By Claire Whitaker and Nobhongo Gxolo The HIATUS study, a research programme being launched by the Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa (CIDRI-Africa) at the University of Cape
By Michelle Galloway Stellenbosch University is the leader in a novel research project that could assist frontline workers in determining which patients being treated for Covid-19 are at
he latest issue of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) annual research publication Research & Innovation Highlights was launched at UCT’s first virtual annual research function last night, along with
By Wilma Stassen In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, doctors at Tygerberg Hospital implemented a daring, lesser-known treatment that not only bypassed the imminent ventilator shortage caused
Wits University has resumed vaccinating in the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine trial currently also underway in the UK, Brazil and the U.S. The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority
More women (56%) than men are testing positive for COVID-19 in Gauteng. This August 2020 Map of the Month of the Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO) sis presented as a story
By NIÉMAH DAVIDS. The use of high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen therapy has proven to be a low-resource alternative to mechanical ventilation in “selected patients” with severe COVID-19 pneumonia,
By Nadia Krige The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Medical Devices Lab has played an integral role in developing a locally manufactured ventilator that has been approved for
By NIÉMAH DAVIDS Led by two University of Cape Town (UCT) alumni, the Afrikan Research Initiative (ARI) – a continental non-profit research organisation – is dedicated to providing vital
