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OurHealth. – Tumi (not her real name) was at death’s door when her grandmother carried her on her back to the Golden Gateway Hospice in Bethlehem, in the Free State. Story by Thamsanqa Majola.
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Routine breast cancer screening results in a reduced risk of dying from breast cancer but also results in overdiagnosis, according to an independent panel of experts reporting in The Lancet.
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The European Union’s (EU) revised Tobacco Products Directive ‘ which was set to place substantial new restrictions on tobacco companies’ promotion of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco, including banning ‘e-cigarettes’ ‘ is dangerously close to stalling.
OurHealth – Nombulelo Manala Lubhelu (45) of Lusikisiki-kwaGqwarhu location has taken the tough decision of declining lifesaving antiretrovirals (ARVs) because she is simply too poor to buy food and does not want to take her medication on an empty stomach.
The title of last week’s Global Health Lab, held at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, was meant to incite interest, not signal aggression. But some interpreted the symposium as an attack before it had even taken place. I was texted, tweeted, and emailed to encourage diplomacy. None of these rearguard protective manoeuvres turned out to be necessary. By Richard Horton.
OPINION: Catherine Tomlinson of the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) has published an article on Quackdown that gives a detailed response to criticisms of the TAC and MSF by the Cancer Alliance.
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OURHEALTH. ‘ Five women from Tseseng village in Phuthaditjhaba (Qwa-Qwa) in the Free State are making a big difference in their community.
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OURHEALTH. – Community care givers in Howick in KwaZulu-Natal face many challenges in their work every day.
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Women smokers who quit before the age of 30, can recover and avoid almost all of the increased risk of dying, according to the largest-ever study of the hazards of smoking.
OURHEALTH. – Goso Forest Clinic in Lusikisiki in the OR Tambo district of the Eastern Cape is experiencing a shortage of medicine, including life-saving antiretrovirals (ARVs).
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OURHEALTH. ‘ The Michael Maponya Clinic in Pimville, Soweto, is experiencing a critical shortage of medicine, including vital diabetes treatment.
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OURHEALTH. ‘ Patients and staff at the Boitumelo Clinic in Sebokeng in the Gauteng Province are complaining about the services and working conditions at the health facility. Sources told OurHealth that the clinic is currently without a manager, causing medicine and staff shortages at the facility and resulting in poor service delivery.