13+ hour, 30+ min ago   (439+ words) The department of health is blaming you for providing inaccurate population numbers. Do you accept that? If your numbers are accurate, then according to the department of health we’re facing an immunisation crisis. But the experts agree we’re not, don’t…...

12+ hour, 29+ min ago   (819+ words) For millions of South Africans, the problem is not whether they want private health-care cover. It is whether they can afford it. As the Sunday Times recently reported, the cost of health insurance is growing an estimated 14%-16% a year, while…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1749+ words) Almost 55,000 people in South Africa have already had a shot that protects them against HIV for six months at a time, the health department says. Lenacapavir, or LEN, has been available through the health department since June. The injection gives…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (620+ words) Sameshni Moodley felt healthy and had no reason to suspect anything was wrong. But a routine health recommendation on an AI-powered app prompted her to have her first mammogram, a decision that led to a stage 1 breast cancer diagnosis at…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (591+ words) Brimstone Investment Corporation’s fish business, Oceana, is well insulated from the pilchard herpesvirus (PHV) detected in South Africa’s sardines due to a large amount of the fish used in products being imported. Brimstone CEO Mustaq Brey told Business Day the…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (485+ words) South Africa boasts one of the most sophisticated economies, advanced medical training facilities and a constitution that guarantees the right to reproductive health care. However, the country’s alarmingly high maternal mortality ratio is a cause for concern. A news report…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (750+ words) When a 27-year-old KwaZulu-Natal woman discovered she was 28 weeks pregnant, the news came as a shock. She and her husband, both relying on the oral contraceptive Yaz Plus, had never planned for another child. She was on the contraceptive pill…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (590+ words) Patients at one of Khayelitsha’s busiest health facilities have endured broken and inadequate toilets for months, with some forced to queue for facilities at the trauma unit and others having to use a toilet without a door. The Site B…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (937+ words) The auditor-general (AG) has found that the appointment of board members at 15 sector education and training authorities (Setas) was irregular, as key governance rules were flouted. Higher education & training minister Buti Manamela last year announced the appointment of various boards…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (547+ words) Spring brings warmer days, longer nights and, for many South Africans, an unwelcome side-effect: sneezing, itchy eyes and a nose that suddenly seems to have a mind of its own. It can be difficult to know whether you are dealing…...