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Should I get the flu vaccine? South African experts say yes – here’s why
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Most individuals infected with the flu virus will have mild illness. But certain groups of people are at risk of having severe flu illness or having flu complications or death.
Patients at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital brave cold nights with no blanketsÂ
Chris Bateman
Patients at Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital in Johannesburg are enduring the cold without blankets due to a dysfunctional laundry service and faulty heating.
Mpox in SA: stigma may be keeping people from coming forward, getting tested
Yoliswa Sobuwa
The recent cases in KZN and Gauteng suggest local transmission, as none of the patients had traveled to affected countries.
The Malnutrition Crisis: Prioritising the Health and Well-being of Future Generations
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As the dust settles on the recent elections, it is time for the new administration to confront a silent catastrophe that has plagued our nation for far too long – the malnutrition crisis.
54 000 TB deaths driven by inequality
Yoliswa Sobuwa
148 people die of tuberculosis (TB) daily in South Africa. According to the South African TB survey, South Africa is one of thirty high burden TB countries that contribute to 87% of estimated incident cases worldwide. Speaking at the opening of the 8th SA TB Conference in Durban yesterday, Health
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