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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.

In Diepsloot, Bhekisisa's Vimba! app is helping rape survivors access life-saving care and treatment.

Some hospitals are introducing sign language to help deaf patients.

Researchers have shown that monetary incentives lead to infants being immunised on time.

Half a litre of Coke contains 10 teaspoons of sugar – almost the entire recommended daily sugar allowance. But fruit juice is as bad.

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...

A recent article suggested that single South Africans can live longer by getting married, based on Statistics SA mortality data.

The quest for better working conditions leaves striking doctors with a tough decision but they might not have to choose.

Some of your favourite comfort food could be concealing a killer.

Could Zimbabwe's new Health Development Fund rescue the country's cash-strapped clinics and hospitals?

A single daily tablet could slash your risk of HIV infection, could it be for you?

Most of us would rather not know what happens to our bodies after death. But that breakdown gives birth to new life in unexpected ways.

A doctor shortage in war-torn Mozambique paved the way for a new breed of surgeons that have slashed deaths among new mothers.In Caia, a...

Rape culture doesn't start when a rape is committed. It is built in slow steps in everyday events that help normalise gender-based violence.

Malawi says it will no longer enforce anti-homosexuality laws but dangerous homophobia persists on the country's streets - and in its clinics.

Many diabetics are dependent on expensive blood sugar testing strips to stay alive. Most in South Africa can't afford it.