Scientists have struggled to diagnose TB in people with compromised immune systems because of the low levels of the bacteria in their body.
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Advanced lab tests have entered the market to improve tuberculosis diagnosis. This will ensure prompt and correct treatment in managing the disease.
To tackle TB a dynamic change in discourse is needed. The focus must be on how to respond to emerging complexities the disease presents.
The discovery of a rare gene is twofold, and has a scientific and clinical impact in the fight against heart muscle disease.
Kenyan tertiary institutions are learning from each other by sharing experiences on overcoming challenges they face during medical training.
Studies suggest electrosensitivity is a “communicated” disease, spread by people hearing about the alleged dangers, and sometimes worrying themselves sick.
While we’ve been trying to minimise sugar and fat intake, it seems we’ve been overlooking one of the biggest dietary killers of all – salt.
Portugal won the war on drugs by giving up. What lessons can South Africa learn from their approach?
Cholera is estimated to infect between 3 to 5 million people globally, every year.
A push for all unvaccinated kids to be excluded from day care is coercive, punishes families and has no evidence to back it. Here’s what we can do instead to boost vaccination rates.
Should South Africa’s social grants not be disbursed, many households will lose the only source of income they have.
A lack of decent sanitation and clean drinking water are fertile ground for a cholera outbreak.
Shortening the treatment period has become a top priority within TB research but studies to date have been unsuccessful.
There is a lot of misinformation about the government’s new cervical cancer screening program that involves less frequent tests. Here are the facts.
Several key aspects of public open space can encourage older people to get out and about. And badly designed and maintained facilities have the opposite effect and can harm their wellbeing.
Parents should monitor the television programmes their children are exposed to and advise them to make informed sexual choices.
Effective communication in sign language between health workers and deaf patients enhances the provision of safe and effective health care.
The health impacts of urban and regional planning are undisputed. So why did the NSW government adopt and then discard health objectives as part of state planning legislation?
Deafness is a huge burden for economies and individuals. This is particularly true in developing countries. Solutions need to take into account not just costs, but the rights of individuals too.
Measurement matters, especially when it comes to health care and how well we are treated if we get sick or have to go to hospital.
Top contributors
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Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
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Dean Faculty of Health Sciences and Professor of Vaccinology at University of the Witwatersrand; and Director of the SAMRC Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand
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Principal Medical Scientist and Head of Laboratory for Antimalarial Resistance Monitoring and Malaria Operational Research, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Medical scientist, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
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Professor and Programme Director, SA MRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand
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Executive Secretary, Nigerian Academy of Science
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Regional Adviser, Immunisation, WHO Regional Office for Africa, Stellenbosch University
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Distinguished Professor in the Department of Medicine and Director, The Centre for Medical Ethics & Law, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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Professor in the faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology
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Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Science
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Professor of medicine and deputy director of the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre at the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town
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Medical Entomologist at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi
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Researcher, SAMRC/Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science- PRICELESS SA, University of the Witwatersrand
