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In Makhado, the cat’s in the cradle
Cat' or 'intash' joins tik and nyaope in the playground as dealers target bored children.
If SA wins the fight against TB, the world will benefit
South Africa lost nearly 100 000 people to TB last year – three-quarters of whom were HIV-positive. Reducing the burden will benefit the economy.
Violence-laden South Africa’s burden of disease
The notion of violence as a national health priority has yet to take hold, even among health professionals.
Undercover tuberculosis: How SA’s top killer slips in under the radar
Healthy lungs don’t mean you’re off the hook: tuberculosis can take root anywhere in the body.
‘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.
Bigger biceps aren’t always better
Men’s quest for the perfect body has reached the ‘bigorexia’ tipping point.
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.
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.