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Ina Skosana was a health reporter at Bhekisisa, the Mail & Guardian’s centre for health journalism, from 2013 to 2017.
Medical aids cover far less for psychiatric illnesses than they do for physical ailments.
Some of your favourite comfort food could be concealing a killer.
War-torn Somalia spent more than two decades without a working Parliament, so why are Somalis happier than South Africans?
No national database of legal abortion providers in South Africa existed – so we made one.
Find out when you can terminate a pregnancy and who should be doing it.
Left with little choice, many women turn to illegal abortionists to terminate their pregnancies.
In some provinces, safe, free abortions may only be provided at about 260 public facilities.
Prostate cancer accounts for nearly a quarter of all cancers in black men. Find out how to protect yourself and the ones you love.
Ethiopia’s rural health extension workers have helped halve the country’s child death rate.
When Thami Mabuza found a lump in his chest, he never could have imagined it was breast cancer.
Nearly 90% of terminations of pregnancies are performed in developing countries such as South Africa and Nigeria.
Looking for a doctor who is non-judgmental about your sexuality? Look no further the yellow dot doctors, they have seen it all
Are you thinking of switching medical aid options? If so, read this first.
A marathon runner with prostate cancer uses his skill to promote awareness and encourage testing.
Mothers battling depression may need help forming the early crucial bonds that will affect children’s relationships throughout their lives.
Major studies have established a link between a high sugar intake and coronary heart disease.
When a parent is diagnosed with a mental illness, the chances of emotional support are decreased and the risk of family discord is high.
If you’re keen to save a life through donation after you die, speak now or forever hold your peace.
The country’s child grant is failing to deliver social justice because it is doing more than what it is meant to do, says research.
Already used in countries like Namibia, the ambulances could help cut child and maternal mortality rates.
