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SU to cap one of youngest doctors in SA
Opinion and features
Listening to adolescent mothers this World AIDS Day
As we enter an uncertain chapter in tackling the HIV epidemic, approaches that prioritise the needs, priorities, and voices of adolescent girls—and provide...
Medicine and health
Long-term study shows extent of synergy between alcohol and nicotine use on infant deaths and lifelong prospects of survivors
The extent of the impact of the combined use of alcohol and nicotine, as well as other drugs, during pregnancy on infant deaths and the lifelong health...
Medicine and health
Study assesses diagnostic accuracy of WHO algorithms for childhood TB
In 2023, 10.8 million people fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) and 1.25 million died, confirming TB as the world’s leading infectious disease killer. Among them...
Medicine and health
Iron supplement absorption preserved in children with HIV and boosted by prebiotics
New research shows that iron from supplements and fortified foods is well-absorbed in children living with virally suppressed HIV, and that administering iron...
Institutional news
SU secures leading positions in 2025 Shanghai Subject Rankings
If you are interested in studying Food Science & Technology, Biotechnology, Communication, Biological Sciences or Agricultural Sciences in South Africa, look no...
Opinion and features
World Children’s Day: Spotlight falls on key challenges
Africa’s climate-displaced children, combatting violence against children, and treating cerebral palsy in children. These are the topics that Stellenbosch...