Two siblings have demanded answers after their brother went to jail healthy but came out "deadly sick".
Tuberculosis has affected health workers and it is contributing to the medical brain drain. <b>Mia Malan</b> examines the disease’s impact.
In a recent study at the Desmond Tutu TB Centre at the University of Stellenbosch, two out of every three pregnant women with TB also had HIV.
TB research has revealed a new strategy to guide the development of a vaccine, which many now believe may be the world’s best hope for beating TB.
The mobility of miners and prevalence of HIV has rendered a large-scale drugs project ineffective.
Physiotherapists and other health professionals play a crucial yet unacknowledged role in HIV-infected patients’ lives.
Health workers at a rural hospital describe paying for equipment, taxi fares and meals as part of providing care.
A deep-rural hospital has become a beacon of hope, thanks to dedicated individuals.
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/ 17 January 2012
The Indian government has dispatched a team of medical experts to Mumbai to assess reports of a handful of cases of "untreatable" tuberculosis.
SA desperately needs to address the health risks posed by overcrowded detention centres and migrant deportation processes, a rights group says.
HIV has been around for a long time but there are still some serious misunderstandings about it, writes <b>Mia Malan</b>.
TB can be cured and should be treated before it can do lasting damage to your health.