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Medical regulatory bodies must be guided by solid evidence rather than pressure from recreational users pushing for the legalisation of the drug.

Maternity leave for women in developing countries is still a massive problem, with many women in informal sectors not receiving adequate cover.

Vaccines take centre stage in times of crisis but outside of public health emergencies they do not always get the attention they deserve.

Psychiatrists have since turned to antidepressants, mood stabilisers and antipsychotics that aren’t curative.

As Benny Malakoane showed off progress in Free State, 317 patients were left in the dark over their cancer status.

In the first of a two-part series, a band of doctors set out to reclaim LSD and ecstasy for mental health treatments.

But the Free Market Foundation maintains the plan will cost the state more than it raises in taxes.

The government has set several commendable goals but will have to improve its delivery.

For many of us, holiday time is drinking time, but shouldn't we be giving our booze-bods a break?

South African jails are making notable strides in screening for, and curing, tuberculosis.

Healthy lungs don’t mean you’re off the hook: tuberculosis can take root anywhere in the body.

A report notes that TB rates sky-rocketed in the 1990s fuelled by the HIV epidemic, and warns of a similar situation with diabetes-related TB.

There are almost two and a half times more overweight people than undernourished, with almost 30% of the global population weighing too much.

A brave little girl inspired a new ‘tumour paint’ to indicate to surgeons which tissue to remove.

Despite cervical cancer being the most preventable form of cancer, it is afflicting more South African women than any other kind.

Infectious diseases such as HIV and, increasingly, non-communicable illnesses like diabetes are resulting in more cases of chronic depression.