29th October 2013
An on-the-spot sputum test for tuberculosis works better than the commonly-used, 125-year-old microscope method, but did not reduce illness in a southern African trial, a study […]
28th October 2013
Point-of-care Xpert MTB/RIF tuberculosis testing is associated with more patients getting same-day diagnosis and having same-day treatment initiation but does not result in improved tuberculosis-related morbidity, […]
28th October 2013
PARIS – An on-the-spot sputum test for tuberculosis works better than the commonly-used, 125-year-old microscope method, but did not reduce illness in a southern African trial, a […]
10th September 2013
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23rd July 2013
Prof. Dheda interviewed on Power FM
12th June 2013
Nelson Mandela remained another day in hospital with no reports of any improvement in his condition which South African President Jacob Zuma described as “very serious” […]
12th June 2013
A new clinical trial by the UCT Lung Institute’s Centre for TB Research Innovation (CTBRI) is not only innovative in design and in its collaborative nature, […]
6th June 2013
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26th April 2013
The new technology, which was unveiled at Groote Schuur Hospital for teh first time in Africa yesterday, is a minimal brochoscopic procedure that heats the wall […]
12th April 2013
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1st April 2013
Hurriyet Daily News – Nelson Mandela was comfortable and breathing without difficulty on his third day in hospital after the anti-apartheid hero was treated for pneumonia, […]
23rd January 2013
Three new top appointments at UCT’s Department of Medicine – all black staff – are proof that the university is well on its way to becoming […]