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By: Siphamandla Mdingi Cervical cancer is the deadliest type of cancer that ranks as the second most commoncancer in South Africa, claiming more than 300,000 women’s lives a year globally. Thiscancer continues to have high prevalence despite the free cervical cancer screeningand vaccine services in the health facilities. The development of cervical cancer ismostly caused…
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by Mia Briner Levels 1 and 2 of hypertension are easy: do some yoga, eat some veggies, and boom, blood pressure remains healthy. By level 10, no amount of Sea Point promenade walks is going to stop your heart from pretending it’s in a Fast & Furious movie. So welcome to the final and hardest…
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By Emma van der Velden For many, pregnancy is a time of anticipation and joy but for some pregnant mothers in South Africathere may be an unknown risk that could detrimentally affect their own health as well as their baby’s.Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a bacterium that lives quietly in the gut and reproductive tract…
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By Alexander Sittman “All disease begins in the gut” – Hippocrates circa 450 BCE An Introduction to the Gut-Brain Connection The Father of Modern Medicine, the great Hippocrates of Kos, is remembered for his uncanny prescience – his theory linking the gut to disease was, if not mechanistically, conceptually accurate. Pretty impressive for a guy…
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By Tavia Quarmby Imagine waking up each day with worsening neurological symptoms, facing a disease with no cure. This is the reality for an estimated 2.8 million people globally living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). This autoimmune neurodegenerative disease damages the myelin sheath, causing neuroinflammation and progressive neurological deficits that severely impact quality of life. With…
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By Funeka Tyholo This year has been nothing short of a rollercoaster! Starting an entire degree in just one year felt intimidating at first, I went from doubting whether I could actually do it, to feeling capable, yet still questioning if I was doing enough. Reflecting on this academic year, I’m truly amazed at the…
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by Anja van der Merwe This year in honours has been a saga, starring me, as naïve as can be, a bunch of proteomics data that decided not to cooperate, and a stubborn colony of Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra that seems to sense my fear and simply refuses to grow. My first semester was easy to…
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By Funeka Tyholo Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a rare genetic disorder affecting multiple systems, primarily characterized by thick, sticky mucus that obstructs organs like the lungs, pancreas, and intestines, leading to severe respiratory and digestive issues. Inherited in an autosomal recessive manner, CF is caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR)…
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By Robin Veitch Shoulder problems can make daily living quite difficult, causing tasks dressing to become rather complex or painful. Some people with, for example, arthritis or rotator cuff tears find that conventional treatments are not always effective. This is where reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA) comes in – an surgical procedure for shoulder replacement…
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By Kian Visser THE PROBLEM In the world of forensic investigations, bones can be like pages of a book, offering clues to untangle the events leading up to a person’s death. In cases involving blunt force trauma, such as car accidents, understanding how bones break can provide important insights into the direction and severity of…
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