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Why chronic disease management is South Africa’s most urgent healthcare priority

Medical Aid

Why chronic disease management is South Africa’s most urgent healthcare priority

Kevin Aron, Issued by Stone 28 Oct 2025

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Health & Beauty

Get instant discounts with Dis-Chem's Better Rewards programme

10 Oct 2025

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Pharmaceuticals

"Not only waistlines, but lifespans” — Dr Tommie Smook on GLP-1s

6 Oct 2025

Medshield explains the importance of managing your stress and anxiety now

Mental health

Medshield explains the importance of managing your stress and anxiety now

Issued by Stone 22 Sep 2025

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Pharmaceuticals

Revolutionising weight loss: GLP-1s help South Africans cut sugar

22 Sep 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

Stay ahead of your health with Medshield: The importance of regular checkups

Medical Aid

Stay ahead of your health with Medshield: The importance of regular checkups

Issued by Stone 25 Aug 2025

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Occupational Health & Safety

7 medical emergencies every workplace should be prepared for

7 Mar 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

Understanding your medical aid benefits is crucial to avoid unexpected issues, says Medshield

Medical Aid

Understanding your medical aid benefits is crucial to avoid unexpected issues, says Medshield

Issued by Stone 1 Oct 2024

Public Health

Transforming heart health: Awareness saves lives

4 Sep 2024

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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Air pollution in South Africa: Affordable new devices use AI to monitor hotspots in real time

Bruce Mellado 19 Aug 2024

How environmental toxins and pollution affect our health, by Medshield

Medical Research

How environmental toxins and pollution affect our health, by Medshield

Issued by Stone 25 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied.

Dentistry

Unveiling 2024: Exploring the cutting-edge trends and innovations in oral care

25 Jan 2024

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. Founder of Made To Thrive, Steve Stavs.

Medtech

#Newsmaker: Unlocking the future of healthcare with biohacker Steve Stavs

Katja Hamilton 21 Jul 2023

Cardiology

SA gears up for World Hypertension Day

16 May 2023

Source: The South African Rooibos Council.

Medical Research

Department of Science and Innovation gives Rooibos research R4.8m funding boost

9 Nov 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

Combatting an invisible killer: New WHO air pollution guidelines recommend sharply lower limits

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Combatting an invisible killer: New WHO air pollution guidelines recommend sharply lower limits

Laura Corlin 6 Oct 2021

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Cardiology

The reality of cardiovascular risk

5 Oct 2021

Patients waiting at Connaught Hospital, Freetown, Sierra Leone (credit - Steven Rubin)

Noncommunicable diseases

Inadequate healthcare measurement puts patients at risk in Global South

18 Nov 2020

Noncommunicable diseases

Diabetes is a ticking time bomb in Sub-Saharan Africa

Chinwe Juliana Iwu-Jaja, Andre Pascal Kengne & Charles Shey Wiysonge 13 Nov 2020

Getting the most out of Machine Learning

Technology

Getting the most out of Machine Learning

12 Oct 2020

Can Africa build its own tech giant?

Entrepreneurship

Can Africa build its own tech giant?

28 Sep 2020

Cardiovascular risk factors are high in Sierra Leone. Steven Rubin

Noncommunicable diseases

Why Sierra Leone needs to focus on cardiovascular health

Maria Odland & Justine Ina Davies 10 Sep 2020

Noncommunicable diseases

Weekly injection could treat type 2 diabetes, new enzyme discovery suggests

Magdalene Montgomery & Matthew Watt 4 Sep 2020

Tony Singleton, CEO, Turnberry Management Risk Solutions

Covid-19

What you need to know about medical cover during the Covid-19 pandemic

Tony Singleton 16 Jul 2020

Queue of seated outpatients, waiting patiently inside a provincial hospital corridor in Port Elizabeth. Shutterstock

Emergency Medicine

Why people don't get emergency medical care in time: a study in South Africa

Justine Ina Davies 13 Jul 2020

Worrying trend as check ups drop off during pandemic

Covid-19

Worrying trend as check ups drop off during pandemic

11 Jun 2020

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Insurance & Actuarial

Does my insurance policy cover me for #coronavirus?

12 Mar 2020

Africa is way behind the curve in managing heart disease: here's a new approach

Noncommunicable diseases

Africa is way behind the curve in managing heart disease: here's a new approach

Martin Heine 13 Feb 2020

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Medical Research

Advances in anti-ageing research: how chemistry could hold the key to better health

Lizzy Ostler 6 Nov 2019

Slum residents were said to do less exercise because of cheap motorcycle taxis. Boris Golovnev/Shutterstock

Noncommunicable diseases

Bad habits drive health risks among Kenya's urban poor

Frederick Wekesah 13 Sep 2019

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Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2019: ALL THE WINNERS!

24 Aug 2019

Calling the victors to their spoils. © Loeries.

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2019: All the Friday night winners announced!

23 Aug 2019

#Loeries2019: Day 3 judging finalists!

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2019: Day 3 judging finalists!

21 Aug 2019

Loeries judges. © Loeries Awards.

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2019: Day 2 judging finalists!

20 Aug 2019

There’s a lack of research that deals specifically with conditions in African countries. Shutterstock

Medical Research

Africa needs to up its research game to fight non-communicable diseases

Andre Pascal Kengne, Elvis Banboye Kidzeru & Muki Shey 19 Jun 2019

Reducing salt intake can save lives. Shutterstock

Nutrition

Salt is bad for you: but how it affects your body is still frontier science

Alta Schutte & Michél Strauss 15 Mar 2019

Salty and fatty foods are driving up obesity. Shutterstock

Noncommunicable diseases

Weighing up the costs of treating lifestyle diseases in South Africa

7 Feb 2019