Author: Elsabé Brits

Ivermectin study boosts regulator’s court defence

The first substantial peer-reviewed clinical trial of the drug against Covid-19 finds no evidence that it is a wonder medicine

Science | 8 March 2021

One in four children under five is undernourished and one in eight is overweight or obese, say researchers

News | 18 February 2021

Injection much more effective than daily pills in preventing infection in women

News | 10 November 2020

University fire engineering research shows that fire-resistant paint does not work

Science | 12 October 2020

80% of babies born with the disease are in sub-Saharan Africa

Science | 2 September 2020

Government is struggling to meet its testing targets. But there is progress.

News | 20 April 2020

TB test repurposed for Covid-19 will massively increase capacity

News | 6 April 2020

No cases detected in the country, but National Institute for Communicable Diseases has put systems in place

News | 27 January 2020

Results from a programme run in urban informal settlements in eThekwini look promising

News | 30 October 2019