5th November 2024
Prof K Dheda was an award recipient in the 2024 National Research Foundation Awards.
4th September 2024
Combined Meeting - The SA Thoracic Society & The Allergy Society of SA
12th June 2024
Have you ever wondered if Rooibos herbal tea will make any difference?
1st February 2024
REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR THE SATS CONGRESS 2024
18th December 2023
Growing up in India, which for decades has clocked millions of tuberculosis cases each year, Lalita Ramakrishnan was intimately familiar with how devastating the disease can be. The world’s greatest infectious killer, rivaled only by SARS-CoV-2, Mycobacterium tuberculosis spreads through the air and infiltrates the airways, in many cases destroying the lungs.
28th November 2023
One reason why so much TB and HIV research can be done in South Africa is quite simply that we have large epidemics of both diseases here. Around 13% of South Africa’s population are living with HIV.
17th November 2023
“Almost a third of newly ill patients with TB globally remain undetected or undiagnosed,” Dr. Keertan Dheda, professor of TB research at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, wrote to The Epoch Times. This can be due to poor diagnostic techniques and difficulty accessing care.
19th October 2023
Together with Prof. Dr. Keertan Dheda from the University of Cape Town, clinical scientists from the Research Center Borstel are investigating the impact of tNGS technology on the treatment outcomes of patients with MDR-TB in a clinical trial in South Africa.
28th September 2023
The South African Thoracic Society in collaboration with GSK South Africa is proud to present the EducAir online educational series. This is part of SATS and GSK South Africa’s ongoing efforts to improve the management of patients living with obstructive airways disease in South Africa.
26th July 2023
Many high school learners, and even primary school leaners, vape. The variet of flavours available make it very attractive and it's socially acceptable for teenagers as well as their parents.
Is vaping dangerous? Is vaping addictive? Why do so many children vape.
Listento the interview by RSG Gesondheid host Mari Hudson with Prof Richard van Zyl-Smit.
7th July 2023
Many South Africans are
suffering from debilitating
symptoms long after
contracting the virus, a
condition not well
understood by the public or
health professionals, who
are searching for answers,
writes Claire Keeton
5th July 2023
I am the Head of Clinical Unit: Paediatric Pulmonology and PICU at Tygerberg Hospital (TBH) and Stellenbosch University and Chair of the Tygerberg Hospital Children Trust. I am raising funds to purchase an Olympus bronchoscope for the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health.