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Wouter Basson's lawyers have called for the recusal of an HPCSA committee over suspected involvement in a petition to strike him off the medical roll.

Wouter Basson and his legal team walked out of his sentencing hearing to file an urgent interdict at the high court in Pretoria.

Rekindling the sexual fire of a once passionate marriage has sparked a deeper emotional link.

Women who lose weight after surgery – as opposed to through exercise and diet – are less likely to be employed because of negative perceptions.

The Aids council’s programme is a "big step in the right direction", but abuse by police still needs to be tackled, says an HIV specialist.

While South African life expectancy dropped between 1990 and 2013, the are signs of hope again.

Migraine sufferers may not realise that drug overuse can be a large part of the problem.

Santie Pretorius details her weight loss journey, which included surgery, in a new book.

Deputy Minister of Correctional Services Thabang Makwetla claims that prisoners in SA have access to better healthcare. Africa Check investigates.

Pharmaceutical experts differ over how to limit dependency on a common painkiller.

Twenty years after the genocide, Rwanda’s health system is showing drastic improvements.

A court has ruled that a mother, representing her child, can now apply to claim damages for alleged negligent prenatal misdiagnosis of her child.

Personal accounts from Liberia and Sierra Leone bring home the devastation wrought by the virus.

The department of trade and industry has yet to finalise patent reforms, raising questions that cheaper medication could be blocked intentionally.

Although 65% of South Africans reportedly have been tested for HIV at least once, annual testing figures are much lower.

Refugees run the border crossing gauntlet of lions, rivers, rape and theft hoping for a better life.