transplants

Nanoparticles trick body into accepting organ transplants

William Weir 4 Aug 2017

Boy, 5, gets a mechanical heart

Boy, 5, gets a mechanical heart

Aron Hyman 3 Aug 2017

Keloid surgery gives a man his life back

Keloid surgery gives a man his life back

Frank Graewe 1 Aug 2017

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Tools like the WHO checklist can lead to better surgical outcomes in countries with limited resources. Shutterstock

What African countries can do about ensuring safer surgery

Isabella Epiu 27 Mar 2019

Maternal mortality is much higher in Africa than in high-income countries. Shutterstock

The death rate for mothers having C-sections is 50 times higher in Africa

Bruce M Biccard 26 Mar 2019

Post-surgical death stats higher than TB, malaria & HiV combined

Post-surgical death stats higher than TB, malaria & HiV combined

7 Feb 2019

A mother delivers via C-section in Mozambique. In South Africa, there’s no single reason for the climbing number of such procedures in the public sector but it could be proving deadly for mothers. (Shaun Swingler)

A changing birth: What's behind SA's skyrocketing C-section rates?

Laura Grant & Laura Lopez Gonzalez 10 Jan 2019

Many countries around the world can’t meet the demand for donor organs. Shutterstock

There are many complex reasons for South Africa's organ donor shortage

Harriet Etheredge 9 Jan 2019

An image of a string adhesion between the liver and the intestine. The cell nuclei are stained white.
Jonathan Tsai

Surgical adhesions can be treated, prevented in mice

Krista Conger 4 Jan 2019

Pregnant women waiting to see a doctor at a hospital in Uganda. Shutterstock

Why improving access to surgery in childbirth makes economic sense

Isabella Epiu 3 Jan 2019

#BestofBiz 2018: Healthcare

#BestofBiz 2018: Healthcare

18 Dec 2018

Invitation to bid

Invitation to bid

South African Nursing Council 10 Dec 2018

Osseointegration gives amputees more freedom

Osseointegration gives amputees more freedom

6 Dec 2018

Decade3D-Anatomy/Shutterstock

Surgery, not antibiotics, should remain first-line treatment for appendicitis

23 Nov 2018

New technology treats brain tumour.. remotely

New technology treats brain tumour.. remotely

8 Nov 2018

Surgical students battle with dexterity, thanks to screens

Surgical students battle with dexterity, thanks to screens

5 Nov 2018

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity.com 23 Oct 2018

The best Biz summer holiday (content) package ever!

The best Biz summer holiday (content) package ever!

Bizcommunity.com 15 Oct 2018

Pioneering HIV+ transplant opens up a pool of new donors

Pioneering HIV+ transplant opens up a pool of new donors

5 Oct 2018

New cardiac simulation lab to revolutionise medical training

New cardiac simulation lab to revolutionise medical training

26 Sep 2018

Courtesy: Cleveland Clinic

Micorocoil localisation in treating early-stage lung cancer

20 Sep 2018

Sasa, Discovery Health roll out event-based contract model

Sasa, Discovery Health roll out event-based contract model

5 Sep 2018

Consider this advice before travelling abroad for health care

Consider this advice before travelling abroad for health care

Valorie A. Crooks 4 Jun 2018

Kickballs, chicken and 3-D models help Johns Hopkins surgeons prepare for complex foetal surgeries

Kickballs, chicken and 3-D models help Johns Hopkins surgeons prepare for complex foetal surgeries

18 Apr 2018

New clinical skills training centre aims to improve quality and safety

New clinical skills training centre aims to improve quality and safety

Nicci Botha 27 Mar 2018

Tapping into medical tourism

Tapping into medical tourism

15 Jan 2018

Stephanus van Wyk with Dr Conrad Pienaar

New lymphoedema surgery provides relief to cancer patients

23 Oct 2017

Breast reconstruction and radiation therapy - is it really safe?

Breast reconstruction and radiation therapy - is it really safe?

Frank Graewe 7 Sep 2017

Professor Elmin Steyn, head of surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University. Photo: Damien Schumann

#WomensMonth: Transplants are her passion

Jackie Pienaar-Brink 24 Aug 2017

Photo: RoboCatz

Robot-aided surgery now in Eastern Cape

18 Aug 2017

Nanoparticles trick body into accepting organ transplants

Nanoparticles trick body into accepting organ transplants

William Weir 4 Aug 2017

Boy, 5, gets a mechanical heart

Boy, 5, gets a mechanical heart

Aron Hyman 3 Aug 2017

Keloid surgery gives a man his life back

Keloid surgery gives a man his life back

Frank Graewe 1 Aug 2017

PE doctor develops surgery course

PE doctor develops surgery course

Estelle Ellis 21 Jul 2017

Announcing the Pan-African Health Tourism Congress 2017

Announcing the Pan-African Health Tourism Congress 2017

Pan-African Health Congress 31 May 2017

After a successful cochlear implant, Aloshay Arendse (8) is getting a second chance at childhood. With her from left are anaesthetist Dr Nick Meyersfeld, her grandmother Spasina Isaacs, mother Candice Isaacs, father Ashley Arendse and Dr Gary Kroukamp, one of her surgeons, at Life Kingsbury Hospital. Photo: People's Post

Case study: No such thing as a small anaesthesia

30 May 2017

SU's second successful penis transplant

SU's second successful penis transplant

Nicci Botha 22 May 2017

SA increasingly marketed as top medical tourism destination

SA increasingly marketed as top medical tourism destination

15 May 2017

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Cutting-edge radio-surgical technology arrives in SA

9 May 2017

Uwenzile and Uyihlelile Shilongonyane with their mom, Bongekile Simelane, minutes before they underwent their separation surgery .

Conjoined twins successfully separated

23 Jan 2017

Source: Mediclinic Southern Africa

SA's first paediatric mucoepimoid tumour removal

22 Dec 2016

#MovemberRSA: Prostate bot surgery minimises erectile dysfunction

#MovemberRSA: Prostate bot surgery minimises erectile dysfunction

17 Nov 2016

Urgent need to restructure SA's organ transplant process

Urgent need to restructure SA's organ transplant process

Danette Breitenbach 16 Nov 2016

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