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Medtech

Eat, breathe, sleep: Dr Steven Olmos on the significance of sleep

Maroefah Smith 2 hours

Major AI breakthrough in diabetes care for Diabetes Month

Medical Research

Major AI breakthrough in diabetes care for Diabetes Month

Issued by JNPR 14 Nov 2025

Sustainable, positive social impact is redefining medical schemes

ESG & Sustainability

Sustainable, positive social impact is redefining medical schemes

Kevin Aron, Issued by Stone 6 Nov 2025

Hormones, menopause, and cancer: Cansa’s call to action this October

Oncology

Hormones, menopause, and cancer: Cansa’s call to action this October

Issued by CANSA 1 Oct 2025

Join the Ocsober challenge: Tips for a healthier, alcohol-free October

Wellness

Join the Ocsober challenge: Tips for a healthier, alcohol-free October

1 Oct 2025

Rainbow Chicken champions heart health with new Farmer Brown Nourish range

FMCG

Rainbow Chicken champions heart health with new Farmer Brown Nourish range

Issued by Rainbow Chicken 2 Sep 2025

The links between sleep and mental health

Mental health

The links between sleep and mental health

Issued by Sleep Group 18 Jul 2025

Transforming SA’s food landscape begins with a balanced breakfast, complete with whole grains

Nutrition

Transforming SA’s food landscape begins with a balanced breakfast, complete with whole grains

Mandy Murphy, Issued by Clockwork 10 Mar 2025

The isolation pandemic

Mental health

The isolation pandemic

Issued by Sonja Smith Elite Funeral Group 25 Feb 2025

Medical Aid

Vitality Health’s new plan in Tanzania: a game-changer for workplace wellness

Katja Hamilton 26 Feb 2025

Medshield differentiates between a heart attack and a stroke

Cardiology

Medshield differentiates between a heart attack and a stroke

Issued by Stone 17 Dec 2024

Pick n Pay's fight against hunger in South Africa

ESG

Pick n Pay's fight against hunger in South Africa

15 Oct 2024

Care coordination is vital to achieving better health outcomes, by Medshield

Medical Aid

Care coordination is vital to achieving better health outcomes, by Medshield

Issued by Stone 23 Sep 2024

Pharmaceuticals

Pharma Dynamics acquires MNI to expand in the thriving plant-based medicine market

6 Sep 2024

Public Health

Transforming heart health: Awareness saves lives

4 Sep 2024

Source: GEHealthCare.

Pharmaceuticals

GE HealthCare and Daktari Africa collaborate to enhance cardiovascular care in Kenya

3 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. The Ministry of Health of Ghana signing an MoU with AstraZeneca. Franklin Asiedu Bekoe, director public health, Ghana Health Service; Winfred Ofosu, Ghana Health Service; Deepak Arora, country president, African Cluster, AstraZeneca, and Ruud Dobber, executive vice president, BioPharmaceuticals Business Unit, AstraZeneca.

Public Health

Growth of AstraZeneca’s flagship health equity programme

3 Jun 2024

Medtech

SA's consumers get as-you-go private healthcare app to fit their busy lifestyles

17 Apr 2024

Public Health

Can the UN impose sanctions on SA? You bet it can… and One Health may be the tipping point

Katja Hamilton 15 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Founder of Made To Thrive, Steve Stavs.

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Revolutionising mental performance with human-centric algorithms

Steve Stavs 8 Jan 2024

Restonic Ezintsha Sleep Clinic to pioneer South African sleep research and treat sleep disorders

Medical Research

Restonic Ezintsha Sleep Clinic to pioneer South African sleep research and treat sleep disorders

Issued by Sleep Group 2 Oct 2023

Healthcare

From fatal allergies to heart attacks and cholera - the devastating health effects of global warming in Africa

Lenore Manderson 7 Sep 2023

Source: Supplied. Jessica Spira, managing director at Virgin Active.

Healthcare

Looking to "age in place" when you're older? Early lifestyle interventions may be the key

Jessica Spira 5 Apr 2023

Source: Suipplied.

Healthcare

GE HealthCare teams up with Axim Life Isotopes South Africa

28 Mar 2023

Changing conversations about overweight and obesity

Nutrition

Changing conversations about overweight and obesity

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 28 Mar 2023

Adequate sleep is a prerequisite for overall better health

Medical Aid

Adequate sleep is a prerequisite for overall better health

Issued by Stone 24 Mar 2023

Get back into the swing of things

Mental health

Get back into the swing of things

Issued by Intercare 16 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied.

Cardiology

The 8 health hazards of watching TV

3 Jan 2023

Medical Aid

The Covid storm may be over, but its impact on the global healthcare sector will be felt for years to come

Katja Hamilton 16 Nov 2022

Source: Supplied.

Banking

Discovery features fourth on the 2022 Fortune Change the World list

10 Oct 2022

How to make healthy eating choices easier

Nutrition

How to make healthy eating choices easier

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 5 Oct 2022

What is the impact of an unhealthy heart?

Cardiology

What is the impact of an unhealthy heart?

Issued by Intercare 1 Sep 2022

Cardiology

Cardiovascular disease is on the rise in South Africa

24 Aug 2022

Measure your blood pressure accurately, control it, live longer!

Cardiology

Measure your blood pressure accurately, control it, live longer!

Issued by Stone 10 Aug 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.

Healthcare

Local study advances global understanding of CVD risk in renal patients

27 Jul 2022

Source: Supplied. Dr Nivisha Parag, head of School for Healthcare Management at Regent Business School.

Healthcare

Innovation needed to resolve SA's health challenges

Dr Nivisha Parag 19 Jul 2022

Source: Supplied.

Public Health

Influenza cases on the rise in South Africa

9 Jun 2022

Research

5 reasons South Africa isn't ready for health claims on food labels

Melvi Todd 11 Nov 2021

Food & mood - how nutrition affects mental health

Nutrition

Food & mood - how nutrition affects mental health

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 4 Nov 2021

FMCG

How big companies are targeting middle-income countries to boost ultra-processed food sales

Edwin Kwong, Joanna Williams, Phillip Baker, Rob Moodie and Thiago M Santos 22 Oct 2021

Why every South African needs to eat more vegetables and fruit every day

Nutrition

Why every South African needs to eat more vegetables and fruit every day

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 7 Oct 2021

Source: ©Ionut Dan Popescu

Cardiology

The reality of cardiovascular risk

5 Oct 2021

Periodontitis - the silent killer!

Dentistry

Periodontitis - the silent killer!

Issued by Intercare 1 Oct 2021

Source: ©visivasnc

Covid-19

Statistics show vaccine benefit

1 Sep 2021

Source: , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Health & Social Welfare

Blunting the impact of poor social conditions in South Africa will have big health benefits

Ebrahim Samodien 23 Jun 2021

Recovering from Covid-19? Here's what you need to know about nutrition

Nutrition

Recovering from Covid-19? Here's what you need to know about nutrition

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 22 Jun 2021