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Without good lighting, plants and privacy, the open-plan office can become a threat to the wellbeing of the people working there.

Some experts say sugar should be treated like drugs or alcohol. What does the science say?

Can the banting diet cure binge-eating disorder? Mia Malan follows one person's journey.

Rekindling the sexual fire of a once passionate marriage has sparked a deeper emotional link.

Women who lose weight after surgery – as opposed to through exercise and diet – are less likely to be employed because of negative perceptions.

While South African life expectancy dropped between 1990 and 2013, the are signs of hope again.

Santie Pretorius details her weight loss journey, which included surgery, in a new book.

Primary healthcare barely exists outside our urban centres, and apartheid-ordained inequality is stark.

New research has bad news for millions of South Africans with high blood sugar: they are three times more likely to develop active tuberculosis.

Compromising hopes of containing the disease, latent TB remains dormant for life for most people.

While Cape Town and Johannesburg are two of SA's healthiest cities, Bloemfontein and Pretoria fall short, according to a study.

Going to gym twice a week isn’t enough to counter the effect of sitting on your backside all week.

Diabetic patients who aren't treated properly risk having the smallest cut lead to an amputated limb.

Dentists say the reduced rates paid out by medical schemes are putting them out of business.

Community workers are twiddling their thumbs while the state drags its heels on a new strategy, writes Mia Malan.

There is a simple way to combat chronic lifestyle diseases, and that is to eat properly and exercise.