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The quest for the (vaginal) ring
The HIV prevention tablet is now available in South Africa but popping a pill every day to stay HIV-negative may not be for everyone
A new smoke signal: Is Big Tobacco using influencers to illegally punt new products?
Could companies’ wooing of social media influencers be just a clever ploy to get around the country’s tobacco advertising ban?
How one project is finally helping reduce the risk of suicide among teens
When kids at risk of suicide can talk to trained friends & family, they're seven times less likely to die, says one of the world's largest studies.
Hospitals close in Mpumalanga as doctors and nurses fear for their safety
Health workers in Mpumalanga fear for their lives because of crime and unsafe buildings
What are Echo Trial results does Depo-Provera birth control shot increase risk of HIV
For 25 years, scientists have wondered whether the Depo-Provera could increase people’s risk of contracting HIV. Today, we find out if it does.
After Echo: ‘Why the study results scare me’
We've proven Depo Provera doesn't make it easier to contract HIV. But African women are still left with too few contraceptive choices.
BREAKING: Study confirms this popular birth control does not increase your HIV risk
We now know the answer after more than 25 years of guessing, but will women believe it?
[WATCH LIVE] Blessers, blessees & HIV: SA’s risky relations and what to do about them
Bhekisisa's latest policy dialogue takes a deep dive into one of the biggest challenges facing SA's HIV response at the 9th Aids conference.
BREAKING: How this KZN town used ARVs to cut new HIV infections by 83%
Small town, big goals: Eshowe has become one of the first SA communities to put enough people on HIV treatment to reduce new infections in the area.
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