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The tobacco industry says vaping is 95% safer than smoking. Should you believe it?
Find out what you need to know with this latest article in our series separating tobacco fact from fiction.
This kills more than 700 of us each day. Now, the UN wants to...
In a historic first, the UN just held a high-level meeting on TB. There was one on lifestyle diseases too. But did these sittings achieve anything?
Show us the data: Bhekisisa responds to #BigTobacco
Dear Tisa, you have a point but we’ve got a reason to be wary.
Did Big Tobacco buy Twitter?
There's more to the data — and social media — backing the latest tobacco-funded ad campaign.
Read: South Africa’s controversial #TobaccoBill
South Africa could become one of a growing number of countries that require plain packaging for cigarettes.
Obesity: Is eating slap tjips as bad as smoking?
For millennials, it ain't looking good, but are hard-hitting campaigns just fat-shaming and counterproductive?
Why taking back the power starts with you and your vagina
Want to advocate for your uterus? Here are six ways you can do it.
Myths and methadone: Will Egypt’s laws bend to the rising tide of drug abuse?
The real revolution is yet to come when it relates to the country’s opioid epidemic.
This country figured out how to stop teen substance abuse, so why has no...
Find out which nordic nation radically cut teenage smoking, drinking and drug use and how they did it.
Dagga has been legalised. Now, what’s next for medical marijuana?
The Constitutional Court has legalised the personal use of pot. Take a look at the future medical marijuana in this piece from our archives.
Afraid of death? Take comfort that you’ll live on in varied and surprising ways
Most of us would rather not know what happens to our bodies after death. But that breakdown gives birth to new life in unexpected ways.
Trying for a baby? Find out your chances of falling pregnant
Figure out your odds of falling pregnant via in vitro fertilisation with this new online calculator
Cancer and heart disease: Can alcohol help you or hurt you?
Drinking four glasses of wine a day can increase your chances of getting breast cancer by about 50%.
Is the anti-sugar tax lobby taking a page from Big Tobacco’s playbook?
Major studies have established a link between a high sugar intake and coronary heart disease.
A life-saving shift: New reductions in doctors’ hours are still far off the mark
Research shows that any shift longer than 16 hours puts doctors and patients at risk.
Five things you should know about your vagina
Science is learning more about your vagina. So should you.