‘The baby fell, but I just kept running’
Refugees can flee their countries, but they can't escape the trauma of war.
Old birth rites, new ways
When bringing a new life into the world risks taking another, even old traditions have to adopt new ways.
We need to talk about caving in to nyaope
Ivory Park's Operation Thiba Nyaope provides support for addicts and their affected families.
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.
This disposable piece of technology might save your life – if you can afford...
Many diabetics are dependent on expensive blood sugar testing strips to stay alive. Most in South Africa can't afford it.
Sangomas learn to meld muti with conventional medicine
Traditional and Western healers team up to treat patients with HIV and tuberculosis because many people consult more than one health system.
[From our archives] Binge-beating Banting: Why Tim’s take is hard to stomach
Can the banting diet cure binge-eating disorder? Mia Malan follows one person's journey.
Poisonous haze: Why the air we breathe could kill us
Climate change and air pollution could be conspiring against the continent, and fuelling new levels of death and disease.
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.
Refugees ripped off at state hospitals
Poor people who have fled their countries are expected to pay steep rates for treatment at government hospitals in Gauteng.
Does South Africa need a Human Rights Commission?
History repeats as old health emergencies emerge anew. Is the health ombud the person to lead fights the Human Rights Commission started?
What do your period and bananas have in common? Find out
In Rwanda, schoolgirls can now buy locally produced, cheaper sanitary towels
Tales from Trumpland: Health workers will be forced to bury aborted fetal tissue
In the war on women's bodies, the casualties stretch far beyond US' 50 states.
Female genital mutilation: Hope blooms in Somaliland
Women in Somaliland are working together with an NGO to eliminate one of the most ancient and extreme practices of female genital mutilation.
Meet the doctors: Take a look at this country’s first crop of homegrown physicians
Finally capping its own medics, the country must now retain them and coax them into rural areas.
Would you put your baby in a cardboard box? Check out this parenting trend
The Finns’ cardboard box prompts an African graduate to develop a life-saving device for babies.