Due to the high costs of litigation medical negligence claims could bankrupt a future NHI, say experts.
Although working conditions are tough in rural areas, doctors need to go where they are most needed, says a medical student.
Half of all SA smokers tried to quit last year –and failed. How can we raise the success rate?
Three people have been arrested after a Pondoland initiate who lost his penis and spoke out about it in public was beaten for "shaming the custom".
Statistics South Africa says mortality figures show Capetonians have a longer life span that Tshwane residents.
For the protection against cervical cancer, the provincial government has budgeted millions for the distribution of two doses of the HPV vaccination.
A new assessment of the evidence suggests putting on weight increases one’s risk of the disease.
The intellectual property policy, which will allow access to cheaper drugs, has yet to be finalised while patients are dying, say health activists.
Although it has been claimed that a nine-month-old baby in California was "cured" from HIV with the use of antiretrovirals, there is still no proof.
A single shot of antiretroviral drugs has protected lab monkeys from HIV for weeks, according to two US trials.
According to a study, the discovery of how a woman’s body responded to her HIV infection by making antibodies may hold the clue to a cure for Aids.
Better-quality primary healthcare would result in lower medical aid premiums.
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has introduced a new contraceptive implant, which is active for three years, and is available at clinics from June.
The Rural Health Advocacy Project says the budget was "disappointing" as it does not make provision for improvements in healthcare service delivery.
Badly needed and eager to work here, their efforts are being thwarted by a bureaucratic quagmire.
Bhekisisa director Mia Malan speaks on The Science Inside show about ARV shortages on Voice of Wits radio station.
Bhekisisa has a vacancy for a fellow from an SADC country – a working journalist who would like to hone their health journalism skills.
There are many off the shelf products to help your sex life, but little is known about them – and their effects.
Research shows women are more likely to have high blood pressure and experts blame the added stress of unequal gender roles.
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi describes Dr Chris Archer’s criticism of the national health insurance as ignorant at best.
If the new Dr Harry Surtie Hospital has all the latest tech, why are patients complaining?
Practitioners in the private heatlthcare industry have welcomed the Competition Commission panel members who will lead the inquiry into the sector.
Aid may often be criticised, but it works, says the Gates Foundation.
New research has shown that the ‘practice of mindfulness meditation’ can reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety.
Poor management at Bara hospital left doctors with no choice but to operate on a patient using only the light from cellphones and iPads, says Sama.
Between 2004 and 2012, the number of new HIV infections have decreased from an estimated 540 000 to 370 000, shows a UNAids report.
Clinical associates are changing the medical sector by freeing up doctors to do more.
Organ donations are rare in SA: donors and the specialists needed to do transplants are few. But awareness increases as more lives are being saved.
Bhekisisa looks back at, and follows up on, some of the most popular and impactful stories of 2013.
Patient Jasper Hoon is critical about the low maximum sanction the council can administer on doctors who provide insufficient care.
NGOs use maternal deaths to illustrate the dire state of Mpumalanga hospitals.
Doctors and traditional leaders have begun negotiating to allow doctors to assist with circumcisions to reduce initiation-related deaths and injuries.