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Ethics & Medicolegal

The ethical implications of AI adoption in healthcare

Vishal Barapatre 3 days

Living well with autoimmune disorders: Insights from Medshield

Noncommunicable diseases

Living well with autoimmune disorders: Insights from Medshield

Issued by Stone 16 Jul 2025

Source: Supplied. Calin Cloete, Enterprise Security Solutions Lead: ESET Southern Africa.

NHI

NHI needs to be secured against cyberattacks

24 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied. Dr. Ricardo Baptista Leite, CEO: HealthAI.

Healthcare

The rise of AI in LMICs: A new era for global healthcare

Ricardo Baptista Leite 17 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied. Dr Winter performing a CT-guided interventional procedure.

Healthcare

An emerging field: Minimally invasive radiology techniques for cancer pain

4 Feb 2025

Ultra-sound; ‘underused, under-trained,’ in SA

Medtech

Ultra-sound; ‘underused, under-trained,’ in SA

Issued by Zebra Medical 23 Jan 2025

Intercare Silver Lakes Medical and Dental Centre relocates to Linton's Corner

Hospital Groups

Intercare Silver Lakes Medical and Dental Centre relocates to Linton's Corner

Issued by Intercare 22 Mar 2024

Source: Dilip Naran, vice president, product architecture, CompuGroup Medical South Africa.

Trends

#BizTrends: NHI to boost South Africa's digital healthcare

27 Feb 2024

Nilesh Hansjee is a business analyst at Marketing Intelligence Hub. Source: Supplied.

Marketing

#BizTrends2024: A peek into the marketing crystal ball

Nilesh Hansjee 11 Jan 2024

Acute vs chronic pain – Medshield

Medical Aid

Acute vs chronic pain – Medshield

Issued by Stone 29 Nov 2023

Medtech

Digital healthcare revolution taking effect in SA

23 Nov 2023

Medtech

Does AI hold the master key to unlocking accurate diagnosis and treatment?

Bada Pharasi 12 Sep 2023

The NHI could make South Africa a leader in digitised healthcare

NHI

The NHI could make South Africa a leader in digitised healthcare

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 10 Aug 2023

Source: Supplied. Reinder Nauta, executive chairman of National HealthCare group.

Nursing

New ways must be sought to make the most of scarce healthcare resources

21 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied.

Medical Aid

Discovery Health, Clicks and Auto & General bring new affordable private healthcare to the nation

13 Feb 2023

Why being human in the age of AI matters

4th Industrial Revolution

Why being human in the age of AI matters

Zuko Mdwaba 10 Feb 2023

It's critical: How digital tools can drive reliable and patient-centric healthcare

Medtech

It's critical: How digital tools can drive reliable and patient-centric healthcare

Issued by ASUS 20 Dec 2022

All the BCX Digital Innovation Awards 2022 winners!

4th Industrial Revolution

All the BCX Digital Innovation Awards 2022 winners!

25 Nov 2022

Jacaranda FM celebrates purple with R50k concert experience prize

Radio & Audio

Jacaranda FM celebrates purple with R50k concert experience prize

Issued by Jacaranda FM 4 Oct 2022

Oncology

Good news for skin cancer patients in Gauteng

Issued by Icon Oncology 4 Nov 2020

Source: ©Vitaliy Vodolazskyy

Tuberculosis

First-of-a-kind TB dashboard launched

21 Sep 2021

Launch of Intercare Castle Gate Medical and Dental Centre

Hospital Groups

Launch of Intercare Castle Gate Medical and Dental Centre

Issued by Intercare 31 Aug 2021

Ethics & Medicolegal

How to manage risk against medical injury claims

Vanessa Rogers 24 May 2021

Wayne Miller, Zebra Technologies

Medtech

How the pandemic is transforming healthcare

Wayne Miller 15 Apr 2021

#WorldTBDay2021: Adolescents with perinatally acquired HIV at increased risk

Tuberculosis

#WorldTBDay2021: Adolescents with perinatally acquired HIV at increased risk

24 Mar 2021

The WHO recommends that TB prevalence surveys be done in high burden countries. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Tuberculosis

First ever national survey shows the extent of South Africa's TB problem

Emily B Wong & Alison Grant 15 Mar 2021

Muhammad Ali Albakri

Trends

#BizTrends2021: 5 government interventions urgently-needed to support air transport, tourism sector

Muhammad Ali Albakri 6 Jan 2021

Many countries around the world have launched digital contact tracing apps. Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Covid-19

Unpacking the legal and ethical aspects of South Africa's Covid-19 track and trace app

Marietjie Botes 11 Nov 2020

NMISA plays an important role in advancing the quality of cancer treatments in South Africa

Medtech

NMISA plays an important role in advancing the quality of cancer treatments in South Africa

Issued by NMISA 2 Nov 2020

Professor Anneke Hesseling

Tuberculosis

Trial recommends shorter treatment time for less severe TB in children

30 Oct 2020

AI can help doctors with coronavirus

ICT

AI can help doctors with coronavirus

30 Apr 2020

Wuhan, China, the epicentre of the Novel coronavirus. Image source: Getty/Gallo

Infectious Diseases

SA beefs up surveillance amid coronavirus outbreak

28 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: Trends for the near future

Trends

#BizTrends2020: Trends for the near future

marian salzman 6 Jan 2020

Gauteng Health MEC, Dr Bandile Masuku

Public Health

Sama challenges health and safety issues in Gauteng

13 Sep 2019

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Oncology

AI better at detecting lung cancer than humans

21 May 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo Images

Medtech

Regulating telemedicine in South Africa

19 Mar 2019

3D printing gives orthopaedic surgeons a whole new perspective

Orthopaedics

3D printing gives orthopaedic surgeons a whole new perspective

29 Jan 2019

Radical transformations likely needed to achieve universal healthcare

Public Health

Radical transformations likely needed to achieve universal healthcare

28 Dec 2018

Public Health

The big 3 questions on healthcare and AI

Karen Feldscher 21 Nov 2018

Radical transformation needed to achieve UHC

NHI

Radical transformation needed to achieve UHC

27 Aug 2018

Mothers wait at a local clinic. The city of Johannesburg plans to open 24 hour clinics to alleviate queues. Photo: Reuters stringer

Public Health

Why setting up 24-hour clinics in South Africa's busiest city is a good idea

Laetitia Rispel 6 Mar 2018

Makatleho Selibo is the widow of Mahola Selibo who worked as a team leader at President Steyn mine in Welkom. He worked underground for 33 years. He passed away in 2013 and suffered from tuberculosis and silicosis. He did not receive any compensation from the mines. Photo: Thom Pierce

Mining

End in sight for silicosis case?

Pete Lewis/GroundUp 15 Aug 2017

Ensuring safety and quality in glass packaging

Packaging

Ensuring safety and quality in glass packaging

Paul King 30 Jun 2017

England's emergency units open 'as normal' again after cyberattack

Medtech

England's emergency units open 'as normal' again after cyberattack

18 May 2017