The withdrawal of United States (US) president’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) support in South Africa is devastating. But it is possible to turn this crisis into an opportunity says Professor Linda-Gail Bekker.
Lower limb amputations facilitated by surgeons at Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH) – one of the biggest tertiary academic hospitals in the country – is increasing rapidly. And the question researchers and clinicians are asking is: Why?
A new research study revealed that an alarming number of patients admitted to hospitals across Africa are critically ill and die before they receive the treatment they need.
Recent research by the Cape Heart Institute brings hope for women with peripartum cardiomyopathy, with improved treatments and reduced risk in future pregnancies.
This reproductive health awareness month we are focusing on pre-eclampsia, a common condition in pregnancy, and its unrecognised long-term impacts on women’s health.
Professor Kelly Chibale, the founder and director of the Holistic Drug Discovery and Development Centre, has been conferred an honorary fellowship by Queens’ College, University of Cambridge.
The University of Cape Town (UCT) officially launched the UCT Proton Therapy Initiative at an event held at the Neuroscience Institute Auditorium at Groote Schuur Hospital on 29 January.
The REVIVE trial is a large, randomised controlled trial aimed at testing whether a cost-effective antibiotic intervention can increase survival in this group.
The latest Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by subject showed improvements for the University of Cape Town (UCT), which placed at 78th for Medical and Health
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Professor Kelly Chibale is set to be awarded an honorary doctorate by Leiden University in the Netherlands on 7 February 2025 during the institution’s 450th anniversary celebrations.
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Holistic Drug Discovery and Development Centre (H3D) has proudly launched the Centre for Translational AMR Research (CTAR) Programme
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has made inimitable contributions to the fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic. At the forefront of its efforts has been the Centre for Integrated Data and Epidemiological Research (CIDER).
Professor Keertan Dheda, global leader in TB research based at UCT’s Faculty of Health Sciences and a member of the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), was awarded the Alan Pifer Award
Professor Sithombo Maqungo used his inaugural lecture, delivered in the last week of November, to unpack the state of violent injuries in South Africa.
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Professor Kelly Chibale has been elected as an international member of the esteemed United States National Academy of Medicine (NAM) for pioneering infectious disease drug discovery in Africa.
Alarm bells are ringing as nearly 30% of Grade 12 learners reported active use of vaping in a groundbreaking study led by the University of Cape Town (UCT), from a pool of 25 000 pupils across 52 schools.
Researchers from the University of Cape Town's Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), along with local and international colleagues, investigated the early life challenges of babies exposed to HIV before birth.
The release of the country’s long-awaited updated National Integrated Maternal and Perinatal Care Guidelines (NIMPCG) marked an especially proud occasion for the Perinatal Mental Health Project (PMHP).
Embedding mental healthcare into the country’s public health system is crucial to ensure that South Africans living with severe mental health conditions (SMHC) are not left behind after being discharged from psychiatric facilities.
