Anger over medicines supply scheme

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Patients' rights to choose, and manage costs, are being restricted by medical aid schemes' use of designated service providers and penalty co-payments

Palliative care: Living life to fullest until the end

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People in need of hospice care in the country are often referred too late, with only 17% of the people needing the care receiving it.

No sweat: lose weight without exercising

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Take heart, new evidence shows that physical activity or exercise may not necessarily protect you from gaining weight.

Beverage industry's scare tactics against sugar tax 'shocking'

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The “fear-mongering” tactics employed by the beverage industry against the proposed sugar tax have been “shocking” and “more than the norm”.

'Unrest could hurt health system severely'

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WITH the ongoing student protests over fee increases threatening the academic year, the ripple effects may also affect another ailing, yet critical sector – the ...

Outcry over the deaths of 36 psychiatric patients

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The Health Ombudsman is to investigate allegations of the deaths of 36 psychiatric patients in Gauteng

#Elections2016: Even the dog arrives to vote

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Voting was a family affair for many at Westview park voting station in Randburg

Breastfeeding complaint goes viral

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A Facebook post about a woman being discriminated against for breastfeeding during a flight has sparked much debate.

New app injects drug know-how

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Availability can be easily tracked

New strategy in fight against HIV/Aids

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Comprehensive new strategy, developed by the International Aids Society published online in the journal Nature Medicine

SA stars bask in US limelight

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Awards and interviews ramp up the respect ​

World to hear all about SA's HIV/Aids struggle

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In less than a month, Nkhensani Mavasa will talk about the realities of living with a virus that has silently ravaged many in her community

Woman pleads on Twitter for a new kidney

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One woman's nine-year battle with renal failure has seen her take to an unexpected medium in the hope of getting a second chance at life

No psychiatric ward so bipolar son in jail

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Mother of mentally ill 32-year-old can't get proper help from the authorities

Flu season doesn't come cheap to the economy

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According to recently released 2015 research on the socio-economic burdens of colds and flu, they cost the economy in excess of R2bn annually

Days off for colds, flu costly

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It may seem harmless enough – skipping a day or three of work to snuggle up at home nursing a cough or a sneeze.

New doctors make a difference in rural areas

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Despite mounting challenges in rural public health facilities, most newly graduated doctors are showing up for community-service work

Joburg plague-free

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The month-long Pikitup strike nearly intensified a human plague in Gauteng after a rat tested positive for antibodies.

Millions flood into SA despite visa challenges

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DESPITE concerns that South Africa’s amended visa regulations would slump tourist arrivals, the Department of Home Affairs recorded a 7. 6 percent increase in foreign ...

Dad in trouble after boy’s tragic death

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IT sounded like just another gruesome crime incident: a 12-year-old boy shot dead by two robbers.

Berger invites detractors to debate

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Professor Lee Berger and colleague John Hawks have hit back at their detractors.

Descending into the belly of the beast

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It was like looking into a shark’s mouth –with its sharp teeth – only it wasn’t a shark,but a cave chamber with sharp rock edgesand a chute so narrow that experienced ...

New app offers healthier choices

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Smartphone app offers healthy eating advice to combat obesity and other health problems.

Earth’s ecosystem taking strain - report

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Unprecedented environmental degradation is jeopardising the health of future generations, according to a new report.

Treatment offers Alzheimer’s hope

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Local researchers find key to dealing with brain disease.