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Dr Edmund Wessels
For biomedical engineer Dr Edmund Wessels, 33, innovation is most meaningful when it improves lives. As co-founder and chief technology officer of VAS MedTech, he leads the…
What’s in your pad? Study sparks debate over chemical exposure in hygiene products
Manufacturers and industry groups argue that endocrine-disrupting chemicals in menstrual products are present at extremely low levels and do not compromise safety
Beyond cosmetic: Why Dr Kgoale Moabelo calls hair transplants corrective medicine
For Dr Kgoale Moabelo, hair transplantation is corrective medicine, not vanity, and education is the real cure for traction alopecia
In the time of aid cuts, decentralise women’s health funding
Women and young people don’t need foreign experts to tell them what their communities need; they need resources and support to implement locally developed and relevant solutions
Workplace challenges and hormone therapy options for navigating menopause
Hormone replacement therapy got a bad rap but, with good medical advice, it can have benefits beyond dealing with menopause’s unpleasant symptoms
Gender commission report highlights ‘critical deficiencies’ in Eastern Cape maternity, neonatal facilities
Failures in infrastructure, maintenance and governance are contributing to maternal and neonatal deaths in the province
Fickle funding for women-led startups hurts femtech
It is difficult for startups to get off the ground, especially when they are women-focused
Battery acid, cassava sticks and clothes hangers: We must end the global gag rule
COMMENT: The US’s global gag rule blocks funding to any foreign NGOS that perform abortions, except in very limited cases. The Biden-Harris administration must rescind it