The president is attempting to shift the election campaign focus away from the government’s failures towards a promise to deliver more, although its track record suggests it cannot
The proposed National Health Insurance fund will work in a similar way as private medical schemes do now, but there will also be differences
Only the rich have unrestricted access to medical care but the state’s ability to deliver universal health is rightly questioned
The Road Accident Fund said it could not heed a high court order to pay R301 million to Sunshine Hospital that is dedicated to crash victims
A local analysis found early evidence of promising protective effects of the Pfizer vaccine in South Africa — even among those who had received only one dose
The government’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout plan blatantly ignores the realities of life for the majority of South Africans. Sadly, this lack of insight and sense was to be expected
Elize Parker took matters into her own hands by doing a Covid-19 walk-in, after she didn’t get her confirmation SMS
What does the inside of a vaccination centre look like and how do nurses administer the jab? The vials, syringes, the vaccinators — and the science behind it
In this first in a series, Elize Parker, 61, tells of her hopes of joining a queue to get vaccinated soon
Many of the risk factors for mental and weight disorders are not simple to change. Knowing about the good effects of foods, which we can control, is very powerful
The Covid-19 vaccine has been declared a public good, which means that healthcare workers will not be expected to pay for it
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…
Medical aid schemes and businesses will help the government with the cost of acquiring enough vaccines for the South African population to achieve herd immunity
Not everyone can get tested for the coronavirus. There are structures in place guiding health practitioners when it comes to screening patients for testing
This year, the Discovery Foundation awarded grants to 42 medical specialists and institutions to the value of R27-million
When medical schemes and the law count conceiving as a pre-existing condition, pregnant women lose.
Would you join a medical aid if you were perfectly healthy? Most won’t. That’s why we need waiting periods, says Discovery CEO Jonathan Broomberg.
Is a lack of competition fuelling unnecessary care at your expense?
Journalists from the Mail & Guardian won five categories at the Discovery Health Journalism Awards after receiving a total of 11 nominations.
Vital changes need to ?be made in healthcare to give patients better value for their money.
