Medication
latest news & developments
That cough syrup may get you fired
Taking medication for flu could breach companies’ no-alcohol in the workplace policies
Long arm of the riots still affecting health sector
The tumult in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng has forced people to go without chronic medication and check-ups, caused shortages at the blood bank and disruptions in the vaccine roll out
Half of KZN patients have no chronic medication. Here’s how looting affected SA’s Covid-19 vaccine roll-out
Vaccines were stolen and many urban vaccine sites had to close as Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal erupted into chaos this past week. The biggest loss however is not vaccines, but the…
Voltaren found in False Bay wastewater treatment water
Study reveals how high concentrations of pharmaceutical products are ending up in False Bay’s marine environment
Diabetes is not just about the sugar
Newer drugs, which prevent costly complications, should be made much more affordable
How to recognise mental illness in children and adolescents
Children are often unable to verbalise their feelings of anxiety or depression, instead presenting with physical symptoms or odd behaviour. Diagnosis and treatment is crucial to…
A family’s unspoken curse
The inherited shame of schizophrenia leaves the writer wondering whether he will be next
Trans women risk their lives to be their ‘true, authentic selves’
Internationally recognised and applied standards of care can be adapted for South Africa’s transgender people, say experts.
Me and my meds: It’s a fraught friendship
Society has a skewed view that healthy people don’t take medicine but rising rates of chronic illness may call for a re-think of that perception
Reckless farm meds feed superbugs
The overuse and abuse of antibiotics strengthens lethal, drug-resistant bacteria.
Can illness be ‘all in your head’?
From placebos and ‘kissing it better’ to hypnosis – a level-headed look at alternatives to prescription drugs