Angelina Jolie takes on her biggest role — as a TB-sniffing rat
Angelina might just have saved a life. But is there science to prove it?
Who killed Ntombizodwa Matthews? Politics, protest & corruption in the North West
A month after she was wheeled out of a North West hospital in a barrow, Ntombizodwa Matthews met her end. Her family blames politics for her death.
Could this birth trend make for more serene deliveries?
Water births are a growing phenomenon in South Africa and globally. But this birth method is controversial – scientific evidence is lacking.
When the sorrow doesn’t end: Could chronic grief be a medical condition?
The pain of bereavement is supposed to ease with time. When it doesn't, psychiatrists call it 'complicated grief' and it can be treated.
‘The baby fell, but I just kept running’
Refugees can flee their countries, but they can't escape the trauma of war.
Teletubbies and friends: Inside the bizarre science behind your child’s favourite show
What makes the world’s most successful children’s TV programmes so addictive – and so strange? Linda Geddes explores the research on...
A parent’s place? Meet the women fighting for space at SA’s rural hospitals
Botched births and infections can leave many babies with a life-long inheritance: Cerebral palsy. Many will be dependent on caregivers for...
‘I would have killed myself’: Free app puts care at rape survivors’ fingertips
In Diepsloot, Bhekisisa's Vimba! app is helping rape survivors access life-saving care and treatment.
This country figured out how to stop teen substance abuse, so why has no...
Find out which nordic nation radically cut teenage smoking, drinking and drug use and how they did it.
My descent into postpartum psychosis – and how I got out
A new mother recounts how psychiatric care that nurtured her bond with her baby helped heal her mania.
Pedal power: Malawi’s ‘rickshaw’ bush ambulances cycle the sick to care
Already used in countries like Namibia, the ambulances could help cut child and maternal mortality rates.
This popular birth control shot is out of stock for the second year running....
Women who have been forced to go without their usual birth control shot are now facing the consequences of months-long shortages.
A new loo: Gaze into the toilet bowl of the future
Despite our complicated relationship with it, our poo could one day power our cell phones, tablets and laptops.
A grim anniversary: Hundreds of clinics close as Trump’s gag rule turns one
Governments and even anonymous do-gooders are stepping into fill the funding gap left by the US decision, but their pockets will never...
Gasping for breath: Pneumonia’s deadly toll
A disease that claims the lives of two children under five a minute worldwide has hit drought-stricken Kenya hard, its spread driven by malnutrition.
A changing birth: What’s behind SA’s skyrocketing c-section rates?
Almost one in four babies born at public hospitals come into the world via c-section but is it costing some women their lives?