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Elon Musk, depression and South Africa’s cowboy ketamine clinics

Elon Musk admitted to using it for depression, Friends actor Matthew Perry died from using too much of it and in South Africa, some ketamine healthcare providers are serving it up irresponsibly. So what’s ketamine all about?

Motsoaledi’s big HIV treatment jump: Is it true?

More than half a million previously diagnosed people with HIV have been started on HIV treatment since the end of February, the health minister says. But can a big jump in 10 weeks really be? We look at the numbers.

Monthly prescription rule blocks ADHD treatment for SA kids

Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects between 5% and 7% of schoolgoing children. But because doctors can only prescribe treatment for a month at a time, many kids in South Africa, especially those who can’t afford monthly doctor’s visits, don’t access medication regularly. It’s time that we change that script, argues psychiatrist Renata Schoeman.

It’s the ‘Donald disease’ that’s making us sick

As politicians, activists and researchers duke it out from labs and clinics and press conferences, those who have the most to lose from the HIV funding cuts told Bhekisisa they have been left to fend for themselves. Which is bad news for all of us.

Childhood stunting is also stunting our economy. Here are five ways to fix that

More than a quarter of South African children under the age of five are chronically malnourished. That’s bad for them, their families and the economy — but it isn’t expensive or difficult to fix.

Health Beat #30 | A medical breakthrough, or a dangerous shortcut? Health Beat investigates the ketamine craze

In the latest episode of Health Beat, we unpack the growing use of the psychedelic drug, ketamine, to treat severe depression and chronic pain. Research shows it can work quickly to improve mood, but experts are concerned about the rise of unregulated clinics using ketamine in ways that aren’t backed by solid evidence or properly supervised.