New TB drug reduces treatment time
A major shot in the arm is set to boost South Africa’s fight against tuberculosis.
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Author: Marcia Zali
Tembisa hospice faces shutdown
Arebaokeng hospice in Tembisa has been providing palliative care for the terminally ill and their families for almost 20 years after founder, executive director and registered nurse (RN) Florah Modiba saw the need in her community.
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Health screening hotspot identified
John Phati (42) from Tembisa gets tested for HIV at least twice a year because he doesn’t like using condoms even though he has multiple sexual partners.
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Lupus patients unable to get medicine
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.
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Updates to assault form is better for rape survivors
Medical and legal experts have welcomed updates to the J88 form – the official form used by health workers to document injuries of victims of violence in preparation for a legal case.
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