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Provincial health department has been put under administration as ministerial task team is deployed to the province.

Prisoners are being deprived of treatment, and punished for speaking up about it.

Social media can be good and bad for children. But the bad can get ugly, though. Some children suffer serious symptoms such as anxiety and attention issues as well. The solutions are simple and cheap, researchers say.

Makgabo Manamela is one of three officials implicated by the health ombud in the tragedy. Here’s a snapshot of her testimony during arbitration.

On Monday, world leaders will sign a UN declaration that could have committed the world to provide decent healthcare for all. But instead, activists say, some of the world's biggest health issues sparkle in their absence. Find out what it means for South Africa’s National Health Insurance in the latest in our new series, Compass: Charting a course to the NHI.

South Africa's first national study on the incidence of child sexual abuse reports on the extent of crimes committed against local youth.

Gauteng Premier David Makhura claims he didn't know #LifeEsidimeni patients would be transferred to the care of NGOs. Perhaps he just didn't listen.

Selected state clinics will soon provide a pill that can prevent HIV infection to people at high risk of contracting the virus.

Find out when you can terminate a pregnancy and who should be doing it.

Health workers brace for an increased need for palliative care as waiting lists grow.

Report says alcohol use fuels an already unequal power relationship between men and women, resulting in several negative outcomes.

Ramaphosa and Motsoaledi are expected to draw high praise at a UN meeting this week. Find out why.

How does the government decide who gets an sms message for a vaccination appointment first and will all healthcare workers really be vaccinated this week? We break it down.

In an age where more young people are having sex before the age of 15 than ever before, can we really afford to keep turning a blind eye to the birds and the bees? But good sex ed doesn’t have to pit religion against facts.

Much is made of alleged shortages in doctors’ posts but clinical associates rarely gets a mention, says professional association.

Millions of South Africans in their 20s have applied for the COVID-19 relief grant. But at R350 a month, this is not enough to cover a person’s basic food requirements — and is an indicator of the increasing dependency of young adults on grants.