Double mastectomy – a drastic measure
A preventative mastectomy might save your life if you are at high risk but it does not provide 100% protection from developing breast cancer.
Death knell for cancer research
The state has pulled its funding of studies on the disease, retarding progress on a cure.
Life saving cancer vaccine will be difficult to implement
While HPV vaccines will save lives, target schoolgirls will be hard to reach.
Sexual Offences Act taken to task
In a case before the ConCourt, critics say consensual teen sex has been criminalised.
Booze curfew breaks the cycle of violence on the Wild Coast
In a far-flung district, a night-time ban on shebeens has wiped out violence in a village.
ARV plan bounces back
The hunt is on for a new private sector partner with the expertise to set up a drug-making plan.
Infant care leaps forward with a lesson from kangaroos
A simple practice that benefits all newborns is also bringing down mortality rates.
People with HIV pay more for life insurance – if they...
Their life expectancy is almost as high as those who are HIV free, yet they pay much more.
Free healthcare is a human right
Healthcare that is accessible to all is the foundation on which an equitable and efficient system must be built.
Shadowy past dogs Limpopo hospital chief
Records show that Musina hospital boss Allick Dube was suspended for negligence in Tennessee.