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#SliceofLife: ‘She made a joke out of my friend’s death’
When Mark died, emergency services left his body on the pavement in central Pretoria for hours.
Could better health for your baby come in a cardboard box?
All the rage in Finland, 'Moses baskets' could soon be coming to South African shores.
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.
Nine factors that make a man more likely to rape or beat a woman
Men who abuse women have often been victims of maltreatment themselves resulting to the intergenerational cycling of abuse.
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.
‘I will rape them personally, those drunkard women in the short dresses’
In this township, alcohol makes violent men close to three times more likely to rape a woman.Brown Lekekela heads over to the flipchart that...
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?
Football like you’ve never seen it: On the pitch with this blind soccer team
Blind football represents hope and belonging for Egypt's one million visually impaired.
Inside the flesh-eating disease you’ve probably never heard about but should
Less than 15% of patients seek out care for this vicious form of gangrene.
Penicillin shortages as pharma companies eye newer, more lucrative drugs
Older antibiotic staples are no longer moneymakers. But as modern bugs evolve to outwit them, very few new drugs are ready to take their place.
‘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.
Hospitals introduce sign language to bridge gap between the deaf and care
Some hospitals are introducing sign language to help deaf patients.
Paying for change? Trial offers cash to parents willing to vaccinate babies
Researchers have shown that monetary incentives lead to infants being immunised on time.
How much sugar do you drink?
Half a litre of Coke contains 10 teaspoons of sugar – almost the entire recommended daily sugar allowance. But fruit juice is as bad.
Finding South Africa’s missing TB patients
For many tuberculosis (TB) patients, the road to a cure begins with a simple test.Today, South Africa is rolling out the world’s best technology...
Do single people wind up dead sooner in South Africa?
A recent article suggested that single South Africans can live longer by getting married, based on Statistics SA mortality data.