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Medicine and health
Clinicians point to systemic barriers behind schizophrenia relapse
Opinion and features
The invisible middle: Teens falling through the cracks of TB care
World Tuberculosis (TB) Day was observed on 24 March. In an opinion piece for the Daily Maverick, Dr Susan Purchase from the Desmond Tutu TB Centre writes that...
Opinion and features
South Africa’s organ shortage: Time to act
World Kidney Day is marked each year on 12 March. In an opinion piece for the Weekend Argus, Prof Yazied Chothia from the Division of Nephrology writes that a...
Medicine and health
SU-Oxford study shows promise in mindfulness training for medical students
Medical students in South Africa face numerous challenges during their years of tough study, often risking burnout from the strain. The practise of “mindfulness...
Medicine and health
Dr Scarpa Schoeman returns to shape SU’s next generation of doctors
In 1995, Dr Scarpa Schoeman was an excited first-year medical student at Stellenbosch University. Now, three decades later, he has returned to head the medical...
Awards and milestones
SU’s Matshabane becomes first South African to receive IBRO Rising Star Award
A Stellenbosch University researcher focusing on the ethical priorities surrounding emerging neurotechnologies for neuropsychiatric conditions in Africa has...
Awards and milestones
Knowledge as a meadow of wildflowers: Florence de Vries’ doctorate blossoms in tribute and triumph
Some achievements in life require the observer to pause, reflect, and then express profound appreciation. Florence de Vries’ PhD in Philosophy (Journalism)...