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

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.

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Why would young, single African women not take free drugs that could potentially save them from contracting a life-threatening infection?

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

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

Aids kills more people prematurely in SA than another other disease – in sharp contrast to two decades ago, which set them at just 12%.