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  "title": "South Africa's laboratory medicine sector scales following hospital infrastructure investment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/south-africas-laboratory-medicine-sector-scales-following-hospital",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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