Professor Emerita Valerie Mizrahi, world-renowned tuberculosis (TB) researcher and senior academic at UCT has been elected as an international honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
As the need for palliative care increases in South Africa, a novel, community-focused initiative is set to completely transform how healthcare workers approach and handle patients and their families in need of critical end-of-life care
According to a research study conducted by academics at the University of Cape Town (UCT), good communication between two partners improves self-diabetes management, which improves overall health outcomes.
As the vaping crisis intensifies among teens in South Africa, public health researchers have urged government to urgently implement the Tobacco Products & Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill to avoid a national vaping epidemic.
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).
