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Joan van Dyk graduated with an honours degree in journalism from Stellenbosch University in 2017. She was the top performing student in the class of 2016.
The list of medicines nurses can prescribe hasn’t changed since 1984, so they can’t dispense beyond schedule four drugs
More than half of people in South Africa with tuberculosis may not know it, because they don’t have symptoms such as coughing and weight loss
Use our interactive map to see how well each province fared, according to the best data available
About one in three people in South Africa will experience depression, anxiety or a substance use disorder at least once in their lives
We clarify issues surrounding the measles outbreak and explain who is eligible to get an extra vaccination
HIV doctor Francois Venter explains why the treatment of obese people reminds him of the bad old days of the HIV epidemic.
British American Tobacco says 200 workers will be out of a job soon but public health researchers argue they’re using misleading figures to back retrenchments
ARV drug dolutegravir will become the go-to drug in all treatment plans next year. Here are 7 things you should know
TB was the leading cause of teenage deaths between 2008 and 2018 in South Africa
Researchers struggle to understand how teenagers experience tuberculosis treatment, and they haven’t done enough to ask, experts at last week’s seventh South African TB…
The Foundation for Professional Development accepted a R2-million research grant from an organisation that’s regarded as a front for Philip Morris International
Codeine is found in mild painkillers and cough syrups, and is sometimes mixed with Sprite or alcohol to make a drink called “lean”.
Specialist doctors at many state facilities aren’t showing up to work despite earning millions a year in taxpayer money. The consequences for patient health can be devastating…
Covid-19 figures have never captured the full extent of the pandemic, and the numbers are becoming less useful because fewer people are testing
In the US, the end of national abortion rights could be drawing nearer. In South Africa, laws permit terminations — but the threat is political, not legal
Public health experts disagree with the vaping industry’s argument that imposing a sin tax will lead to a similar path of Aids denialism
Lobbyists pushing for vaping as a way to help people quit smoking insist taxing e-cigarettes like traditional smokes will lead down a similar path as denying HIV treatment to…
The US and South African medicines regulators have faced legal challenges regarding information used to review and approve Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine
You can now mix and match boosters and also get them sooner. But what’s the science behind it?
This is the first in a series of analyses about the fight for the nations’ lungs. Here, we take a look at the tobacco control players in South Africa
