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Charges of identity fraud and impersonating a medical doctor against Tik Tok influencer Matthew Lani were withdrawn at the Johannesburg magistrate’s court on Tuesday. (Facebook)

Charges against fake doctor ‘Matthew Lani’ dropped

The TikTok influencer was arrested on Sunday night at the Helen Joseph Hospital for impersonating a medical practitioner

The NHI is a constitutional Imperative for universal healthcare

Rise of fake doctors on social media ‘puts lives at risk’

The South African Medical Association says bogus medical practitioners operating online undermines the profession

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Joburg water crisis not dampening hospital care

Helen Joseph Hospital and Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital is surviving on water tankers amidst Gauteng water crisis

Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital in Johannesburg,

How Johannesburg water and electricity woes affect hospitals

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

Covid-19 was ‘heartbreaking’, says youngest doctor

At 21, Thakgalo Thibela became South Africa’s youngest female doctor and her first years in hospital coincided with the pandemic

The military has been asked to step in as violence and looting continues across KZN and Gauteng. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

How I rode out Covid-19 lockdown level 5

It began with an operation, itself a form of lockdown, and convalescence in the silent suburbs was welcome but brought with it worries about the future

Beyond pink: Ntokozo Dludla from the Breast Health Foundation survived breast cancer and now counsels people diagnosed with the condition.

Male breast cancer stays hidden

When Thami Mabuza found a lump in his chest, he never could have imagined it was breast cancer.

Tshepo Hoato

Stories of hope in the fight against HIV/Aids

SA has the most people living with HIV in the world, but facilities like the Themba Lethu clinic are helping those infected to cope and survive.

The NHI is a constitutional Imperative for universal healthcare

Jo’burg hospitals ban evening visits

The Chris Hani Baragwanath, Charlotte Maxeke and Helen Joseph hospitals have banned night visits to patients as hospital staff fear for their safety.

Enabling people with HIV

Is being HIV-positive a disability? Nosimilo Ndlovu finds an organisation which says it is.

Hospital hell

Despite her fractured foot and injured back and ribs, Anna Myers was asked to stand so that her chair could be used by other patients.

DA decries nurse shortage at Helen Joseph’s ICU

There is a personnel shortage of more than 50% at the intensive care unit (ICU) at the Helen Joseph Hospital, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Tuesday. ”The Gauteng Health…