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This tablet can help to protect the country's young women from contracting HIV.

Can the banting diet cure binge-eating disorder? Mia Malan follows one person's journey.

Ikponwosa Ero went from a child who felt different to the United Nations’ first independent expert on albinism.

A rare condition has caused this man’s body to age at super speed. Why?

C-sections may result in fewer lawsuits, but they are not always the best option.

Community workers are twiddling their thumbs while the state drags its heels on a new strategy, writes Mia Malan.

An app, a few volunteers and buy-in from doctors can make the frontlines a kinder place for patients, staff and families.

Fake AIDS "cures" have been the bane of activists fighting for treatment. We discovered a new one and checked in on some we've debunked before.

Mabele helped lead the fight for antiretrovirals in SA. A memorial service will be held for her today. This was her last interview with Bhekisisa.

When class is in session, would-be "attackers" lunge at women in mock muggings. For survivors, classes can be triggering... but that might be the point, argue some experts.

Prostate cancer accounts for nearly a quarter of all cancers in black men. Find out how to protect yourself and the ones you love.

Saving lives — and losing them — may be all in a day's work for health workers, but if you think it doesn't take its toll, listen to these doctors.

Water pumped from the Nile is the only option for 98% of the residents of South Sudan's capital.

From the Ganges River to Ghana, drones are delivering vaccines, HIV tests and blood transfusions around the world and cutting waiting times for life-saving healthcare. But is all that glitters really gold when it comes to the next big thing in health?

Think child marriages only happen in far off countries? Think again.

Society has a skewed view that healthy people don’t take medicine but rising rates of chronic illness may call for a re-think of that perception.