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For 20 years, Kwanele Asante told health systems to listen to patients. Then the UN gave her the mic
South African lawyer and bioethicist Kwanele Asante transformed her personal health challenges with breast cancer and chronic illness into decades of fierce advocacy for people…
Stop ignoring the heavy drinking red flags
It will take more than policy to change South Africans’ excessive use of alcohol; we all need to take part in the Sober Curious movement
Diabetes is a disease that thrives on inequity
South Africa must treat the conditions that breed diabetes, including by making healthy food affordable
National Health Insurance system will mean little if we don’t offer the right kind of care
Although the NHI offers much-needed reform, it must find a new way to care for patients – an approach that treats people emotionally, physically, socially, psychologically and…
AI paves the way for personalised cancer care
Artificial Intelligence enables earlier detection, faster treatment decisions and precision treatment, but data quality and high costs limit its use
Cancer: This time it came for me
We are still mourning the death of my 12-year-old daughter Mbali after she was treated for leukaemia
‘I’m not someone you can pity’
Louise Westerhout speaks about her challenging art and — the art of dying without fear
Diabetes the top non-communicable disease killer in South Africa
Among NCDs is diabetes, which is likely to afflict 8.75 million people by 2040 and requires urgent government intervention
BAT and Philip Morris see rise in sale of smokeless products
But regardless of whether it is sniffed, sucked or chewed, the plant is still bad for people’s health
‘Cancer-related insurance claims on the rise, post-Covid-19’
Cancer accounted for about 32.3% of all insurer Liberty’s claims for 2023 This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free Account The Mail &…
New responses to diseases – and each other
Antagonism and tension are inherent in our being but we can change the conversation
Africans can solve TB, the disease that haunts us. Here’s how
Africans need to be fully involved in drug discovery and development research for tuberculosis on the continent
World Cancer Day: Close the cervical cancer care gap
Policymakers in particular need to ensure there is investment in healthcare infrastructure, public awareness and education is enhanced, screening programme quality is improved…
‘Let’s together close the care gap’ on cancer, says UP Professor
Cancer is often preventable, so creating awareness and highlighting possible risk factors is crucial
Mauritius sea sponge makes chemicals that can kill liver cancer cells
Mauritius has an array of sponge species, offering the opportunity to discover bioactive agents