Posted on June 30, 2020
Faculty of Health Science’s alumni Dr Jarred van Zuydam has helped create and develop a web-enabled app which allows South Africans to track their symptoms of COVID-19 through a simplified automated self-monitoring process. Dr van Zuydam created and developed the CoronaFighter platform with...
Posted on June 30, 2020
The Department of Family Medicine at the University of Pretoria (UP) has developed a series of animated videos that aim to educate the public about COVID-19.
Posted on June 30, 2020
The past couple of months have propelled us to get out of our comfort zone and embrace the new normal. We have had to take action in unprecedented environments. Now more than ever we are reminded that we have a role to play in order to overcome the invisible enemy known to many as COVID-19.
Posted on June 29, 2020
Men tend not to want to know about or address male reproductive diseases or diseases of the urinary tract but it is really important that they do, as it can significantly improve their health – and even save their lives.
Posted on June 27, 2020
Two University of Pretoria (UP) researchers have offered useful tips to gym bunnies and sports enthusiasts hoping to get back into action as the world adjusts to a new normal caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted on June 27, 2020
The University of Pretoria’s own ‘Bones’, Professor Ericka Noelle L’Abbe, a forensic anthropologist and Director of UP’s Forensic Anthropology Research Centre in the Faculty of Health Sciences, is working with the Department of Library Services’ MakerSpace...
Posted on June 20, 2020
The Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Pretoria hosted the Inaugural Van Rensburg-Mokgokong Oration through the Safe Neurosurgery Initiative Webinar focusing on Pediatric Neurosurgery. This Pediatric Neurosurgery Symposium was part of the Neurosurgery Department at UP's Safe...
Posted on June 18, 2020
“We must start taking the call to active citizenry seriously as young people,” says Dr Cyan Brown, who graduated from the University of Pretoria with a medical degree in 2017.
Posted on June 05, 2020
Five academics from the University of Pretoria (UP) are finalists in the 2019/2020 National Science and Technology Forum’s (NSTF) prestigious NSTF-South32 Awards.
Posted on June 03, 2020
Faculty of Health Sciences students and staff members can download the Anti-discrimination and Escalation Policies as well as the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) below. Please note that it is essential that staff take note of the content of the policies.
Posted on June 03, 2020
In honour of World Bicycle Day, and the ever-growing awareness of health and wellbeing, now is as good a time to dust your bike, lube the chain and get pedaling. We hear time and time again of the vast benefits physical activity can have on our health as well as mental health.
Posted on June 02, 2020
Participants from around the world joined a University of Pretoria (UP)-hosted webinar titled “Future Africa Post-COVID-19” on Friday. The webinar was held in commemoration of Africa Month, which is celebrated throughout May, and looked at what the future holds for the continent in...
Posted on May 28, 2020
Although there is no specific research that shows the positive effects of high-fibre foods in helping to fight against COVID-19, some existing research has suggested its beneficial effects against viral infection.
Posted on May 28, 2020
If COVID-19 was a war, our health workers would have been in the firing line. Health care workers are the ones bravely protecting South African citizens against a lethal, but an invisible enemy. The public cannot even imagine the stress and pressures health care workers face under in the fight...
Posted on May 27, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has delayed the production of vehicles during the stringent national lockdown. However, this trying time calls for innovative action to support the nation which is why Nissan and the University of Pretoria have partnered to create and manufacture INTUboxes.
Posted on May 22, 2020
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and the national lockdown, many learners have been faced with various challenges. We have been monitoring all press conferences and strategies released by the Department of Basic Education and the Centre for Educational Testing for Access and Placement closely.
Posted on May 22, 2020
On 15 May 2020 the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Pretoria hosted a Webinar focusing on Intra-operative Ultrasound (IOUS) in Neurosurgery. The Department initiated the online teaching platform with the goal of optimising safety of brain tumor surgery for children and adults who...
Posted on May 21, 2020
The University of Pretoria mourns the loss of Professor Anton Carel Stoltz, a top infectious diseases expert, who passed away on Wednesday night from complications following surgery.
Posted on May 19, 2020
UP’s Faculty of Health Sciences received a generous donation of 20 000 COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) from OUTsurance to help keep health care workers safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted on May 18, 2020
A study by the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Pretoria (UP) has found that a significant proportion of hospital inpatients in Tshwane use regulated and unregulated substances including tobacco, alcohol, cannabis and heroin (known locally as nyaope).
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