March 25, 2019
UP academic makes significant headway to better diagnose multidrug-resistant TB
Despite the global decline in new infections, the emergence of multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB), a virulent strain that has developed an immunity to the...
November 02, 2017
WATCH: Health Sciences and hybrid learning — like a horse and carriage
The Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria (UP) has a long and proud tradition of excellence in the education of health care professionals. At...
October 30, 2017
Exercise reduces risk of injury and increases vitality
Prof Paola Wood is not the typical academic. This associate professor and biokineticist in the Department of Physiology, Division of Biokinetics and Sport...
October 04, 2017
Committed to improving maternal and child health in South Africa
Prof Robert Pattinson started his career in medicine working in a mission hospital in KwaZulu-Natal in the late 1970s. The doctor in charge was an old man...
September 14, 2017
Listen up! You may have a hearing problem
One in ten people has a hearing problem. For people over the age of 45, the chances are one in four, and for those over 65, they are one in three. Despite being...
August 29, 2017
Faculty of Health Sciences showcases research and innovation
The Faculty of Health Sciences' annual Research Conference was a comprehensive and exciting mix of research and innovation. The Conference is a major component...
August 07, 2017
New nutrition education programme to help children eat healthy
A few years ago, Mojisola Deborah Kupolati lost her mother to cardiovascular disease, which may have been exacerbated by a poor diet. She says it was this...
June 19, 2017
With the wild ones – a reflection of science and passion
It might sound strange at first to hear of a professor in human oral pathology who researches animals, but Prof Erich Raubenheimer* has spent over a quarter of...
June 08, 2017
One step closer to malaria elimination
A large international collaborative effort, including researchers from the University of Pretoria (UP), the University of Cape Town (UCT) and partners, has...
May 17, 2017
Nursing: A caring profession that has stood the test of time
International Nurses Day is celebrated annually on 12 May, the anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, one of the pioneers of the nursing profession...
April 18, 2017
New compounds show promise for the treatment of tuberculosis
A study by Prof Tahir Pillay, Head of the Department of Chemical Pathology and the Division of Clinical Pathology at the University of Pretoria (UP), and Dr MA...
March 07, 2016
Raising awareness of the silent thief of sight
Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness in the world. This condition often referred to as the silent thief of sight, indeed creeps in...
July 28, 2015
Alzheimer’s disease – Old friends and new promises
Having trouble remembering a name or a word, or occasionally not being able to think clearly, can be normal parts of life. But when these problems start to...
July 15, 2015
A contemporary approach to adolescent and child mental healthcare
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that around 10–20% of children and adolescents across the globe suffer from mental disorders. According to...
July 07, 2015
Street medicine for Tshwane’s inner city
An overarching goal of the Strategic Plan 2025 of the University of Pretoria (UP) is to strengthen the University’s impact on South Africa’s economic and social...