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A pandemic without an end: How systemic racism is hampering vaccine uptake
COVID vaccine roll-outs are missing communities of colour. This has been linked to distrust in health services among minority groups due to historical abuse. But that further victimises these communities. Here’s why racism continues to pervade the health system and breed mistrust.
South Africa’s coronavirus lockdown has us doing less — so why do we feel...
You don't have to run 5km to feel fatigued. Turns out stress and anxiety can also leave you craving a good lie-in, but could tips to cope come from an unlikely place — the diaries of a 1900s' sea captain?
From medical circumcision to vaccines, these seven things will change HIV
We know more than ever about how to prevent HIV infection, including what may someday lead to the world's first HIV vaccine.
Women’s bodies are the battleground for civil liberties
Female activists face persecution largely because their existence is an affront to the patriarchal nature of societies.
Too poor to care? The call for a minimum wage has exposed a sick...
Care workers may be the backbone of community health care but they sure aren’t paid like it
Travel bans are unlikely to stop the new coronavirus, but this might
Find out why global health diplomacy and soft power have a role to play in controlling outbreaks as the world charts more cases of the coronavirus COVID-19.
Why COVID-19 vaccines need to prioritise ‘superspreaders’
Controlling the spread of COVID-19 among the young may be a better way to protect the old, these experts argue.
Are we prepared for the potential pandemic lawsuits against South Africa’s health system?
Society’s goodwill towards the health profession is justified, but in the face of doctors and hospitals having to make difficult decisions when treating COVID-19 patients it might not last for much longer.
The promise and peril of do-it-yourself HIV testing
One in two people living with HIV still aren’t on treatment, could DIY testing be the solution?
HIV vaccine – closer than ever
We are not there yet, but experts are optimistic about a jab to prevent HIV coming to market in the near future.
Overcrowded jails deadly, inhumane
The situation of detainees in remand is so bad, it exceeds the punishment of incarceration.
The rise of anti-vaxxer bots: Fake news is going viral — it’s bad for...
How do you outrun a lie when science shows misinformation spreads faster than fact?
Vaccine denialism kills: Mail & Guardian has let down its readers
Those who dispute that the COVID vaccines used in South Africa are safe and effective are just wrong.
The ups and downs of community healthcare
Often medical help comes too late for people in rural areas but community health workers could change this
Genderqueer: Existing outside the binary
When Demelza Bush was a little girl, she knew she wasn't. And they weren't a boy either.
Bad science goes up in smoke: Why smokers were never protected from COVID
Early pandemic research pointed to smokers not being at risk of severe COVID-19. This turned out to be false. Here’s why the slow pace of science means it’s easy for people to latch onto extraordinary claims despite a lack of strong evidence.