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Lay workers on frontline in fight against child mortality in Malawi
Article
/ 21 September 2012

Lay workers on frontline in fight against child mortality in Malawi

Resource-lean, short of professionals and prone to food crises, Malawi doesn’t look like a candidate for any of the millennium development goals.

By Alex Duval Smith
Misery living off Kenyan rubbish dump
Article
/ 21 September 2012

Misery living off Kenyan rubbish dump

Health campaigners want to close a dump in Nairobi that spreads disease, but thousands of scavengers rely on it for survival.

By Clar Ni Chonghaile
HIV budgets come under pressure
Article
/ 21 September 2012

HIV budgets come under pressure

The times of plenty funding for the fight against HIV are over, and the lean years come at a time when the need for funding is rising.

By Alan Whiteside and Nicola Deghaye
Blame game gets Gauteng nowhere
Article
/ 14 September 2012

Blame game gets Gauteng nowhere

Until politics takes a back seat, people will continue to die in the province’s hospitals.

By Anso Thom
Laughing to death is not funny
Article
/ 14 September 2012

Laughing to death is not funny

In some people, intense emotion or a sudden shock can cause the heart to malfunction.

By Staff Reporter
Light shines at the end of the HIV tunnel
Article
/ 14 September 2012

Light shines at the end of the HIV tunnel

For the first time an Aids vaccine in our lifetime is possible, but scientists need money and support to make it work.

By Mitchell Warren
Rural hospitals in terminal crisis
Article
/ 7 September 2012

Rural hospitals in terminal crisis

Rural hospitals are struggling across South Africa – that they function at all is too often not thanks to the state, but the work of Good Samaritans.

By Mia Malan
Emergency care is an acute need
Article
/ 4 September 2012

Emergency care is an acute need

Every day, peopledie or have serious long-term health problems because of continued failure to provide access to effective acute and emergency care.

By Lee Wallis
HIV takes toll on child development
Article
/ 4 September 2012

HIV takes toll on child development

A physiotherapist is pioneering research on an overlooked issue: the effect on mind and body.

By Mandi Smallhorne
Women’s Month: Turn empty platitudes into action
Article
/ 31 August 2012

Women’s Month: Turn empty platitudes into action

Until all women are safe and have access to health services, Women’s Month will mean nothing, writes Marion Stevens.

By Staff Reporter
Pill-popping insomniacs need an urgent wake-up call
Article
/ 28 August 2012

Pill-popping insomniacs need an urgent wake-up call

One in 10 Britons regularly take a drug to help them to sleep. But is it time to stop popping zopiclone, temazepam and other tablets?

By Laura Barton
Cancer stakes its territory
Article
/ 24 August 2012

Cancer stakes its territory

Mia Malan speaks to Dr Carl Albrecht, head of research at the Cancer Association of South Africa, to gauge the state of the disease locally.

By Mia Malan
A pill a day could keep HIV away
Article
/ 17 August 2012

A pill a day could keep HIV away

A new report says men are able to plan their sex lives better than women and the day of the week on which the fewest people have sex is Tuesday.

By Mia Malan
Clash over HIV drug’s ‘success’
Article
/ 17 August 2012

Clash over HIV drug’s ‘success’

Pressure’s mounting on SA’s Medicines Control Council to register the use of Truvada by the HIV-negative to lower chances of being infected with HIV.

By Mia Malan
Channelling the energy of ADHD
Article
/ 13 August 2012

Channelling the energy of ADHD

Sport has helped many people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder to focus and build their self-esteem, writes Patrick Barkham.

By Patrick Barkham
Lower profit claims go up in smoke
Article
/ 13 August 2012

Lower profit claims go up in smoke

A study has shown that a ban on smoking in restaurants does not affect business negatively.

By Staff Reporter
Hydration myth exposed
Article
/ 13 August 2012

Hydration myth exposed

Anyone who has visited the Olympic Park will not have missed the ubiquitous branding of two of its sponsors, McDonald’s and Coca-Cola.

By Staff Reporter
Olympics medal count excludes sex
Article
/ 8 August 2012

Olympics medal count excludes sex

Protecting athletes’ sexual health at the Olympics requires many years of planning. There are pool tables to distract them, for example.

By Zoe Williams
Tsunami and suicides take toll on longevity in Japan
Article
/ 3 August 2012

Tsunami and suicides take toll on longevity in Japan

The massive loss of life in last year’s tsunami disaster in Japan has trimmed the average life expectancy of the country’s women.

By Justin Mccurry
Team tackles Uganda’s Ebola crisis
Article
/ 3 August 2012

Team tackles Uganda’s Ebola crisis

Apart from a medical officer, the victims are all from a single family, according to reports.

By Clar Ni Chonghaile
Wonder tape a sticky issue
Article
/ 3 August 2012

Wonder tape a sticky issue

Kinesio Tex has the makings of a fad, but some sportsmen and women swear by it. Patrick Barkham reports

By Patrick Barkham
The chief who lit a cultural fire in Zambia
Article
/ 19 July 2012

The chief who lit a cultural fire in Zambia

The threat of Aids has convinced a Zambian clansman, Jonathan Mumena, to do what is safest for his people. Mia Malan reports.

By Mia Malan
Miracle drug provides new lifeline for unknown disease
Article
/ 12 July 2012

Miracle drug provides new lifeline for unknown disease

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.

By Mia Malan
Hellish mortuary scenes haunt the memories of loved ones
Article
/ 12 July 2012

Hellish mortuary scenes haunt the memories of loved ones

Conditions in KwaZulu-Natal are allegedly so bad that some qualified staff can no longer take it, writes Fatima Asmal-Motala.

By Fatima Asmal Motala
Unique Charlotte Maxeke hospital ward faces closure
Article
/ 12 July 2012

Unique Charlotte Maxeke hospital ward faces closure

It is a beacon of hope, yet the state’s cystic fibrosis unit at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital might be closed.

By Staff Reporter
Death is inevitable, pain is optional
Article
/ 5 July 2012

Death is inevitable, pain is optional

Some believe that proper palliative care goes a long way towards countering arguments for euthanasia, writes Thalia Randall.

By Staff Reporter
Healers fill Swaziland medical gap
Article
/ 28 June 2012

Healers fill Swaziland medical gap

Professionals trained in traditional methods are rescuing patients abandoned by budget cuts, writes Nellie Bowles.

By Nellie Bowles
Shot in the arm for ailing Limpopo
Article
/ 4 June 2012

Shot in the arm for ailing Limpopo

Few health professionals or administrators have the broad experience or the specialist knowledge of Dr Maphata Norman Mabasa.

By Mg Correspondent
Low potential for NHI success in rural health
Article
/ 4 June 2012

Low potential for NHI success in rural health

A lack of basic services will leave an already crippled system unable to cope with the additional red tape.

By Mia Malan
Sanitisers score hand over fist
Article
/ 25 May 2012

Sanitisers score hand over fist

The popularity of saniters has as much to do with health as fashion and the jury is out over their efficacy, writes Laura Barton.

By Laura Barton
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Article
/ 15 May 2012

Tying up the loose ends of hair loss

Other than certain individuals such as Elton John and Wayne Rooney most men accept hair loss with a sense of resignation.

By Advertorial
Quality care for all is the goal
Article
/ 15 May 2012

Quality care for all is the goal

Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi responds to Garth Zietsman’s article on his address at the National Editors’ Forum in Cape Town.

By Staff Reporter
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