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Trial recommends shorter treatment for less severe TB in children	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7786	Trial recommends shorter treatment for less severe TB in children	FMHS Marketing & Communications / FGGW Bemarking & Kommunikasie – Michelle Galloway	A trial involving over 1200 children from four different countries has found that the vast majority of them could be successfully treated for TB in four months instead of the usual six months.
Training about stroke support urgently needed in rural areas	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7780	Training about stroke support urgently needed in rural areas	Dr Alec Basson	When we observe World Stroke Week (28 October ̶ 3 November) and World Stroke Day (29 October), we should also spare a thought for stroke survivors, their caregivers and community health workers (CHWs) in South Africa's rural areas who often lack the nec
Covid-19 and waste management	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7777	Covid-19 and waste management	FMHS Marketing & Communications / FGGW Bemarking & Kommunikasie – Florence de Vries	The use of single-use items like nitrile gloves, disposable face masks and sanitiser bottles has surged in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Quintin the robot connects isolated Covid-19 patients with families	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7762	Quintin the robot connects isolated Covid-19 patients with families	FMHS Marketing & Communications / FGGW Bemarking & Kommunikasie	Quintin the robot, who has been assisting physicians at Tygerberg Hospital’s Covid-19 intensive care unit (ICU), is now also helping to put concerned family members in touch with ICU patients that have had to be isolated.
Can tea really lower your blood sugar?	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7763	Can tea really lower your blood sugar?	Hanél Sadie-Van Gijsen & Liske Kotze-Hörstmann	Much more research is needed to determine if tea is effective as a treatment to reduce high blood sugar and to help manage diabetes.
World Food Day: Build sustainable food systems	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7756	World Food Day: Build sustainable food systems	Corporate Communication & Marketing / Korporatiewe Kommunikasie & Bemarking [Alec Basson]	Friday (16 October) is World Food Day. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University highlight the importance of building sustainable food systems especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Two new student leaders on the Tygerberg campus	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7738	Two new student leaders on the Tygerberg campus	FMHS Marketing & Communications / FGGW Bemarking & Kommunikasie - Sue Segar	Mbali Mkhonza was elected as chair of the Tygerberg Postgraduate Student Council (TPSC), and Kristin Arends is the new chair of the Tygerberg Student Council (TSR).
Mental Health Awareness Month: Improve access to affordable and effective treatments	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7739	Mental Health Awareness Month: Improve access to affordable and effective treatments	Jason Bantjes & Soraya Seedat	October is Mental Health Awareness Month and on Saturday (10 October) World Mental Health Day was observed. In opinion pieces for the media, Profs Jason Bantjes and Soraya Seedat focus on how mental health challenges can be addressed.
Integrity of science crucial in pandemic times	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7740	Integrity of science crucial in pandemic times	Wolfgang Preiser & Rika Preiser	Scholarly publishing needs to ensure high quality peer review and be prepared to sacrifice high scores on the public relations side in the interest of maintaining the integrity of science.
Innovative Covid-19 treatment saves lives and healthcare resources	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7734	Innovative Covid-19 treatment saves lives and healthcare resources	FMHS Marketing & Communications / FGGW Bemarking & Kommunikasie – Wilma Stassen	In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, doctors at Tygerberg Hospital implemented a daring, lesser-known treatment that not only bypassed the imminent ventilator shortage caused, but potentially saved thousand of lives.