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      Wits Dean of Health Sciences Named Recipient of Outstanding International Award

      by Savanna Douglas @GoodThingsGuyJune 4, 2026June 4, 2026 1,382 0

      Wits Professor Shabir Madhi’s vaccine research has influenced WHO guidelines and immunisation programmes across the world. He just received one of the highest honours!   Johannesburg, South Africa (04 June…

      Genicular Artery Embolization

      First-of-its-Kind Procedure for Knee Pain Performed in South Africa!

      by Savanna Douglas@GoodthingsguyFebruary 16, 2026February 16, 2026 3,611 0

      Chronic knee pain sufferers may soon have another option closer to home after Cape Town doctors completed South Africa’s first Genicular Artery Embolization procedure.   Cape Town, South Africa (16…

      Epilepsy

      Father Reaches Funding Goal to Create AI That Detects ‘Invisible Epilepsy’

      by Savanna Douglas@GoodThingsGuyFebruary 5, 2026February 5, 2026 1,201 0

      After years of being told his son’s scans were ‘normal’, Matthew turned to an experimental initiative abroad, hoping for answers. The results changed everything. Now he’s building an AI supercomputer…

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      Cape Town Physicist Hopes His Award Will Make Life-Saving Tech More Accessible 

      by Staff Writer @goodthingsguyMay 26, 2024May 24, 2024 1,205 0

      Particle Physicist Dr James Keaveney has been awarded the New Frontiers Research Award! Now, his mission to make essential medical resources like PET scanning cheaper, more effective and ultimately more…

      Lung Transplant

      The First-Ever Lung Transplant Done By a Robot is a Game Changer

      by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyMay 3, 2023May 3, 2023 841 0

      A robot named Da Vinci performed the world’s first lung transplant with a new, less invasive process that’s believed to lower post-op risks; a huge milestone for surgeons!   Barcelona,…

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