Tackling the linked issues of obesity and diabetes requires changes in policy, economics and social attitudes
At the UN General Assembly high-level meeting in New York next week, South Africa is expected to join other countries in signing a watered down declaration meant to curb diseases…
Ideals of what beauty is, exacerbated by social media and artificial intelligence, has the potential to harm women’s health – young women in particular
South Africa must treat the conditions that breed diabetes, including by making healthy food affordable
Although the NHI offers much-needed reform, it must find a new way to care for patients – an approach that treats people emotionally, physically, socially, psychologically and…
As government clinics take on HIV patients who were previously treated by Pepfar-funded projects, the treatment of conditions like diabetes and heart disease will come under…
About 60 000 South Africans die in a year from diseases that are not caused by tuberculosis or HIV before they turn 70, and about a fifth of these are from diabetes
Diabetes has become one of South Africa’s most pressing public health issues. We desperately need evidence-based science and decisive leadership to address this mounting crisis
We need a health system that not only provides medication but also encourages a healthy lifestyle. Group empowerment, digital solutions, and telehealth could help with this
The pens are running out in public hospitals because of Novo Nordisk’s decision to stop supplying it to the health department
Having diabetes is bad enough but heat waves, floods, air pollution and infectious illnesses make dealing with it harder and increase rates
Among NCDs is diabetes, which is likely to afflict 8.75 million people by 2040 and requires urgent government intervention
Africans need to be fully involved in drug discovery and development research for tuberculosis on the continent
Refining wheat, maize and rice removes their nutritional value, which contributes to preventable diseases such as strokes, diabetes and obesity
Diabetes has been described as one of the fastest growing global health emergencies of the 21st century.
Type two diabetes, which is more common than type one, with 95% of people with diabetes having type two, is mainly lifestyle-related
Diabetes is different from other non-communicable diseases, this author says. It can’t be spread in a literal sense and is instead often forced upon people by factors beyond…
Indulging in delicious, sugary food is a delight but the consequences are being tired, breathless, lethargic and bloated — especially for a diabetic
The market in South Africa had an annual growth rate of 26.89% from 2013 to 2018
The availability of blood is crucial for the treatment of acute and chronic diseases and in emergencies such as during child birth
