Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer and a leading cause of death among South African women
From silent killer to centre stage, Dr June Fabian is spotlighting kidney disease in Africa
Every year thousands of women die of cervical cancer, caused by the human papillomavirus. Gynaecologic oncologist Langanani Mbodi explains to Mia Malan what can be done
In a precedent-setting negligence case brought by a woman on behalf of her cerebral palsy child, a judge in Gauteng allowed the department to offer services in its own facilities…
A combination of failures by the municipal, provincial and national government left a hospital in the south of Johannesburg without water and electricity for parts of November
In July, power blackouts left Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital without a CT scanner, a piece of equipment that could have helped save a patient who suffered a…
The blame for the fire at Charlotte Maxeke hospital and the delays in refurbishing and reopening its damaged sections has been placed squarely at the feet of the provincial…
South Africa’s nurses are moving to the private sector or being recruited to high-income countries that are affected by the global shortage of healthcare professionals
Hundreds of Treatment Action Campaign members braved the Joburg cold to camp outside David Makhura’s office on Tuesday night, demanding Charlotte Maxeke Hospital reopens
The TAC wants the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital, closed after a fire in April, to reopen fully as soon as possible, because other hospitals are overburdened.
The number of admissions drastically increased in the first two weeks of January, showing the highest numbers since the pandemic reached SA across Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the…
Hospital workers may down tools on Wednesday after not receiving proper compensation for working extra hours
Emergency services say three more people may still be buried in the rubble.
Government facilities are trumping their larnier colleagues in providing HIV services.
The neonatal ward of the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital was overcrowded when six babies died of diarrhoea, the Gauteng health minister said on Wednesday.
Five babies died of diarrhoea at the Charlotte Maxeke state hospital in Johannesburg on Wednesday, the Gauteng health department said.
A total of 1 567 patients are awaiting surgery at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, the Democratic Alliance said on Monday.
