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Drug trove expiring in clinic fiasco
Rent arrears have shut a clinic's doors – just 500m from the Free State health MEC's office.
Teenage mums need support, not censure
Stigma can ruin the lives of young mothers, but there is support available that can keep their futures bright.
New TB drug regimen on the horizon
Patients with drug resistant TB could benefit from a new drug regimen, which will be tested in clinical trials this year.
Controversial Messina doctor’s medical licence revoked
Almost a year after the first complaints were filed with the HPCSA about Dr Dube, the Limpopo doctor's medical licence has been stripped.
Life’s precipice puts addiction into perspective
Three drug addicts tell their stories of devastation, desperation and, finally, the long road to recovery.
Medical negligence claims threaten NHI
Due to the high costs of litigation medical negligence claims could bankrupt a future NHI, say experts.
Gauteng pays after forced sterilisation for HIV-positive woman
The Gauteng health department has agreed to pay almost half-a-million rand to an HIV-positive woman after she was coercively sterilised.
Getting closure from the other side
Psychics such as John Edward are 'mostly harmless' and often quite helpful to the living, experts say.
From critical condition to stable
The nation's healthcare system reflects the actions of the ministers responsible for it over the years.
Break the silence on HIV in prison
Prisoners are being deprived of treatment, and punished for speaking up about it.
Men are also ‘corrective rape’ victims
Many men, thanks to social stigmas, are ashamed to report sexual hate crimes – but they are almost as common as they are against lesbians.
TAC ‘disappointed’ by ANC’s approach to condoms in schools
The Treatment Action Campaign has criticised the ANC for what it says is the party's non-commitment to making condoms available at schools.
Autism and its uncommon angels
Dembe Ndou learned to play piano in no time at all, but simply chatting is a complex challenge.
Can we end Aids in Africa?
While much has been done to end Aids in Africa, more work by governments is necessary to move forward, particularly in SA.
SA has highest number of new HIV infections worldwide – survey
With over 400 000 new HIV infections occurring in 2012, South Africa ranks first in HIV incidence in the world, says an HSRC survey.
Publicly waiting for x-rays, privately abandoning all hope
In the state sector, not everyone is equal. Some of us have to pay an arm, a leg and a full working day.