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Investigating postoperative deaths in Africa

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How virus detectives trace the origins of an outbreak - and why it's so tricky

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We're a step closer to figuring out why mosquitoes bite some people and not others

We're a step closer to figuring out why mosquitoes bite some people and not others

Madelien Wooding & Yvette Naude 19 May 2021

New DNA research could help combat cancers that are resistant to current standard treatments

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Fungal infections might be dangerous to Covid-19 patients with severe symptoms in ICU

Fungal infections might be dangerous to Covid-19 patients with severe symptoms in ICU

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Outreach Engineering, Wits Healthcare Innovation merge to scale impact

Outreach Engineering, Wits Healthcare Innovation merge to scale impact

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New cerebral palsy research may have profound impact on medicolegal cases

New cerebral palsy research may have profound impact on medicolegal cases

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Breaking news: 85% of healthcare professionals now want to liaise with representatives online!

Breaking news: 85% of healthcare professionals now want to liaise with representatives online!

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Professor Salim Abdool Karim

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Starving TB of sugar could help fight the disease

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South African healthcare workers are at high risk of contracting hepatitis B

South African healthcare workers are at high risk of contracting hepatitis B

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Why India is banking on health diplomacy to grow African footprint

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UKZN, Cansa partner for lung cancer research project

UKZN, Cansa partner for lung cancer research project

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Understanding different forms of CBD for health and wellness

Understanding different forms of CBD for health and wellness

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UP researchers receive prestigious grants for cancer research

UP researchers receive prestigious grants for cancer research

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New biomaterial regrows blood vessels and bone

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Molecular-level detail of the interaction of trehalose bound to the mycobacterial LpqY transporter.
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Why India is banking on health diplomacy to grow African footprint

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Photo by Anna Shvets from

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Understanding different forms of CBD for health and wellness

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Viruses can hijack cellular process in order to block immune response

22 Feb 2021

Vector bucket/Shutterstock

How the emoji could help democratise online science dialogue

Marina Joubert 15 Feb 2021

When women do science, society benefits in myriad ways. Solskin/Stock image/Getty Images

Breaking the science glass ceiling: 4 African women share what it took

Natasha Joseph, Ogechi Ekeanyanwu & Wale Fatade 11 Feb 2021

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UP researchers receive prestigious grants for cancer research

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