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Viruses, vaccines and superbugs: The biggest health stories of 2016

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This year wasn’t pretty but from its ashes may rise important scientific advances that could change the course of history.

What’s next for South Africa’s experimental HIV vaccine

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If it works, the world's latest HIV vaccine candidate may make it to market quicker than we think - and become a routine childhood vaccination

Why I signed up for an HIV vaccine trial

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Jane Mahlangu is set to become one of the first 100 people in South Africa to receive an experimental jab that could prevent HIV - and make history

Money, power & blessers are just half the story

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A little extra money in young women's homes can go a long way towards protecting them from HIV infection. So can a little bit of concern.

Could do-it-yourself HIV testing take off in SA?

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The World Health Organisation hopes take-home tests will increase the number of the people who know their HIV status

Trying for a baby? Find out your chances of falling pregnant

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Figure out your odds of falling pregnant via in vitro fertilisation with this new online calculator

Will quackery guide Trump’s global health policy?

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The US remains one of the leading funders of global health but will this change on president-elect Donald Trump’s watch?

The promise and peril of ditching South Africa’s psychiatric hospitals

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Community mentalhealth care can be better for patients and health systems if it's done right. Find out how one organisation is making it work.

Health MEC: ‘Esidimeni wasn’t my responsibility’

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The former Gauteng health MEC says it wasn't her job to visit organisations prior to transferring state patients into their care.

[EXCLUSIVE] Gauteng health MEC: Court threats fly over patient deaths

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Gauteng health MEC Qedani Mahlangu breaks her silence over the department's deadly decision to transfer psychiatric patients.

Gauteng mental health services: ‘They treated him like you don’t even treat a dog’

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A decision by the Gauteng department of health has left at least 36 dead but has the scandal lifted the lid on the horrors of mental healthcare?

#FeesMustFall: Plans in place to ensure Wits medical students graduate

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Most of the country’s medical schools say final-year medical students will write exams
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