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Tamar Kahn

@TamarKahn

Writer and occasional data dabbler. Covering science, health and education for Business Day

 Cape Town
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Joined July 2010
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SA urged to join groundbreaking exposome research network businessday.co.za/news/2025-…
SA urged to join groundbreaking exposome research network

SA urged to join groundbreaking exposome research network

Scientists aim to uncover disease triggers in environmental exposures

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WHO backs GLP-1 drugs for long-term obesity treatment businessday.co.za/news/healt…
WHO backs GLP-1 drugs for long-term obesity treatment

WHO backs GLP-1 drugs for long-term obesity treatment

South Africa is prioritising a review of GLP-1 drugs for state healthcare use

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BIG READ: Regulators seem powerless against SA’s booming black market for weight loss jabs businessday.co.za/news/healt…
BIG READ: Regulators seem powerless against SA’s booming black market for weight loss jabs

BIG READ: Regulators seem powerless against SA’s booming black market for weight loss jabs

High price of registered GLP-1 shots fuels sales of illicit products

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Netcare to pilot wearable devices for patient monitoring businessday.co.za/companies/…

Netcare to pilot wearable devices for patient monitoring

Wristbands will improve efficiency by using real-time data and predictive algorithms

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SA doubles Global Fund pledge while key donors scale back businessday.co.za/news/healt…
SA doubles Global Fund pledge while key donors scale back

SA doubles Global Fund pledge while key donors scale back

SA increases Global Fund pledge as global support drops below target

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Hetero SA in court bid to overturn exclusion from HIV drugs tender businessday.co.za/news/healt…
Pharma firm fights to keep slice of ARV pie

Pharma firm fights to keep slice of ARV pie

Hetero SA challenges exclusion from state HIV drug tender

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Finance minister voices concern about health’s plan to scrap medical tax credits businessday.co.za/news/healt…
Finance minister voices concern about health’s plan to scrap medical tax credits

Finance minister voices concern about health’s plan to scrap medical tax credits

The plan wants to take medical credits away from the group paying income tax, he says

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And more from last week: Discovery partners with Google for AI-driven health insights businessday.co.za/news/healt…
Discovery partners with Google for AI-driven health insights

Discovery partners with Google for AI-driven health insights

Insurer's large data sets and behavioural change offerings tied with Cloud analytics

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In case you missed this last week: Biovac launches product development lab in Cape Town businessday.co.za/news/healt…
Biovac launches product development lab in Cape Town

Biovac launches product development lab in Cape Town

Biovac’s new laboratory will enable multiple products to be developed at the same time

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SA falls short on shielding tobacco bill from industry influence businesslive.co.za/bd/nation…
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SA lags global efforts to counter tobacco harm, warns WHO businesslive.co.za/bd/nation… via @BusinessLiveSA
SA lags global efforts to counter tobacco harm, warns WHO

SA lags global efforts to counter tobacco harm, warns WHO

SA is among the last 60 countries that have yet to ban or regulate e-cigarettes

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Health Funders Association takes legal action against NHI Act - the 6th organisation to do so businesslive.co.za/bd/nation… via @BusinessLiveSA

Health Funders Association takes legal action against NHI Act

Government’s plan for universal healthcare is unaffordable and irrational, medical scheme body argues

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ICYMI yesterday: Treasury mulls bids for extra health funds to counter US cuts businesslive.co.za/bd/nation… via @BusinessLiveSA
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Stripping civil servants of medical scheme benefits will require care, BHF hears businesslive.co.za/bd/nation… via @BusinessLiveSA

Stripping civil servants of medical scheme benefits will require care, BHF hears

Support of unions will be helpful, Clinton Health Access Initiative tells Board of Healthcare Funders

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Court orders Ramaphosa to provide records showing how he decided to sign the NHI Act into law businesslive.co.za/bd/nation… via @BusinessLiveSA
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MRC raises bid for emergency funding as donors step up businesslive.co.za/bd/nation… via @BusinessLiveSA

MRC raises bid for emergency funding as donors step up

Medical Research Council secures R400m in commitments from donor organisations

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SA’s hard-won HIV/Aids gains in the balance after US aid cuts businesslive.co.za/bd/nation…
SA’s hard-won HIV/Aids gains in the balance after US aid cuts

SA’s hard-won HIV/Aids gains in the balance after US aid cuts

Health department turns to science to build its business case for increasing domestic disease funding

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Former miners due R1.3bn in unclaimed benefits for lung diseases businesslive.co.za/bd/nation… via @BusinessLiveSA
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NHI adverts vital to counter ‘irrational and negative’ propaganda, says health minister businesslive.co.za/bd/nation… via @BusinessLiveSA
NHI adverts vital to counter ‘irrational and negative’ propaganda, says health minister

NHI adverts vital to counter ‘irrational and negative’ propaganda, says health minister

The department is scrambling to find funds to fill the gap left by Donald Trump’s cutting back on foreign aid

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Trump’s cuts to SA science jeopardise projects, lives and livelihoods businesslive.co.za/bd/nation… via @BusinessLiveSA
NEWS ANALYSIS: Trump’s cuts to SA science jeopardise projects, lives and livelihoods

NEWS ANALYSIS: Trump’s cuts to SA science jeopardise projects, lives and livelihoods

Hundreds of projects at universities and research institutions placed in jeopardy from US grant cuts

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