IBD Therapy: 5 Reasons for Using Drug Monitoring The burden of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), including Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), is increasing worldwide. With the development of anti-tumour necrosis factor (antiTNF) drugs it became possible to significantly [...]
TB Awareness Month March 2024 is TB Awareness month in South Africa and 24 March is World TB Day. Five (5) quick facts about TB or tuberculosis A bacterium, called Mycobacterium tuberculosis, cause Tuberculosis (TB). The bacteria usually attack [...]
Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) 4 February is World Cancer Day What is squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)? Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a common type of skin cancer occurring on your skin, especially in places where you’ve been exposed to [...]
Pap Stain the Science Behind Your Pap Smear Papanicolaou stain (also Papanicolaou's stain and Pap stain) is a polychromatic or multi-coloured cytological staining technique developed by George Papanicolaou in 1942. Have you ever wondered how your Pap smear or [...]
Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) and HIV 1 December is World AIDS Day World AIDS Day is a global movement to unite people in the fight against HIV and AIDS. Since 1988, communities have stood together on World AIDS Day to [...]
14 November is World Diabetes Day Understanding HbAC1 In 2023, the World Diabetes Day campaign focus on the importance of knowing your risk of type 2 diabetes to help delay or prevent the condition and highlighting the impact of [...]
Down Syndrome – Trisomy 21 Down Syndrome is also referred to as Trisomy 21. 20 October is National Down Syndrome Day. The intend of this day is to create awareness about Down Syndrome and to communicate facts about the [...]
Foetal Alcohol Syndrome 9 September is International Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Day World Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Day is celebrated each year at nine minutes past nine on the ninth day of the ninth month to draw attention to the [...]
Understanding Anaemia In 2019 the WHO estimated the global anaemia prevalence to be 39.8%. Anaemia develops when your blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells or haemoglobin. Haemoglobin is the main part of red blood cells and it binds [...]
Red Blood Cell Disorders In 1658, the Dutch naturalist, Jan Swammerdam was the first person to observe red blood cells under the microscope, describing them as oval particles in frog blood. Yet the routine use of the microscope and [...]
