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Families of Wouter Basson's victims want the controversial doctor to ask for their forgiveness.

Wouter Basson, one of SA's controversial apartheid-era figures, may be banned from practising medicine, but cardiology would suffer, say patients.

Following a radio chat where the perceived health benefits of eating human placenta were discussed, Melissa Meyer delves into the squeamish practise.

Sihle Batiya's luckier than most – but the odds are stacked against kids with Down's syndrome in the Eastern Cape.

Family planning is not a luxury to everyone. Melinda Gates talks about why she has dedicated so much of her time to helping women plan their families.

The HPCSA will rule on Wouter Basson's fate on December 18 after a five-year long inquiry into his actions during apartheid.

A study shows that 44% of heavy smokers kicked the habit after receiving magnetic stimulation.

SureTouch does not claim to be a substitute for proper breast cancer screening, but patients are being misled.

There are many advantages to breastfeeding but should mothers be bribed to do it?

Undaunted by apartheid and Aids, she has made all the difference to those otherwise abandoned.

Two young women are proving to the world that the most deadly strain of TB can be beaten.

South Africa has the means and opportunity to keep its healthcare professionals.

Mentally disabled people in the rural Eastern Cape are considered worthless, even evil. When girls are sexually abused, mothers are no longer shocked.

India has dispatched an unlikely hero to promote tuberculosis awareness and battle its stigma.

Our children’s lives were lost due to the negligence of the Mpumalanga health system, say grieving mothers.

The Eastern Cape health department claims hospital staff misled a government inspection team to create a bad impression.