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Pills for bills: Now you can get your medication at an ATM near you
South Africa has become the first country in the world to introduce ATM-like machines that dispense medicine instead of money.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF4WVRSF6gg&t=14sRead more: These ATMs have...
#LifeEsidimeni: Inside the arbitration hearings
As the hearings continue this week, Laura Lopez Gonzalez speaks to Nelisiwe Msomi about the arbitration process.
What will happen to your medical aid under the NHI?
Our Mia Malan explains whether medical aids will be affordable under the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme.
[WATCH] Will the NHI be accountable?
Watch as the health department and South African Medical Research Council bring policymakers, researchers and scientists together to talk about the nuts and bolts of implementing the National Health Insurance, including financing and accountability.
Precarious politicking: What the law says about foreigners and healthcare in SA
Did you know that anyone hailing from SADC has the right to be treated just like a South African?
Wake up: Sleeplessness is a public health crisis
When you’re not feeling rested and refreshed after a night’s sleep, your thinking is fuzzy, your reaction time drops and you feel sluggish at work. But more and more research shows that sleeping poorly is a big public health worry. Today, on World Sleep Day, two experts explain why.
[WATCH] This nurse wants to stop cervical cancer in Hammanskraal
Nurse Tebogo Seleka does about 100 cervical cancer tests a month. One in ten patients test positive. This could be avoided if they were vaccinated against the human papillomavirus which causes this cancer. Our TV team travels to Hammanskraal near Tshwane to find out how Seleka is using jabs to stop cervical cancer in her community.
Forced abortions: The crime no one is talking about
Nomthandazo* thought her and her partner were happily expecting their first baby together. She was wrong.
Why climate change makes pollution and lung diseases worse
Dirty air makes it hard to breathe. Add hotter days or extreme cold into the mix and it will become harder still, especially for people who already have lung problems. In the latest episode of Health Beat, Mia Malan spoke to Caradee Wright, a public health specialist at the Medical Research Council, about what climate change will mean for people who already struggle to breathe, and what can be done about it.
[WATCH] How does Ozempic work?
Ozempic contains a synthetic version of a hormone our bodies create. It is used to treat diabetes but also reduces the appetite of people who use the drug. Watch this for more.
[LISTEN] Me & My unplanned pregnancy
This is the second podcast in our ‘Me & My’ series with Dr Sindi van Zyl. In this episode Dr Sindi answers all our questions about what you should do if you’re pregnant.
[ICYMI] What you need to know about SA’s new HIV drug
Watch live as activists, officials and experts tell you what you need to know about South Africas new blockbuster HIV drug.
Did the apartheid government inject black people with HIV? We look to science.
This month, the New African boasts a shocking headline: "We deliberately spread Aids in South Africa." Could that be true?
[PODCAST] Crime & Medicine: We take you on a Friday evening ride in an...
Here’s how paramedics are fighting for their own lives so they can save yours.
[WATCH] What does the law say about rape?
Do you know what the law says about rape in South Africa? Our Mia Malan explains the legal ins and outs in three minutes.
[ICYMI] Zweli Mkhize unveils the National Health Insurance Bill
WATCH LIVE: Zweli Mkhize unveils the National Health Insurance Bill.