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In this province, the agricultural and mining sectors draw thousands of workers each year – and then they disappear. Here’s why we need to find them.

Codeine is found in mild painkillers and cough syrups, and is sometimes mixed with Sprite or alcohol to make a drink called “lean”.

South Africa's maternal mortality rate leaves the elderly to deal with its consequences, with many unable to keep up.

Many people can no longer afford hospital treatment and medication, and the number of those with medical aid has fallen by a third.

Many women consult traditional healers, so it makes sense to enlist these cultural leaders in public health education.

Aids kills more people prematurely in SA than another other disease – in sharp contrast to two decades ago, which set them at just 12%.

When the US went to bat for Big Pharma in the fight against this killer disease, South Africa wasn’t having any of it. Here’s what happened next.

Dentists say the reduced rates paid out by medical schemes are putting them out of business.

Traditional and Western healers team up to treat patients with HIV and tuberculosis because many people consult more than one health system.

A psychiatric facility in Freetown has stepped away from its colonial past and removed these ‘shackles’ from their patients.

Ebola wiped out nearly 10% of Liberia’s doctors and nurses. Take a look at life for those it left behind.

Replacement therapy for menopause symptoms is considered safe – if the breast cancer risk is addressed.

South Africa lost nearly 100 000 people to TB last year – three-quarters of whom were HIV-positive. Reducing the burden will benefit the economy.

Long before red flags were raised, this family fell victim to listeriosis. And this week, tragedy has struck again.

This doctor returned to his home town to live, love and heal.

From how to spice up your sex life to the more mundane, “does this look weird to you”, there are some questions you just don’t want to ask your friends and family. Relax. Now, there’s an app for that.