Posted on May 16, 2021
UP has conferred an honorary doctorate in Medicine on Prof Charles Feldman, recognised as a world authority on pneumococcal pulmonary infections.
Posted on May 16, 2021
Numerous repellent-based products, such as creams, roll-ons and sprays, are available on the market for outdoor protection. Most of these have a very short period of protection – a few hours. People need to be protected from mosquito bites for longer.
Posted on May 12, 2021
The University of Pretoria Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control (UP ISMC) turns 10 on 12 May 2021. Primarashni Gower spoke to the institute’s Director, Professor Tiaan de Jager, who is also Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences.
Posted on May 10, 2021
Meet Tintswalo Maluleke, former store shelf packer and newly qualified physiotherapist, who received his BPhysT degree from the University of Pretoria (UP) during the Autumn 2021 graduation season.
Posted on May 10, 2021
Diabetes is currently the ninth most common cause of death in the world. Around 420 million people or 6% of the world’s population is affected. This number is expected to rise beyond half a billion by the end of the decade with the biggest increase occurring in low- and middle-income...
Posted on April 30, 2021
Malaria is still a major public health concern and scientists constantly endeavour to develop new tools and control and management strategies to eliminate the disease.
Posted on April 29, 2021
For a decade, the ethos of the University of Pretoria (UP) Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control (UP ISMC) has been to transcend disciplines to allow for transdisciplinary collaborations and translational applications towards malaria elimination, as outlined in a paper published in Malaria...
Posted on April 29, 2021
Along with Italian colleagues, Prof Robert Millar published a paper in the journal Neuroendocrinology about the differences between men and women in terms of COVID-19 outcomes, focusing on the role that sex hormones play on the severity and outcome of the infection and the complex interplay of...
Posted on April 23, 2021
Africa Vaccination Week (AVW) is celebrated annually across different countries within the continent. The annual event is an initiative of the World Health Organization that aims to strengthen immunization in Africa. This is achieved through programs that increase awareness of the importance of...
Posted on April 08, 2021
On 7 April 2021, the Faculty of Health Sciences launched the Food Parcel Project in response to the significant increase in UP students who do not have access to healthy food and toiletries.
Posted on March 30, 2021
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) mostly attend special schools (89%), and only 10% are catered for in mainstream schools.
Posted on March 21, 2021
Each year SEMLI plays an important role in UP’s Varsity Cup by providing medical support and specialist services that ensure the physical and mental well-being of UP’s athletes.
Posted on March 20, 2021
We all know the saying, “Smile and the world smiles with you, cry and you cry alone”. Is this still the case in 2021? The COVID-19 pandemic has not just physically covered smiles due to the compulsory wearing of masks.
Posted on March 05, 2021
Congratulations to Professor Mike Sathekge, Head of Nuclear Medicine at UP and at the Steve Biko Academic Hospital, on being awarded the 2021 SAMRC Presidential Award for his research.
Posted on March 02, 2021
South Africa has recently started its COVID-19 vaccine roll-out. Around the country, frontline healthcare workers are getting a jab of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine.
Posted on February 17, 2021
Healthcare services in metropolitan areas have been inundated by the number of COVID-19 infections taking away the emergency care for mothers in labour, warn UP experts.
Posted on February 16, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine supplies are available in various parts of the world. But it’s clear that distribution is not symmetrical. High-income countries have access to disproportionate quantities of limited supplies.
Posted on February 12, 2021
During the COVID-19 pandemic, pregnancy has become an even more emotional experience. Women place all their hopes and trust in midwives and doctors to assist them during labour.
Posted on February 09, 2021
UP’s Prof Robert Millar and Dr Iman van den Bout have received funding to support their research into solutions for the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer and breast cancer.
Posted on February 09, 2021
Anybody who has experienced a severe toothache knows that the pain can be unbearable. It is an odd yet important day on the dental and health calendar.
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