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Many dental assistants in private practices are paid very little and have to do menial tasks.

Replacement therapy for menopause symptoms is considered safe – if the breast cancer risk is addressed.

Medecins Sans Frontieres says that amid collapsing health systems, people in the countries worst affected are too afraid to report all Ebola cases.

Many people are dying preventable deaths from pulmonary embolisms or deep-vein thrombosis. Increased awareness can help reduce the toll.

With almost 50% of homeless people suffering from mental illnesses, according to a study, we spoke to four people who live on Durban's streets.

Pregnant women have spoken out about nurses forcing them to undergo testing without their informed consent.

Many women suffer from menstrual cramps extreme enough to confine them to bed, but treatment is available that can provide effective relief.

Experts believe Ginkgo biloba, a natural product used in vitamin supplements, may be harmful if taken together with HIV medication.

Going to gym twice a week isn’t enough to counter the effect of sitting on your backside all week.

The World Health Organisation estimates that one in five pregnancies globally end in induced abortion.

New health discoveries are often not immediately accessible or affordable to the average individual, particularly in low and middle-income countries.

Personal beliefs sometimes collide with healthcare providers’ professional responsibilities.

Despite increased efforts to improve child and maternal health, countries are still lagging behind in meeting their Millennium Development Goals.

To speed up the country's delivery of qualified doctors, Western Cape Health MEC Theuns Botha says private medical schools are necessary.

Even though the Constitution guarantees disabled children the right to education, many don't go to school, or have great difficulty in doing so.

Diabetic patients who aren't treated properly risk having the smallest cut lead to an amputated limb.