Long Form

Poor people who have fled their countries are expected to pay steep rates for treatment at government hospitals in Gauteng.

A marathon runner with prostate cancer uses his skill to promote awareness and encourage testing.

Mentally disabled people in the rural Eastern Cape are considered worthless, even evil. When girls are sexually abused, mothers are no longer shocked.

The substances that cause cancer leave their fingerprints behind. Now, the world may be closer than ever to unravelling the clues hidden in our DNA.

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

Introduce harm-reduction and HIV programmes – especially for heroin users – before it's too late.

Are social media algorithms designed to prey the mental health of women and people of colour?

Three drug addicts tell their stories of devastation, desperation and, finally, the long road to recovery.

The substance is critical in pregnancy and in the development of children; a lack of it has dire consequences.

With almost 50% of homeless people suffering from mental illnesses, according to a study, we spoke to four people who live on Durban's streets.

With the severe effects of the habit on the unborn child now widely known, why do pregnant mothers refuse to give up?

The pandemic’s impact is long-term: the UN warns that it could lead to 13 million more child marriages over a decade.

An eighth-grade teenager shows how funky and strong her fight against a four-letter word is. Mia Malan reports.

HIV-positive pregnant women get sound advice from mothers who can empathise.

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.

The Free State health department has come under fire for a number of reasons. Bhekisisa visited the province ahead of elections to find out more.