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ARTICLE

SA is failing the blood pressure test

For a country that talks endlessly about prevention, South Africa has been oddly willing to tolerate one of its clearest, deadliest and most treatable health threats remaining…

  • Trudy D Leong and Kim Nguyen
5 min read
To the rescue: In Barcelona, a man wearing face mask walks by a work by Italian street artist TvBoy named The Three Vaccines, depicting the graces dressed in AstraZeneca, Moderna and Pfizer labels, which consciously references Raphael’s classic painting The Three Graces. (Josep Lago/AFP)
AGE

Vaccine hesitant? An expert answers questions people have

Safety, side-effects and the jargon-filled scientific information explained for those who have concerns about getting vaccinated

  • Chris Bateman
6 min read
(John McCann/M&G)
BODY LANGUAGE

Avoid the silent killer

Check your blood pressure every six months and, if you’re on medication, take it as prescribed

  • Ellapen Rapiti
4 min read
Table grade salt requires milling and the addition of iodine.
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

Unearthing the salt hidden in your diet

Some of your favourite comfort food could be concealing a killer.

  • Ina Skosana
1 min read
Research shows women are more likely to have high blood pressure and experts blame the added stress of unequal gender roles.
AARON MOTSOALEDI

Silent killer: SA men unaware of hypertension

Three out of four SA men with hypertension don’t know they have this condition, which is responsible for the deaths of 230 South Africans daily.

  • Bhekisisa Team
3 min read
Research shows women are more likely to have high blood pressure and experts blame the added stress of unequal gender roles.
BHEKISISA TEAM

Women sick of inequality – literally

Research shows women are more likely to have high blood pressure and experts blame the added stress of unequal gender roles.

  • Amy Green
  • Bhekisisa Team
2 min read