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‘Magic bullet’ to feed the world by 2030
A change in mind-set is required because feeding schemes alone cannot put an end to malnutrition.
Zamani – the hero of Hlabisa
From taxi driver to TB-care champion, Zamani Dlamini brings hope to the sick in rural KwaZulu-Natal.
Bigger biceps aren’t always better
Men’s quest for the perfect body has reached the ‘bigorexia’ tipping point.
Diepsloot: Where men think it’s their right to rape
Crime stats released in 2015 reported a drop in rape cases, but experts say this is because fewer people are bothering to report rapes to the police.
TB man’s shirt too nice for a grant
South Africa has disability grants but a doctor deemed his tuberculosis patient was not poor enough.
Light at the end of the scalpel for more targeted brain surgery
A brave little girl inspired a new ‘tumour paint’ to indicate to surgeons which tissue to remove.
Pharma sets price on life with world’s most expensive drug
Rare diseases lead to development of new drugs that, like other rare commodities command high prices.
Sometimes your locks run out
Alopecia or hair loss can devastate your self-esteem, unless you hold your head up high.
The man who can’t smell the roses – or his daughter
Loss of this sense affects taste and also damages a person’s sense of emotional place in the world.
Independent pharmacies take on medical aid ‘bullies’
Community chemists say racial profiling and gated network are putting them out of business.
Cuffed for no crime, kicked to the kerb
Instead of the care she sought, a vulnerable patient found further distress in a PE hospital.
Public health suffers if vaccines are not accessible
A Western Cape project is looking to make free vaccines available in private clinics, but the Eastern Cape has stopped the practice.
Man to man, sexual health needs are better met at male-only clinics
A centre employing only men has opened in Khayelitsha to address the needs of males uneasy about being seen at mixed-gender facilities.
It’s a nightmare when mental health medicine runs out
Mental health patients in Johannesburg's East Rand are hard hit by the unavailability of medication.
Drug shortages send rural patients back to home remedies
The minister insists there is no problem, but too many health centre cupboards are bare.
The high cost of being bipolar
Patients are subject to wild mood swings and costly spending sprees,but they can be treated with the right medicine - and a lot of money.