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Bigger biceps aren’t always better
Men’s quest for the perfect body has reached the ‘bigorexia’ tipping point.
Mental shift: Yoga makes its way behind the walls of South African prisons
It's World Yoga Day. Mindfulness has seen a resurgence in popularity and is slowly making its way behind the walls of prisons in South Africa.
When hospitals don’t make the cut
Diabetic patients who aren't treated properly risk having the smallest cut lead to an amputated limb.
‘This is the first time government has done something concrete for the poor’
This country tested out a national health insurance. Find out what happened next.
Blood on the floor, drips in the dark: Johannesburg is crumbling. Here’s how it...
A combination of failures by the municipal, provincial and national government left a hospital in the south of Johannesburg without water or electricity for parts of November. Find out what’s behind the chaos.
Home visits give instant HIV results and data set to guide more than a...
The population assessments of the epidemic in sub-Sahara yields information of benefit to patients and to each nation’s plan of action
Technology speeds up diagnosis and HIV testing for babies in Mozambique
Technology has cut diagnosis waiting times, getting infants on to treatment sooner.
What reduces child marriage and poverty? Ask Zimbabwe’s young chess queens
In the small rural town of Chivhu, Zimbabwe, 10-year-old Grace Zvarebwa is training for a pan-African schools chess tournament in Liberia. Chess is an activity normally reserved for the country’s elite schools, but the sport has transformed the lives of rural school girls like Zvarebwa.
Finally, TB pills for children
Tastier kid-friendly tablets will help take the guess work out of treating Kenya's tiniest TB patients.
This is what a feminist looks like
Rape culture doesn't start when a rape is committed. It is built in slow steps in everyday events that help normalise gender-based violence.
‘We are forced to move on from declaring babies dead as if nothing happens’
Saving lives — and losing them — may be all in a day's work for health workers, but if you think it doesn't take its toll, listen to these doctors.
Independent pharmacies take on medical aid ‘bullies’
Community chemists say racial profiling and gated network are putting them out of business.
House rules for dealing with lupus
With proper medication, healthy living and a positive outlook, patients can lead good lives.
Why #COVID19 anti-corruption campaigns could make people more likely to pay bribes
Last week, President Cyril Ramaphosa was clear: COVID-19 funds have been stolen and misused, food parcels have been diverted from households in need and government officials and service providers have colluded to steal money. But will anti-corruption messages fix this?
Medical smart jacket tackles misdiagnosis of pneumonia
Jacket would detect symptoms up to four times faster than a doctor.
#AIDS2016: Children’s hospice becomes place of hope in the era of HIV treatment
ARVs have transformed Cotlands hospice from a place for the dying into a childcare centre where the living thrive.