Infant care leaps forward with a lesson from kangaroos

Nick Mulgrew
A simple practice that benefits all newborns is also bringing down mortality rates. comments (0)

ARV plan bounces back

Sarah Wild
The hunt is on for a new private sector partner with the expertise to set up a drug-making plan. comments (0)

Letters to the editor

Staff Reporter
The M&G Health Journalism Centre would like to hear from you. Letters should include the name and address of the writer. Send to [email protected] comments (1)

People with HIV pay more for life insurance – if they can get it

Ina Skosana
Their life expectancy is almost as high as those who are HIV free, yet they pay much more. comments (2)

Shadowy past dogs Limpopo hospital chief

Mara Kardas-Nelson
Records show that Musina hospital boss Allick Dube was suspended for negligence in Tennessee comments (6)

Motsoaledi spotlights Bhekisisa in health budget speech

Staff Reporter
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has highlighted the coverage of the M&G's new health journalism centre, Bhekisisa, in his budget vote speech. comments (0)

Comment: Free healthcare is a human right

Louis Reynolds
Healthcare that is accessible to all is the foundation on which an equitable and efficient system must be built. comments (7)

Want food security? Stop the rot

Sarah Wild
Malnutrition is killing South Africa's children, yet half of the country's fresh produce is wasted. comments (3)

Celiwe could be home by the end of the month

Sydney Masinga
Little Celiwe Maseko, who underwent a skin-cloning transplant, is awake and healing. She could be back home in Kagiso by the end of the month. comments (0)

Jabs deplete vaccine budget but dramatically cut child mortality

Amy Green
Prevenar and Rotarix have emptied paediatric wards but the coverage is still too low. comments (0)

Schoolgirls to get cervical cancer vaccines from 2014

Chantall Presence
Government will start administering cervical cancer vaccines in schools from February next year, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has announced. comments (5)

Angelina Jolie has double mastectomy to reduce chances of cancer

Reuters
Actress Angelina Jolie says she had undergone a double mastectomy after finding out she had a gene mutation that leads to a higher risk of cancer. comments (5)

China comes to Africa's medical aid

Mia Malan
Hopes are high that the new partnership will ensure easy, cheaper access to vaccines and medicine. comments (1)

Sitting could be the death of you

James Francis
Hemingway did it. Churchill did it. So let's do it. Let's all stand up while we work. comments (7)
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