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Viruses, vaccines and superbugs: The biggest health stories of 2016
This year wasn’t pretty but from its ashes may rise important scientific advances that could change the course of history.
Survive December on SA’s roads with these four tips
Make sure that you and your family don't end up as statistics of this festive season.
Should you be keeping Santa’s secret from the kids?
Warning, this article contains sensitive details about Father Christmas. Kids, look away.
Six ways alcohol can help – and hurt – you this Easter
Before you down those beers at the braai, find out how much alcohol is too much this Easter.
Teachers may be losing the battle of the bulge
A new study argues a teacher's health habits could influence pupils'choices.
More married women than singles have abortions
Nearly 90% of terminations of pregnancies are performed in developing countries such as South Africa and Nigeria.
What’s next for South Africa’s experimental HIV vaccine
If it works, the world's latest HIV vaccine candidate may make it to market quicker than we think - and become a routine childhood vaccination
Why I signed up for an HIV vaccine trial
Jane Mahlangu is set to become one of the first 100 people in South Africa to receive an experimental jab that could prevent HIV - and make history
Money, power & blessers are just half the story
A little extra money in young women's homes can go a long way towards protecting them from HIV infection. So can a little bit of concern.
Could do-it-yourself HIV testing take off in SA?
The World Health Organisation hopes take-home tests will increase the number of the people who know their HIV status
STUDY: 56% of surveyed Diepsloot men have raped or beaten a woman in the...
Rape and physical abuse rates more than double those reported in national studies have been recorded in Diepsloot in northern Johannesburg.
Sex work’s new tools of the trade
Peer educators spread the word about HIV prevention one little blue pill at a time.
Vimba! Bhekisisa app helps Diepsloot women and children access help when raped
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Bhekisisa is launching a free gender-based violence helpline in Diepsloot
Women can now inject themselves with ‘the shot’ at home
Could do-it-yourself birth control injections take off in South Africa?
Trying for a baby? Find out your chances of falling pregnant
Figure out your odds of falling pregnant via in vitro fertilisation with this new online calculator
The investigation that unravelled an international syndicate dealing in stolen ARVs
How undercover police infiltrated a criminal network that spent years hiding behind a curtain of shelf companies, Swiss bank accounts and pseudonyms.