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We have a winner from last week's letter competition.

After a seven-year battle, India's government has successfully defended its right to reject drug patents if a medicine doesn't deserve one.

Patients go without key drugs as the province and suppliers trade blame for antiretroviral shortages.

One of our reader letters will win a one-year digital subscription to the Mail & Guardian. Help us decide who deserves it.

New medicine combines ARVs into one pill, making them easier to supply.

HIV counsellors play a vital role in Lesotho's health system, but the money is running out.

The M&G's new health journalism centre is ready to make its mark, scrutinise and inform.

Students are abusing schedule six pills ahead of exams – with the help of their doctors.

World TB Day is on March 24: We look at plans to curb the disease's spread – in prisons and beyond.

South Africa has a lot to learn about efficient and effective ways to approach health research and policy, suggests John Ouma-Mugabe.

An industry-wide probe into private healthcare seems likely, but stakeholders fear a witch hunt.

The establishment of a health promotion body in SA would save lives — and billions of rands.

Poor oral hygiene doesn't just affect your gums; it can also lead to impotence.

The M&G Health Journalism Centre would like to hear from you. Letters should include the name and address of the writer. Send to [email protected].

‘Baby bins' can mean the difference between life – and death at the bottom of a trash can.

A global squabble over property rights could see the price of medicine soar in poor countries.