South Africa health news today: Diabetes, Vaccines, Cancer

155 headlines in two days · health share of the front page 10%

What the press in South Africa is covering in health today

In South Africa, outlets led on four new mpox cases identified in the country, with eNCA and the South African Government News Agency also carrying the same story. News24 and The Citizen also focused on childhood vaccination, while Health Department reports a slight increase in mpox cases appeared on Algoa FM.

Written from 6 headlines. Automated; the headlines themselves are below. From:

Today's themes

Diabetes (8) · Vaccines (6) · Cancer (5) · Mpox (4) · Bird flu (2) · Heart disease (2) · Hepatitis (2) · Flu (2) · Viruses (2) · COVID-19 (1)

Mentions of tracked outbreaks

Hepatitis A outbreak, Costa Rica moderate
Projected Effect of 2026 Federal Changes to the Childhood Immunization Schedule on Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infections in the United States | Annals of Internal Medicine ACP Journals · 19 Oct, 21:55 UTC
Poliovirus (wild and vaccine-derived) Attention: elevated
Pakistan reports 7th polio case of the year, 1st case in Karachi in nearly 2 years Outbreak News Today · 19 Oct, 21:36 UTC
Avian influenza H5N1 Attention: high
CHMP Backs Extended Use of AstraZeneca H5N1 Pandemic Flu Vaccine Contagion Live · 19 Oct, 21:22 UTC
Hepatitis A outbreak, Costa Rica moderate
Study Warns of More Chronic Hepatitis B in the Years Ahead MedPage Today · 19 Oct, 21:16 UTC
Avian influenza H5N1 Attention: high
Bird flu is quiet in SA. But producers push for mass vaccinations as European risk looms News24 · 19 Oct, 17:24 UTC
Mpox (clades I and II) Attention: elevated
Health Department urges vigilance as South Africa’s Mpox cases reach 26 PressReader · 19 Oct, 14:18 UTC

Health

A study of 62.5 million people reveals what broad ethnic labels miss about rare diseases News-Medical · 20 Oct, 01:13 UTC
Could eating whey protein before meals help reduce blood sugar spikes? News-Medical · 20 Oct, 00:26 UTC
Fruit and sugary drinks stood out in a three-year study of teenage mental health News-Medical · 19 Oct, 23:39 UTC
Adult-Onset Autoimmune Diabetes in a Physician: Diagnostic Uncertainty and Insulin Acceptance in a Case Consistent With Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA) Cureus · 19 Oct, 22:36 UTC
Virtual Pulmonary Rehab and Matched Care, With Omid Pourshahid, MD HCPLive · 19 Oct, 22:32 UTC
New AI tool can predict cancer survival by a single patient selfie, study suggests The Guardian · 19 Oct, 22:30 UTC
Embryos harbor immune cells that already perform adult-like defense functions, study suggests Medical Xpress · 19 Oct, 22:20 UTC
How Temperature Swings Impact Your Immune System The UC Now · 19 Oct, 22:03 UTC
Honey bee hives have ‘living immune systems’ which defend against disease The Conversation · 19 Oct, 22:00 UTC
Beehives act as 'living immune systems' with layered antimicrobial defenses Phys.org · 19 Oct, 22:00 UTC
Home sensor system could spot loneliness in older adults Medical Xpress · 19 Oct, 22:00 UTC
Projected Effect of 2026 Federal Changes to the Childhood Immunization Schedule on Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infections in the United States | Annals of Internal Medicine ACP Journals · 19 Oct, 21:55 UTC
Weakness, Chills, and Back Pain in a 62-Year-Old Woman Medscape Reference: Drugs, Diseases & Medical Procedures · 19 Oct, 21:40 UTC
Pakistan reports 7th polio case of the year, 1st case in Karachi in nearly 2 years Outbreak News Today · 19 Oct, 21:36 UTC
Percival AI can uncover unseen health issues in CT scans Medical Xpress · 19 Oct, 21:30 UTC
CHMP Backs Extended Use of AstraZeneca H5N1 Pandemic Flu Vaccine Contagion Live · 19 Oct, 21:22 UTC
Study Warns of More Chronic Hepatitis B in the Years Ahead MedPage Today · 19 Oct, 21:16 UTC
ADHD Tied to Higher Mortality Risk MedPage Today · 19 Oct, 21:04 UTC
New wheat disease detection tool established in Tanzania Phys.org · 19 Oct, 21:00 UTC
Benefits of melatonin for MS remain uncertain, new review finds Multiple Sclerosis News Today · 19 Oct, 20:58 UTC
Equatorial Guinea Ramps Up Malaria Fight Africa.com · 19 Oct, 20:52 UTC
Teen Girls Overtake Boys In Vaping Reversal iHeart · 19 Oct, 20:37 UTC
Examining the Oral Steroid Burden in Asthma and COPD HCPLive · 19 Oct, 20:27 UTC
Harnessing a Virus to Fight Brain Cancer: $2.5 Million NIH Award Advances Experimental Glioblastoma Therapy Yahoo Finance · 19 Oct, 20:20 UTC
APP Experts Discuss Earlier Biologic Use in Asthma and COPD HCPLive · 19 Oct, 19:52 UTC
Scientists are unraveling the biggest genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's Live Science · 19 Oct, 19:35 UTC
Flagellin Antibody Predicts Future Crohn’s Disease DocWireNews · 19 Oct, 19:27 UTC
A rapid clinical care program increased cancer care access for vulnerable patients Medical Xpress · 19 Oct, 19:20 UTC
Unclogging carotid artery fails to improve cognition in clinical trial Medical Xpress · 19 Oct, 19:00 UTC
Coronary plaque imaging keeps improving thanks to advanced AI, photon-counting CT Cardiovascular Business · 19 Oct, 18:51 UTC
Concurrent Thyroid Storm and Diabetic Ketoacidosis Associated With Evolving Autoimmune Diabetes in a Patient With Untreated Hyperthyroidism Cureus · 19 Oct, 18:36 UTC
Low Daily Step Counts Linked To Dementia, Parkinson's And Stroke U.S. News & World Report · 19 Oct, 18:34 UTC
Increased risk-taking behavior precedes higher alcohol consumption, study finds News-Medical · 19 Oct, 18:24 UTC
Muscle protein Miro1 may drive insulin resistance, revealing potential type 2 diabetes treatment target Medical Xpress · 19 Oct, 18:20 UTC
Blood pressure drug losartan boosts metabolism by stimulating brown fat News-Medical · 19 Oct, 18:15 UTC
UCL study reveals broad mortality risks faced by ADHD individuals News-Medical · 19 Oct, 18:10 UTC
Miro1 mediates skeletal muscle insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes Nature · 19 Oct, 18:05 UTC
Revealed: 1.6 million chronic UTI sufferers failed by NHS Channel 4 News | Substack · 19 Oct, 18:02 UTC
Testosterone changes linked to emotional distress in pubertal girls Contemporary Pediatrics · 19 Oct, 17:48 UTC
Vaccination has little impact on post-COVID smell and taste issues, study shows Medical Xpress · 19 Oct, 17:40 UTC

All headlines

Orlando Pirates coach Abdeslam Ouaddou lifts lid on squad management approach amid fixture pile-up - 'I never call my players substitution' Goal.com · 19 Oct, 21:39 UTC
Bavuma keeps Proteas afloat as Boland bowls hosts into corner: ‘Test cricket is hard’ News24 · 19 Oct, 19:32 UTC
Flagellin Antibody Predicts Future Crohn’s Disease DocWireNews · 19 Oct, 19:27 UTC
Soweto school, church hit by storm eNCA · 19 Oct, 19:25 UTC
Bronkhorstspruit Water Crisis: Tshwane deploys 36 water tankers eNCA · 19 Oct, 18:21 UTC
Bird flu is quiet in SA. But producers push for mass vaccinations as European risk looms News24 · 19 Oct, 17:24 UTC
DAY 2: Bavuma fights but Boland tears through Proteas SuperSport · 19 Oct, 17:09 UTC
Cindy Crawford 'beyond heartbroken' after death of son eNCA · 19 Oct, 16:50 UTC
Over 400 ill after Tshwane failed to chlorinate Bronkhorstspruit's water eNCA · 19 Oct, 16:49 UTC
At least 408 gastrointestinal illness cases linked to contaminated Tshwane water supply News24 · 19 Oct, 16:43 UTC
Ramaphosa plans Silicon Valley AI tour to meet ‘big moguls’ News24 · 19 Oct, 16:33 UTC
Divorced woman loses bid to remain beneficiary of multi-million-rand trust she helped establish IOL · 19 Oct, 16:27 UTC
CCTV footage shows man resembling accused Gwabeni following AKA at King Shaka airport News24 · 19 Oct, 16:21 UTC
The Eye of the Sahara: The giant circle visible from space Getaway Magazine · 19 Oct, 16:14 UTC
Malema opens up about trauma of growing up with his epileptic mother TimesLIVE · 19 Oct, 15:56 UTC
Poor turnout at Daveyton march against foreign shop owners News24 · 19 Oct, 15:46 UTC
Young Heart FM news anchor has Capetonians in stitches after ‘GROOT WIT UNCLE’ surprise Daily Voice · 19 Oct, 15:38 UTC
Stanfield, wife reunite in court, plead not guilty as Western Cape gang mega-trial begins News24 · 19 Oct, 15:28 UTC
KZN judge authorises seizure of machinery after property developer continued work at Umhlanga despite interdict IOL · 19 Oct, 15:22 UTC
Alleged evidence tailoring central to magistrate’s decision in Suliman Carrim’s bail bid EWN · 19 Oct, 15:17 UTC
Honor Magic8 Pro vs OnePlus 15: Which to Buy in 2026 Memeburn · 19 Oct, 15:16 UTC
Carrim's lawyer argues businessman is not a flight risk eNCA · 19 Oct, 14:46 UTC
Antibody patterns may predict inflammatory bowel disease years before diagnosis News-Medical · 19 Oct, 14:39 UTC
Ramaphosa tells media: Hold leaders accountable as SA heads to polls News24 · 19 Oct, 14:37 UTC
Indian billionaire Anil Agarwal wins South Africa’s backing for zinc smelter as country seeks more mineral wealth Business Insider Africa · 19 Oct, 14:33 UTC
Lightning strike damages Durban North home as severe weather warning issued IOL · 19 Oct, 14:24 UTC
South Africa’s HPV vaccination drive to protect girls from cervical cancer is working – what we know after 10 years The Conversation · 19 Oct, 14:18 UTC
LIVE | Australia in control as Proteas attempt recovery on Day 2 News24 · 19 Oct, 14:14 UTC
92 suspected illegal miners arrested in Krugersdorp operation eNCA · 19 Oct, 13:50 UTC
Suspect in triple killing at Eshowe grocery store still on the run TimesLIVE · 19 Oct, 13:40 UTC
Problem with the fight against solar power registration in South Africa MyBroadband · 19 Oct, 13:30 UTC
OPPO Find X9 Ultra vs Vivo X300 Ultra: Best Camera of 2026? Memeburn · 19 Oct, 13:15 UTC
GROOT OU UNCLE? Young Heart FM news anchor has Capetonians in stitches Daily Voice · 19 Oct, 13:12 UTC
‘A fabrication’: Mbeki denies his govt had secret meetings with apartheid generals News24 · 19 Oct, 13:04 UTC
Mbeki denies secret deal to shield apartheid generals from prosecution IOL · 19 Oct, 13:04 UTC
South African stargazers can spot the Moon and Saturn together this October Cape Town ETC · 19 Oct, 13:00 UTC
MeerKAT ‘measures’ large-scale clustering of hydrogen novanews.co.za · 19 Oct, 12:59 UTC
President Mnangagwa declares one month firearms amnesty Herald.co.zw · 19 Oct, 12:52 UTC
The Big AI Terms Everyone Is Getting Wrong: Open Source, Open Weight And Proprietary Bernard Marr · 19 Oct, 12:46 UTC
79 deaths a day: South Africa’s diabetes crisis needs a new strategy https://novanews.co.za/ · 19 Oct, 12:44 UTC

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