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Learn how the Parmed membership discussion evolves, with calls from MPs to allow more flexibility in medical scheme choices.

Delve into the UP study, revealing how Medical Aid Forensic Audits are destabilising private practices and affecting practitioners.

Learn how the advent of Generic Semaglutide in India will change the landscape of weight-loss and diabetes medications.

Learn how Animal Testing Alternatives can accelerate R&D and improve human relevance in safety data and drug development.

AI Health Prompts at Discovery Life are nudging members to get screened, helping catch cancer earlier and supporting healthier lives.

NHLS TrakCare Outage disrupts public-sector lab results nationwide, raising questions about backup power, resilience, and readiness for NHI.

Conjoined Twins Separation at Mankweng Tertiary Hospital is a Limpopo first, with the babies now stable after complex surgery.

Learn about the HIV prevention shot lenacapavir and why Aspen Pharmacare emphasises guaranteed demand for local production.

The SA Professional Stress Index reveals a troubling reality of prolonged stress for professionals in South Africa. Learn more.

In East London, Lesley-Ann Foster is packing away decades of patient records. Her nonprofit, Masimanyane Women’s Rights International, is facing a crisis. This situation is becoming common across the continent. A massive shift in African health funding is fundamentally changing how medical services are delivered to the most vulnerable.

Cape Town biotech firm Afrigen’s business rescue begins as the WHO-backed mRNA hub seeks new investment to secure vaccine manufacturing.