HIV activists from Africa and the US have called for a rapid increase in voluntary medical male circumcision in Africa to reduce new infections.
The threat of Aids has convinced a Zambian clansman, Jonathan Mumena, to do what is safest for his people. Mia Malan reports.
Late onset (juvenile or adult) Pompe disease can be as early as the first decade of childhood or as late as the sixth decade of adulthood.
Looking back after 17 years, a mother is a living testament to what can be achieved. Mia Malan reports.
Isabella "Pippie" Kruger is the three-year-old burn victim from Limpopo. The horrific burning was a rite of passage for her mother, Anice.
South African clinicians have outlined best practice as use of the treatment to prevent infection increases, writes Mia Malan.
Although you can never stop taking antiretrovirals, rumours that these little pills will drive you mad are a bald-faced lie, writes Mia Malan.
A lack of basic services will leave an already crippled system unable to cope with the additional red tape.
A study by the Centre for Health and Prevention Studies at New York University has found that the use of tik leads to dangerous sexual behaviour.
Cataract operations have been transforming the lives of the elderly who look after children, usually orphaned by HIV/Aids.