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Media release
SU to cap one of youngest doctors in SA
Arts, languages and social sciences
HeartWorks: Fine arts and biomedical students reconsider the human heart
When thinking about the human heart, how can artists represent this multi-faceted organ to include all its complexities? Can art represent the heart both...
Media release
E2D collaboration will ensure best evidence informs healthcare policy decision-making
“The implementation of National Health Insurance (NHI) will require extensive changes to the South African health system (including funding mechanisms...
Institutional news
Prof Regan Solomons helps save lives of children with tuberculous meningitis
Prof Regan Solomons from the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at Tygerberg Hospital and the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Stellenbosch...
Medicine and health
Stigma remains mental health’s silent crisis
Despite increased global awareness and advocacy, societal stigma around mental illnesses remains deeply entrenched, globally. Across communities and cultures...
Impact
Theewaterskloof InReach: Multi-sector collaboration brings vital services to rural communities
Last week, partners from government, universities, and the public and private sectors descended on the Theewaterskloof sub-district to deliver health, wellness...
Medicine and health
New study highlights role of fathers’ drinking in foetal alcohol spectrum disorder
It's a well-known fact that foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) in children is caused by mothers who drink during pregnancy. But it turns out that the...