How AI Is Helping Detect Eye Problems Earlier
Affinity Health, a leading provider of high-quality health cover, is highlighting how artificial intelligence (AI) could help detect serious eye conditions earlier this World...
Looking Beyond Symptoms to Improve Long-Term IBD Care
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a lifelong, immune-mediated condition that affects millions of people globally, yet it remains widely misunderstood. Greater awareness, earlier diagnosis...
Beyond dispensing: Why South Africa needs to make better use of...
Healthcare access in South Africa is increasingly shifting towards prevention, early intervention and more accessible primary healthcare. Yet for many communities, accessing healthcare can...
What we don’t know about our hearts can hurt us
29 September is World Heart Day. Perhaps this is not a date on the calendar many of us treat with the same reverence as...
Healthy habits are catchy: how parents shape their children’s wellbeing
Long before children can read, reason or even speak, they’re observing the world around them, particularly the behaviour of their adult parents or caregivers....
The healthcare expertise South Africans rely on every day
One of the most remarkable things about pharmacists is how effortlessly they appear to make complex clinical decisions. A patient describes a symptom, asks...
Five healthcare decisions South Africans should make before year-end
As the year draws to a close, South Africans are encouraged to make time for health decisions that are often postponed, such as booking...
Don’t let fears and myths delay breast cancer diagnosis
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Breast cancer affects one in 28 South African womenand advances in screening and treatment have dramatically improved survival rates...
Using your reliever too often? Your asthma may not be under...
Johannesburg, 28 September 2026: Even mild asthma can cause severe, potentially fatal attacks in people who do not control the inflammation. To mark World...
What Causes Petechiae? When Tiny Red Spots Could Be a Sign...
Affinity Health, a leading provider of high-quality health cover, is encouraging people not to ignore unexplained tiny red, purple, or brown spots on the skin, as...
Healthcare’s hidden time tax: Why access must be measured in hours,...
For many South Africans, the cost of healthcare is not limited to consultation fees, medicine or a medical-scheme contribution. It is also paid in...
South Africa’s laboratory medicine sector scales following hospital infrastructure investment
South Africa's laboratory medicine sector is scaling with strong commercial and clinical momentum.
Demand for automation, advanced diagnostic platforms and point-of-care testing is...
