Doctors overcharge, say our readers
"Doctors collude to fix prices and there are too few competent specialists in private practice now."
Government bans ‘unsafe’ baby bottles
A controversial plastic additive is said to affect foetuses and increase the risk of breast cancer.
Dying in the line of duty
The murder of an Mpumalanga doctor on duty has exposed the lax security at public hospitals.
Death in the Free State
The health minister and UNAids are jumping the gun by not consulting activists.
All Nanaki Mohajane’s sister, Masentle, wanted to do was to keep her...
Cape doc tipped for health post
Western Cape health director general Craig Househam is widely tipped to take over the running of the National Department of Health.
Cut and mistrust
Traditional leaders are resisting plans to introduce medical circumcision. Mia Malan reports.
Take2: Winds of change sweep SA healthcare
Professors Hoosen Coovadia and Salim Abdool Karim, two of SA's foremost HIV researchers, were recently the health department's greatest enemies.
Nehawu lashes SA Medical Association
Nehawu: The South African Medical Association should get a better grip on OSD negotiations and keep its affiliate members.
Doctors use a torch to do operations
"This year we've been running out of simple things, such as Panado," says one doctor.
Ebony and ivory toyi-toyi in harmony
The toyi-toyiing "helps me to get rid of my frustrations at the hospital", says one doctor.