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Prof Wendy Stevens on following the science, even if it means swimming against the stream

Posted in: Healthcare system, HIV, Latest, TB

Professor Wendy Stevens believes ‘completely in the honesty of science’ and this, she says, has landed her in the naughty corner many times throughout her career. Biénne Huisman spoke to the global leader in HIV and TB laboratory medicine about her career, what you choose when science and politics collide, and the value of swimming upstream.

Prof Wendy Stevens on following the science, even if it means swimming against the stream

COVID-19: Childhood cancer care in SA’s large centres ‘relatively unaffected’

Posted in: COVID-19

More than three quarters of 200 hospitals surveyed from across the globe report that their paediatric cancer care services had been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published in the Lancet medical journal. Yet, some large centres in South Africa appear to have been relatively unaffected. Kathryn Cleary reports.