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Minister Wenger visits Western Cape hospitals, supports healthcare

1 Jul 2024

Source: South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)

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UCT academic appointed SAMRC president and CEO

3 May 2024

7th Icon Conference looks at the role of multi-disciplinary teams in oncology

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7th Icon Conference looks at the role of multi-disciplinary teams in oncology

Issued by Icon Oncology 11 Apr 2024

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Worst of hiring freeze over, Western Cape health department assures health workers

19 Feb 2024

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Officials raise alarm over hiring freeze at Western Cape’s largest hospitals

Daniel Steyn 2 Feb 2024

Eating well to support kidney health

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Eating well to support kidney health

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 31 Aug 2023

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Violence escalates amid ongoing Cape Metropole taxi strike, affecting emergency response

Katja Hamilton 8 Aug 2023

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Taxi strike chaos leads to closure of health facilities

Katja Hamilton 7 Aug 2023

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Growing demand for mental health assistance among South African youth

31 Jul 2023

Palliative care can extend life

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Palliative care can extend life

Issued by Association of Palliative Care Centres (APCC) 5 May 2023

World Health Day - Listen to your gut

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World Health Day - Listen to your gut

Issued by CANSA 11 Apr 2023

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Pivotal local research on antibiotic-resistant infections in hospitals begins in earnest

22 Nov 2022

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SA first: Surgical team breaks new ground in paediatric orthopaedics

13 Oct 2022

Loeries 2022: FCB Joburg takes the only SA Loerie Grand Prix award

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Loeries 2022: FCB Joburg takes the only SA Loerie Grand Prix award

Issued by FCB Africa 12 Oct 2022

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UCT honours renowned women's health champion in South Africa

Niémah Davids 16 Aug 2022

Image supplied: Tug of War will be screened at the Diff competition

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Diff announces films included in competition

18 Jul 2022

Supplied. All the 2022 Bookmark Awards finalists

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All the Bookmarks 2022 finalists: Did you make the cut?

17 Jun 2022

Jenna Lowe's powerful legacy for South Africans lives on

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Jenna Lowe's powerful legacy for South Africans lives on

3 May 2022

Abbott seeks new treatment standards for Africa's silent killer disease

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Abbott seeks new treatment standards for Africa's silent killer disease

29 Apr 2022

Source: Supplied. Members of Vodacom and the Western Cape Department of Health, with Premier Alan Winde, at the announcement of the distribution of 257 new cold-chain units across the province.

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Ensuring SA's vaccine safety in the cold chain

11 Apr 2022

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Groote Schuur Hospital opens adolescent centre of excellence

16 Mar 2022

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Protect domestic tourism during fourth wave, urges Minister Sisulu

29 Nov 2021

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Africa's first public health state-of-the-art diabetes centre opens

15 Nov 2021

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Investigating postoperative deaths in Africa

30 Aug 2021

6 Covid-19 vaccine myths dispelled by experts

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6 Covid-19 vaccine myths dispelled by experts

25 Aug 2021

Groote Schuur is one of South Africa’s biggest teaching hospitals. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

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Covid-19: A glimpse behind the scenes at Groote Schuur Hospital

James Stent 12 Aug 2021

Mariam Anthony and colleagues from the engineering department at Groote Schuur Hospital

Healthcare

#WomensMonth: Engineering is vital to deliver quality care, says Mariam Anthony

11 Aug 2021

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Vaccine denialism kills: Mail & Guardian has let down its readers

Nathan Geffen and Mia Malan 10 Aug 2021

Covid-19: why critically ill patients in Africa are taking a bigger hit

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Covid-19: why critically ill patients in Africa are taking a bigger hit

Bruce M Biccard 25 May 2021

The Lancet has published the results of an analysis of how critically ill Covid-19 patients did at 64 hospitals in Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, and South Africa. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Healthcare

Africa has a higher death rate among critically ill Covid-19 patients than anywhere else

Elsabé Brits 21 May 2021

Professor Marc Mendelson, head of the Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital

Healthcare

Vaccinate, vaccinate, vaccinate, says Professor Marc Mendelson

19 Mar 2021

SA team take part in 24-hour global mixed reality surgical event

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SA team take part in 24-hour global mixed reality surgical event

24 Feb 2021

No booze, less meat: taverns feel the pinch of Covid-19 ban

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No booze, less meat: taverns feel the pinch of Covid-19 ban

Tariro Washinyira 29 Jan 2021

Professor Marc Mendelson

Healthcare

Third wave is on its way, if rapid vaccine roll out falters

26 Jan 2021

There are at least three Covid-19 vaccines that have been approved by reputable health regulatory organisations around the world and many countries have begun rolling out vaccines, but not South Africa. Photo: Armin Kübelbeck (CC-BY-SA via Wikimedia Commons)

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Health workers demand vaccine rollout

GroundUp staff 5 Jan 2021

UCT body donor programme continues despite ongoing pandemic

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UCT body donor programme continues despite ongoing pandemic

30 Dec 2020

Turner & Townsend completes project management on active hospital site

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Turner & Townsend completes project management on active hospital site

1 Oct 2020

Groote Schuur Hospital and UCT join global Covid-19 intensive care study

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Groote Schuur Hospital and UCT join global Covid-19 intensive care study

31 Jul 2020

Aids activists lie down in protest in front of parliament in 2001 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Healthcare

Aids conference: Covid-19, big breakthroughs and missed targets

Linda-Gail Bekker 29 Jul 2020

Shahied Fischer and Ivan Cummings were treated with HFNO at Groote Schuur Hospital. Image: Western Cape Health

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High-flow nasal oxygen proves successful in severe Covid-19 cases

10 Jul 2020

Dr Keith Cloete, head of department, Western Cape Health

Healthcare

Western Cape opts for high-flow nasal oxygen in severe cases of Covid-19

5 Jun 2020

South Africa's superhero dietitians

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South Africa's superhero dietitians

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 1 Jun 2020

Video: Talking about mask safety

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Video: Talking about mask safety

Ozayr Patel 14 May 2020

Machines like this (Gene Xpert) can be used to test for Covid-19, but they require cartridges to be imported into the country and demand currently appears to far exceed supply. Photo: Wikimedia user Wizi09 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Huge delays in Covid-19 test results

Liezl Human and GroundUp staff 11 May 2020

Road closures for SONA

Logistics & Transport

Road closures for SONA

13 Feb 2020

The new Halcyon radiotherapy machine at Groote Schuur hospital. In front is Nanette Joubert, medical physicist. Back from left to right: Dr Bhavna Patel, CEO of the hospital; Dr Bernadette Eick, chief operations officer; Francois Heyns, a patient; and Prof Jeannette Parks; head of radiation oncology. Photo: Elsabé Brits

Healthcare

Groote Schuur unveils new cancer machine that can treat 40 patients a day

Elsabé Brits 3 Oct 2019

“I am scared every day of my life. The bullets are like rain there [on the Cape Flats],” said Mary Bruce of Hanover Park. Photo: Elsabé Brits

Healthcare

Western Cape health services paint bloody picture of gun violence

Elsabé Brits 12 Aug 2019

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

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

Bruce M Biccard 26 Mar 2019