Medicine in motion: Patients receive chronic medical care at their convenience
Anyone who uses chronic medication understands that admin involved in getting it month-to-month. Now, a bicycle delivery service is revolutionising the system.
Cynthia Maseko
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Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: ‘Drinking helped me forget my painful life’
Speaking to Health-e News, women share their first-hand experience about having babies with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). We also hear from a nurse, a shebeen owner, and the department of health.
Mpumalanga launches its first oncology centre
Many cancer patients in the province had no choice but to travel a long distance to Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Gauteng, about 300km away, to receive oncology treatment. This ends now.
School food declared safe but probe into pupils’ deaths continues
After two Mpumalanga pupils died of suspected food poisoning last month the school nutrition programme in the province has been declared safe, but some parents are not satisfied.
Parents share what’s in their kids’ skhafthin
Back to school means back to making daily lunches for your kids. But is it easy for parents to keep it healthy?
ARV shortage threatens children’s lives
Parents resort to sharing their HIV treatment with their children as confusion over paediatric stockouts continue.
Hawks arrest nurse for ‘demanding money’ for abortion
The quick-thinking actions of a woman who claims she was asked to pay for an abortion at a government health facility has resulted in the arrest of the nurse who demanded payment.
Bipolar disorder misinformation prevents people from seeking help
The mental illness affects up to 1% of the population in South Africa, yet the South African yet stigma and discrimination against people bipolar stop them from getting medical attention.
Breastfeeding should be encouraged not forced, say HIV+ moms
While exclusive breastfeeding is encouraged, some women in Mpumalanga living with HIV claim nurses force them to breastfeed their newborn babies.
The dark side of skin lightening
Despite warnings on the dangers of using illegal skin lightening products, women continue to use these creams.
Hypertension affects both young and old
Today marks World Hypertension Day, Health-e citizen journalists look at people who have managed the condition for years.
Mpumalanga residents want emergency services prioritised
As the country heads to the polls, some South Africans have mixed feelings about service delivery and the quality of health services in their communities. Health-e asked Mpumalanga residents what they thought about the province’s public clinics and hospitals.