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Bill Gates tells the International Aids Conference that we need to reduce HIV infections among teenage girls and women.

#AIDS2016: Bill Gates warns HIV among young Africans could reverse progress

Mia Malan -
Better prevention strategies are helping to stem the tide of HIV.

From medical circumcision to vaccines, these seven things will change HIV

Salim Abdool Karim -
Free pads or free condoms? It's a false dichotomy when people with uteruses are the ones who need both.

​#AIDS2016: This common germ in your vagina makes it easier to...

Laura López González -
The 2016 World Aids Day special report focuses on what it will take to reach the 90-90-90 targets to end the Aids epidemic by 2030.

​#AIDS2016: Five things to watch out for at the International Aids...

Laura López González -
HIV prevention needs to be targeted at women to ensure reduced infection rates.

#AIDS2016: New science may put the power to prevent HIV in...

Linda-Gail Bekker -
A new

#AIDS2016 signals the beginning of research into a new generation of...

Glenda Gray, Scott Hammer and Larry Corey -
More and more people are turning to social media to express their feelings when they are feeling down or depressed.

​Facebook adds a new feature to red-flag suicide bids before they...

Ina Skosana -
Being overweight is considered to be a form of malnutrition.

Six weighty figures to watch: The SA and global obesity epidemic...

Adri Kotze -
The Ramadan fast can have significant health benefits for those who observe it.

Ramadan 2016: How the fast can help your health

Amy Green -
Both overweight and underweight children are considered to be malnourished.

‘Malnutrition: Toddlers are almost as often overweight as they are underweight’

Mia Malan -
Some men need to seek medical help sooner

Erectile dysfunction: What your penis is trying to tell you

Ina Skosana -
Birth control: Which one's best for you?

Birth control: Which one’s best for you?

Amy Green and Dylan Bush -
No healthcare for refugees in SA

No healthcare for refugees in SA

Dylan Bush -
Codeine products are available over the counter in South Africa. But codeine is addictive and the products can be abused.

Is codeine Africa’s drug of choice?

Amy Green -
Universal access to healthcare needs to be recognised as a fundamental human right.

Is universal access to healthcare possible?

Graça Machel and Gro Harlem Brundtland -
A new online tool lets you calculate your chances of falling pregnant via IVF.

Scars of conflict: ‘We should not forget Africa’s women’

Ngo Bibaa Lundi -
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