Jane Wiles has been living with death for years. And, quite frankly, she is quite bored with it.
This SA woman underwent the same surgery as Angelina Jolie recently faced. In her early twenties Cecile Nel sacrificed her breasts to save her life.
The sooner paediatric arthritis is treated, the better the chances of being healed, writes <b>Mia Malan</b>.
The proposed NHI scheme will not have an impact on the demand for private health cover if the quality of public healthcare remains dire.
Health experts say the best way to deal with teens having sex is to address peer pressure.
The Hospital Association of South Africa will urge the government to use a multi-payer system to administer national health insurance claims.
HIV doctors argue that mothers should be able to choose how they feed their babies.
The NHI could learn a thing or two from Settlers’ Hospital in Grahamstown.
HIV has been around for a long time but there are still some serious misunderstandings about it, writes <b>Mia Malan</b>.
Doctors in the HIV field and mothers infected have reacted with doubt to the health minister’s announcement of an "exclusive breastfeeding" policy.
South Africa is one of a handful of countries that have done little to reduce maternal deaths, writes <b>Mia Malan</b>.
<strong>Mia Malan</strong> raises some of the most frequently asked questions about the intended national health insurance.
An observation made by many is that government hospitals need to function better for the NHI scheme to work.
The health department has finalised its long-awaited NHI green paper and it will be submitted to Cabinet early next week for "final clearance".
International researchers this week urged African governments and donors to dramatically increase HIV treatment programmes on the continent.
Aaron Motsoaledi has denied allegations that he is trying to "hijack" the appointment of a new registrar to "serve his own agenda".
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi is being accused of hijacking the process for appointing a new registrar.
China’s success in becoming an accredited vaccine-maker will benefit the developing world.
The healthcare industry says it doesn’t get the coverage it deserves, but it fails to grasp what makes a story worth telling, writes <b>Mia Malan</b>.
30 Years after the first cases of Aids were reported, 17 since the end of apartheid — here’s a story about how the virus has helped bridge division.
TB and HIV-infected patients who can’t pay for high-end medical insurance but can afford GP visits opt for state care, which offers better treatment.
No one could have guessed how a university’s intervention to rescue victims of an appalling education would play out.
Aids activists have threatened mass action and a lawsuit against Kenya’s government for its apparent failure to protect HIV-positive people from violence and intolerance. This follows the brutal murder of Isaiah Gakuyo, a frail 15-year-old boy who had been living with Aids.
A historic lawsuit in the Nairobi High Court, the first time that a Kenyan court will have heard a case relating to alleged discrimination against someone living with Aids, recently galvanised East African Aids activists. Previously fractious organisations representing HIV-positive Kenyans, united to demonstrate in the streets and to declare a "new militancy".