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Health professionals smacked on the wrist
Patient Jasper Hoon is critical about the low maximum sanction the council can administer on doctors who provide insufficient care.
The jury is out on antioxidants
These "cancer-fighting" molecules may not be the good guys we have been led to believe.
Broken machines and shortages vex Baragwanath Hospital
Doctors from the Soweto hospital have approached the Mail & Guardian in a last-resort effort to get the equipment, supplies and services they need.
Truth has prevailed, says Basson victim’s wife
Family members of victims of Wouter Basson have expressed relief that the apartheid-era doctor has been found guilty after a six-year trial.
US health policy weighs on SA’s HIV patients
Hundreds of thousands of HIV patients could be affected by Pepfar's shift in funding policy, according to a new report.
KZN traffic officers wrongly conducting HIV tests
KwaZulu-Natal traffic officers have allegedly stopped drivers at the Mooi River Toll plaza on the N3 and forced them to take HIV tests.
ARVs deliver (when delivered)
A new single-dose drug is freely available after a bumpy start.
Brazil and Thailand got it right – can SA really make NHI work?
Rwanda, too, has succeeded in doing what this country has only been talking about for 18 years.
Madiba: The belated rise of an Aids activist
Mandela regretted not acting on HIV during his presidency, but he made up for it in spades.
Mandela and the belated rise of an Aids activist
Former president Nelson Mandela regretted not acting on HIV during his presidency, but he made up for it in spades.
Shift in mood towards HIV
A recent Cape Town AIDS conference showed a shift in the global mood on HIV.
NHI still has a way to go before the training wheels come off
Fixing healthcare needs a multidisciplinary approach, not just a medical focus.
How true are reports of breakthrough Aids ‘cures’?
As the world recently marked World Aids Day, Africa Check has investigated the evidence behind three claims of an Aids breakthrough "cure".
On World Aids Day, SA cannot celebrate
While 20-million people have been tested for HIV in South Africa, there are still shortages of medicines and mismanagement in the health sector.
Journeying through HIV and early education
From being diagnosed with HIV to falling pregnant, Patience Tshabalala's life took a turn after volunteering at a former children's Aids hospice.
Prudence Mabele: “I have seen ARVs save lives”
Mabele helped lead the fight for antiretrovirals in SA. A memorial service will be held for her today. This was her last interview with Bhekisisa.