A new paediatric antiretroviral uses a fixed-dose treatment and child-friendly flavours to help...
Author - Thabo Molelekwa
New long-acting injectable drug might soon be a key HIV treatment
American scientists have developed an injectable drug that blocks HIV from entering cells. They say...
Gauteng health facilities face shortages of crucial medication
Patients on chronic treatment left stranded as facilities in Gauteng face shortage of essential...
SA’s shady food industry tactics puts ‘profit before people’
Researchers looking into the influence of the food and beverage industry on South Africa’s policy...
South Africans support Health Promotion Levy after successful...
Public backing for government interventions to combat South Africa’s obesity epidemic increased...
Come rain or shine, taxi windows must be open
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that domestically travelling taxis may be filled to 100%...
#AidsVirtual2020: Health disparities and Covid-19
Systemic racism has left people of colour exposed and unprotected against global health threats...
#CoronavirusSA: Allegations of expired food and poor hygiene at...
Covid-19 patients quarantined at Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg allege that the catering...
#LockdownSA: Looming food emergency due to structural...
The nutrition challenges facing South Africa are complex and underpinned by historical and current...
SA ‘can’t afford’ to default on three-in-one HIV pill
The fragile gains made in HIV-testing and antiretroviral regimens may be undone by the unintended...
What’s in your food?
Research shows that in South Africa obesity and overweight rates are climbing, and one way of...
Netcare Milpark Hospital closes theatre complex due to Covid-19
The temporary theatre closure comes after a staff member tested positive for Covid-19 but it will...
Blood shortage fears as lockdown continues
Public health authorities and blood services are concerned with decreasing blood donations, which...
More than six million new TB cases worldwide by 2025 warns report
Whilst global and national attention is focussed on one respiratory illness – Covid-19 –...
#CoronavirusSA: Black plastics can be used as PPE, says Gauteng...
The Public Servants Association of South Africa (PSA) says it is worried about their members...