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Rising Heat Exposure Threatens Maternal and Newborn Health

With year-on-year record breaking global temperatures, the health risks for vulnerable populations—especially pregnant women and newborns—are increasingly concerning.
11-Nov-2024 5:00 AM EST Add to Favorites

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Collaborative Effort Uncovers Rare Meteorite in Eastern Cape

The spectacular entry of a meteorite into Earth’s atmosphere over South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province on Sunday 25 August has unleashed a chain of events that would not be out of place in a Hollywood movie script.
3-Sep-2024 4:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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New wing in Bara burns unit takes flight

R100 million expansion to Wits Roy McAlpine Burns Unit at Baragwanath Hospital officially opens to serve Soweto, SA and Africa.
27-Aug-2024 6:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Wits Flower Hall listed as World's best innovative building, up for award in 2024

In a significant move towards sustainability, the Flower Hall introduced new services designed to support energy-efficient use of the facility.
27-Aug-2024 6:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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£2 million grant to research reducing AIDS-related deaths caused by bacterial and fungal infections

Professor Nelesh Govender was awarded one of 7 prestigious 5-year UK National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Global Research Professorships.
6-Aug-2024 4:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

BePRECISE consortium unveils guidelines to enhance reporting in precision medicine research

The inaugural reporting guidelines for precision medicine research, of which Wits University Professor Michèle Ramsay is co-author, have been published in Nature Medicine.
24-Jul-2024 6:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Mobile phone data help track pathogen spread and evolution of superbugs

Novel way to map spread and evolution of pathogens, and their responses to vaccines and antibiotics, reveals how to help predict and prevent future outbreaks.
15-Jul-2024 7:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

A novel way to save rhinos

The Rhisotope Project at Wits is entering a new testing phase with the insertion of radioisotopes into 20 live rhinoceros.
25-Jun-2024 6:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Global Health Expert to Discuss Africa’s Mpox Response and Vaccine Equity

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Top 10 Climate Science Insights Unveiled

Top 10 Climate Science Insights Unveiled: Global experts in social and natural sciences unveiled the annual 10 New Insights in Climate Science Report.
4-Dec-2023 3:05 AM EST

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