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Obesity rates continue to soar but people in rural areas are most at risk, say experts.
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South Africans want actual change as the dust of elections settles, but will it come? Especially for those who live far from metropolitan cities where a perpetual state of “Day Zero” has become the norm.
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According to the Gauteng health department, incidents of patients falls have significantly decreased since the steel beds were replaced.
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Many South African women and queer people may find themselves in a conundrum about which political party to give your “X” to on May 8. Here’s a quick cheat sheet to help you make a pro-women, pro-queer choice.
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As the seasons change and summer becomes a distant memory, May elections creep closer. Campaign posters line the roadways and fight for space on telephone poles of every city and village.
- ///Our Health
A male contraceptive pill recently passed its first safety test – but South Africans are unsure about whether they would ever use it, with some men fearing that it might permanently affect their sperm production.
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Early diagnosis, research and education are the top priorities for South Africa this World Autism Day (2 April). Many are unaware of the condition, despite it affecting up to 2% of people on the planet.
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South Africans who suffer from the lupus are not able to get access to the only medicine developed to treat the auto-immune disease because it has not yet been registered here.
Bleeding every month is about to get a lot cheaper for many people who menstruate. In some cases, it may even be free.
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The tax on sugary drinks has raised almost R3 billion. Coca-Cola says it has reduced the sugar levels of its drinks range by more than a quarter, irritating those who said the levy wouldn’t cut sugar consumption. But is the profit being used for health promotion? Could political parties rally against it after the election?
- ///Our Health
For KwaMhlanga villagers seeking healthcare may actually kill them. Many residents of the Eastern Cape village have deserted health services due to the alarming rate of rape and murders in a forest separating the village and the clinic in Flagstaff town.