Posted on November 22, 2019
As we approach the festive season we are reminded that this period is an opportunity to reflect and assess if respective goals and targets have been met. It is time to wrap up the academic year and also highlight the many strides that the Faculty has made towards creating #LifeChangers.
Posted on November 20, 2019
Dr Candice Hendricks has joined the Institute for Cellular and Molecular Medicine (ICMM) as part of the haematopoietic stem cell research team.
Posted on November 20, 2019
The Zoonotic, Arbo and Respiratory Virus program (ZARV), run by Professor Marietjie Venter is housed in the Department of Medical Virology on Prinshof campus.
Posted on November 20, 2019
On the 1 August 2019, the Radiography group travelled to Daspoort Clinic to educate mothers and pregnant women about the effects of radiation on the mother and child during breastfeeding.
Posted on November 20, 2019
Many students are under severe stress, due to many factors including long clinical hours, curriculum overload, exam pressure, poor performance, as well as economic and social difficulties.
Posted on November 18, 2019
Antibiotic resistance is a global health threat. Antimicrobial-resistant infections currently claim 700 000 lives a year globally and by 2050 antimicrobial resistance could result in a loss of 10 million lives a year. This will result in more deaths than people dying from cancer.
Posted on November 14, 2019
In South Africa, diabetes is of particular concern. South Africa has the highest prevalence of overweight or obese citizens in Sub-Saharan Africa. Alarmingly, the International Diabetes Federation predicts that between the years 2000 and 2030 there will be a 261% increase in diabetes in...
Posted on November 06, 2019
Globally, 3.2 billion people are at risk of malaria worldwide. Malaria sees no class, colour or creed! Many do not know that malaria can present itself with flu-like symptoms, and it can be contracted by a single mosquito bite. Malaria is a silent killer.
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