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There are fears that, because the LAM measure is easily administered, it could be used when conditions call for more detailed analysis.

Fearing social rejection, many patients don't seek treatment. To show your solidarity, don a surgical mask and post a selfie on World TB Day.

Although important victories have been won in the fight to protect girls from becoming child brides, the practice remains common and is growing.

A desperate South African breast cancer patient pleaded with the United Nations (UN) on Thursday to help her access a drug that can save her life.

Now the fight is on to eliminate the illness entirely – and save those still at the mercy of the mosquito.

As part of a global dialogue, a UN panel is meeting in Johannesburg to discuss proposals that aim to help prevent millions of unnecessary deaths.

People who smoke and drink too much, don’t exercise and eat unhealthily are likely to suffer from non-communicable diseases, such as heart disease.

Medical regulatory bodies must be guided by solid evidence rather than pressure from recreational users pushing for the legalisation of the drug.

With the help of new technologies, global health organisations aim to eliminate malaria in Africa in the next 15 years.

Financial risk-protection mechanisms could alleviate the high food and transport costs incurred by rural people seeking to access treatment for HIV.

Early diagnosis, a simple test, vector curbs and a new medicine is effective in many areas, but South Sudan can't rely on this treatment.

Sometimes, delivering mixed messages is a good thing, as an integrated project in the Lake Tanganyika region has proved.

About 35 000 babies could have been born without HIV had the president listened to the boy.

Truvada, which contains two antiretrovirals, reduces the risk of HIV infection with up to 96%.

Report says alcohol use fuels an already unequal power relationship between men and women, resulting in several negative outcomes.

The ex-president will be judged harshly for his unrepentant stance over an estimated 300 000 HIV-related deaths, the activist organisation says.