by Chandré Blignaut | Mar 22, 2023 | Featured, News
#breakingstigma: It’s okay to not be okay Janssen South Africa collaborates to combat stigma Janssen Neuroscience South Africa launched a campaign to dispel the stigma associated with mental health, creating awareness amongst the public and healthcare professionals...
by Chandré Blignaut | Mar 16, 2023 | Featured, News
Saving sight: Preventing blindness in rural communities More than 80% of people in South Africa affected by vision impairment live in rural areas, where access to specialist diagnostic and treatment services is limited. At the 2023 Ophthalmological Society of South...
by Chandré Blignaut | Feb 28, 2023 | Featured, News
Tackling the challenges of lysosomal storage diseases diagnosis and treatment A disease is defined as ’rare’ when it affects fewer than 1 in 2 000 people,1 and there are currently more than 7 000 known rare diseases (lysosomal storage diseases), affecting more than...
by Chandré Blignaut | Feb 13, 2023 | Featured, News
Protect yourself from cancers that commonly affect women Make your health a priority The word ‘cancer’ can inspire fear and anxiety in many people1 and yet, cancer therapies have evolved considerably in recent decades, substantially improving the quality of life and...
by Chandré Blignaut | Oct 24, 2022 | Featured, News
The stigmatisation of functional seizures under the spotlight during Mental Health Awareness Month Functional seizures (FS)—observable paroxysms of altered behaviour or movement with or without a loss of consciousness—is a serious mental illness and can have negative...
by Chandré Blignaut | Oct 19, 2022 | Featured, News
Diarrhoea in infants requires urgent attention Diarrhoea remains one of the leading causes of death, ill health and disability among children under five years of age in developing countries,1 accounting for 19% of deaths of under-fives in South Africa and for 46% on...
