An Argentine woman, diagnosed in 2013, has become the second documented person whose own immune system may have cured her of HIV. Researchers believe that the patient’s immune system appears to have cleared the virus on its own. The Annals…
Around 50 percent of South Africans living with diabetes are unaware they have the disease, and the public health system cannot afford to treat them. Today is World Diabetes Day. The Inaugural Diabetes Summit heard that South Africa should focus…
An international organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has called on COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing giants to share their technology with African countries. The lack of vaccine production capacity in African countries has exposed the continent’s vulnerability and has slowed the vaccine…
Healthy diets are crucial for the overall mental well-being of a child. In South Africa, close to 3 million children go to bed hungry, causing physiological and emotional stress. A recent study led by the University of East Anglia found that…
The majority of mothers in low-income communities in South Africa face many barriers such as high levels of stress which is believed to undermine their ability to produce breast milk of acceptable quality and quantity. This trend has seen South…
Scientists think a newly discovered mutation of the Delta variant in the UK could ‘possibly be more contagious.’ This new ‘Delta Plus’ variant is spreading in England and although not a ‘variant of concern’ yet, it could hamper vaccination rollouts…
Traditional healers are hugely popular in South Africa. They also hold a lot of sway among community members who consult healers first when seeking advice or treatment. These alternative practitioners are vital in addressing mental health challenges in communities across…
Most men think breast cancer is a disease that only affects women. It’s this train of thought which proves to be dangerous since most males are only diagnosed at a later stage. Kelvin Woods is a perfect example after ignoring…
A new study from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine were highly effective in preventing hospitalisation among adolescents aged between 12 and 17. The clinical trial showed that the vaccine was…
A once successful businessman shares his story of how he became homeless at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic last year. Already hooked on drugs, his life took a turn for the worst once President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the country…
With the local government elections less than two weeks ago, the Gauteng Command Council is warning the province could enter a fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in November. Gauteng exited the third wave three weeks ago as new infections…
A new way to fight the Covid-19 pandemic is on the horizon. Current treatments are expensive and require patients to be admitted to hospital. But a drug developed by Merck and partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics is on the cusp of changing…
Antoinette Harvey was looking forward to graduating after three years of studying alternative neurological therapies when her son died one month before he turned three. Maxim was born with a severe infection which caused oxygen deprivation. He was diagnosed with…
