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Vials on the Wegovy line at the Novo Nordisk A/S production facilities in Hillerod, Denmark
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SA’s R3bn weight-loss drug boom: treatment, opportunity or a new divide?

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Editor BizNews
5 min read
GLP-1 drugs are reshaping healthcare, business and access in South Africa.
The Economist's Bartleby: The quality you should most wish for your children
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The Economist's Bartleby: The quality you should most wish for your children

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The Economist
4 min read
The benefits of having an internal locus of control
Prof Colleen Aldous: Measles is back and South Africa is asking the wrong question.
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Prof Colleen Aldous: Measles is back and South Africa is asking the wrong question.

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Editor BizNews
5 min read
3,891 confirmed cases since December 2025 have exposed gaps in access, not just willingness, according to NICD surveillance data.
A pharmacist preps ARV treatment for a patient in South Africa.
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Prof Colleen Aldous asks: US HIV funding gone — Will SA’s wealthy fill the gap?

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Editor BizNews
6 min read
South Africa must act now to protect HIV care, prevention and treatment gains.
Big Pharma's latest obsession - The brain may be about to have its Ozempic moment
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Big Pharma's latest obsession - The brain may be about to have its Ozempic moment

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The Economist
6 min read
Pharma’s newest obsession involves mimicking the system that keeps people awake
Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. Fauci declined to testify in a Senate committee hearing on his role in the US response to Covid-19, invoking his 5th Amendment rights.
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Fauci on trial: Case for the defence - Political theatre or real reckoning?

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Editor BizNews
7 min read
US hearing on Anthony Fauci exposes how Covid-19 science remains politicised, overshadowing evidence, accountability, and unresolved pandemic questions today.
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