Africans need to be fully involved in drug discovery and development research for tuberculosis on the continent
Policymakers in particular need to ensure there is investment in healthcare infrastructure, public awareness and education is enhanced, screening programme quality is improved and there is equitable access to health services
Cancer is often preventable, so creating awareness and highlighting possible risk factors is crucial
Mauritius has an array of sponge species, offering the opportunity to discover bioactive agents
Mbali’s second round of treatment first seemed to have worked. And then, six years after her first diagnosis of leukaemia, we had to face what no family is ever ready to face
Cancer can take a child’s life. The treatment can save that life, but it shatters life as it was before the disease struck
A cancer diagnosis for a child is shattering. Some nurses empathise, others don’t
Multidisciplinary research is exponentially effective in addressing cancer and other health problems, but funding is a key concern
Refining wheat, maize and rice removes their nutritional value, which contributes to preventable diseases such as strokes, diabetes and obesity
Sexuality is often neglected because patients and doctors are uncomfortable with the subject and lack the courage and skills to discuss it
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The race to reduce the burden of cancer for all needs innovative approaches that bring multiple perspectives to bear on the challenge
South Africa’s nurses are moving to the private sector or being recruited to high-income countries that are affected by the global shortage of healthcare professionals
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The first locally manufactured Covid-19 vaccine from the new facility, which is based in Cape Town, is expected within the next year
Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the United States behind heart disease.
The Philbins are only now starting to come to terms with the death of their daughter, Gracie Rae
Abloh, who died on Sunday, was the first major black designer to be recognised in an industry often criticised for its lack of diversity
The Fix The Patent Laws Campaign wants Trade Minister Ebrahim Patel to publish amendments to the Patent Act to make all medication affordable
President Cyril Ramaphosa welcomed the investment, noting that it ‘is a leapfrog to cutting edge technology’
You can start palliative care at any stage of a serious illness, even as soon as you receive a diagnosis or start treatment, says Dr Linda Holding
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When one of the country’s biggest public cancer treatment centres fell victim to fire and left more than a thousand patients waiting for treatment, an uncomfortable truth rose from the ashes.
The myth that regenerative stem cells are body parts has led to donor reluctance
Brightness harms people’s and other creatures’ health, disrupts ecosystems and changes climate
It’s been a decade since Busi Mhlongo succumbed to cancer. Niren Tolsi reflects on her life and the singular connection she formed with her audiences
Pleiades: Isilimela, the latest poetry collection by Vusi Mchunu — who writes under his clan name, Macingwane — is a deeply personal meditation
It was hailed as a revolution in private investment in healthcare in Africa, but almost a decade after it was opened, Lesotho’s only specialist hospital takes up almost a third of the country’s entire health budget. Now, we may finally know why
Anthropologists ask the difficult questions about human behaviour and also provide the difficult answers
Scientists are seeking to manufacture key medications in South Africa, saving on costs and shoring up decreased supplies
NGO Heala is asking for the health-promotion levy to be hiked, while also dismissing claims by the sugar industry that this will cause job losses
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