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Pathologies of pleasure: What they don’t teach you in medical school
Tlaleng Mofokeng is a doctor, writer, radio and TV presenter as well as an internationally-renowned health activist. She’s made it her life work to educate people on sexual and reproductive health and rights and her first book is a primer on everything from anal sex to intersectionality.Read why medical school never prepared her for becoming ‘the sex doctor’ in this excerpt from her newly released first book, “Dr T: A Guide to Sexual Health and Pleasure.”
Civil society’s #MeToo moment: ‘We are complicit in creating environments that allow this’
Civil society is supposed to be a watchdog. It’s supposed to fight for what’s right – but what happens when those tasked with advocating for the most vulnerable become the perpetrators of sexual harassment?
Crisis of confidence: How much does the public really trust scientists, doctors and nurses?
More than 70% of people surveyed by the Wellcome Global Monitor reported trusting scientists, doctors and nurses but there is no room for complacency.
TB: This pee test could save your life
What if diagnosing South Africa’s deadliest disease was as simple as taking a drug store pregnancy test? That day might be closer than you think.
The business of love: Why condom factories and job creation could go hand-in-hand
Every year, the continent falls 3-billion condoms short of what it needs. Could investing in condom factories be the answer — and create jobs to boot?
After Echo: ‘Life for young women navigating puberty is gruesome’
We've proven Depo Provera doesn't make it easier to contract HIV. But African women are still left with too few contraceptive choices.
How do we reduce new HIV infections by 60% in a mere three and...
Today, SA boasts the world's largest HIV treatment programme, but 3.2-million people who need ARVs still aren't on them. Here’s how to fix that.
This country has upheld its ban on gay sex. Here’s why it could be...
“The failure to decriminalise consensual same-sex relations will undermine Kenya’s aim of reaching universal health coverage,” UNAids says.
‘Without waiting periods, medical aids couldn’t survive,’ Discovery says
Would you join a medical aid if you were perfectly healthy? Most won’t. That’s why we need waiting periods, says Discovery CEO Jonathan Broomberg.
Why medical aids are putting the price of a safe delivery on some women’s...
When medical schemes and the law count conceiving as a pre-existing condition, pregnant women lose.
What your doctor is thinking when they say, ‘I’m afraid I have some bad...
Doctors have turned to scientific studies for guidance on talking with patients, but the results have largely left them guessing.
It’s time to get tough on crime … in our maternity wards?
Women – many of them mothers – constitute more than half of the population. What should moms think of before casting their vote?
A slow death: Are Israeli forces instituting a deliberate campaign to maim in Gaza?
There’s something distinctly cynical about Israel’s targeting of people’s legs in Palestine’s march for freedom.
This kills more South Africans than any other disease. There’s a new way to...
One in four people carry this potentially deadly bug? Now a new shorter treatment can prevent it from making you sick.
‘I thought I’d breastfeed my baby for a year. That dream was short-lived’
We tell moms to exclusively breastfeed. But we don’t tell them about all the things that get in the way of that, including depression.
When climate change & health collide: Will SA’s policy have the teeth — or...
Previously, the health department dedicated about R180 000 per year to respond to what is arguably the greatest threat humankind has ever faced.