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Reporting on Covid-19 and HIV in South Africa is like day and night, Mia Malan, who has reported on both epidemics, writes.

A report released by health activists details mismanagement and shortages in Mthatha.

In rural India, people with TB got healthy food parcels and vitamin pills. Their chance of dying from the disease dropped by 60% and passing on the infection to someone in their family fell by 40%.

Most of the country’s medical schools say final-year medical students will write exams

Many smokers find quitting impossible, but vaping can reduce tobacco-related harm.

Many private hospitals will be opening their doors to more patients but does that mean you’ll be stuck at the back of the queue?

A generic version of a key cancer drug is now available in South Africa, but at a significantly higher cost than it is available internationally.

KwaZulu-Natal’s state facilities are in the lead when it comes to stocking HIV prevention medicines (97% of them do), and the Western Cape is last in line at 8%. But, the home of the Mother City is the only province in which men use HIV prevention medicine more than women.

The pressure group has accused the Free State’s health MEC of being behind the intimidation.

Life-saving HIV drugs were allegedly diverted from Africa's public health system to sell in Europe.

Quarraisha and Salim Abdool Karim both serve on the ministerial committee that advises President Cyril Ramaphosa on South Africa’s COVID-19 response. In our recent webinar, we asked them eight questions about what to expect of life between now and September.

COVID variants are new versions of the virus that are smarter at surviving. But before we can understand what these changed forms mean for vaccines, we first need to go back to the basics. We take you through the evolution of the virus and what this means for your body’s defences.

COVID vaccines have become one of the most sought after commodities in the world, but manufacturers simply can’t produce enough jabs for everyone who needs them. Bhekisisa investigates what this means for the emergence of a vaccine black market, as well as vaccine theft and falsification.

Hundreds of thousands of obese South Africans stand to trim their excess kilos should a 20% tax on suger-sweetened beverages be instituted.

Since the start of 2020 the country has paused its roll-out twice, swopped AstraZeneca jabs for Pfizer’s and J&J’s and now, phase two will finally begin on May 17. Here’s what you can expect.

Is a lack of competition fuelling unnecessary care at your expense?