Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy In Crisis After USAID Funding Cuts
Forced detransitioning, where individuals experience changes in their secondary sex characteristics, is likely to have a profound impact on their self-esteem and sense of self.
Forced detransitioning, where individuals experience changes in their secondary sex characteristics, is likely to have a profound impact on their self-esteem and sense of self.
Despite an increase in medical graduates, the absorption rate into the public healthcare system has not kept pace due to budget constraints.
Despite attending regular check-ups and the pregnancies seeming healthy, she still lost her babies.
South Africa's fight against HIV is marked by significant progress but also deep scars. The rollout of ART saved millions, yet it followed years of delayed action.
Across South Africa, accessing healthcare at primary health facilities is often an act of indignity — from long queues and overburdened staff, to the simple act of using a restroom.
The Limpopo Social Development Department is investigating the centre, with plans to relocate patients to safer facilities.
Specialists call for improved resources, awareness, and support to help individuals with autism reach their full potential.
In South Africa, where rates of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders are among the highest in the world, there is an urgent need for awareness and prevention programmes to help women avoid alcohol during pregnancy and provide support for those already affected.
Baby Ortica, was born with Goldenhar syndrome, a rare congenital condition that affects the development of the skull, head, and face.
Indoor fireplace use often exceeds WHO guidelines for air quality, leading to adverse health effects such as aggravated asthma, bronchitis, and potentially early deaths.
In the village of kwaZangashe, residents grapple with severe delays in emergency medical services and a chronic shortage of healthcare facilities.
Informal dwellings have increased as people flock to urban centres in search of more opportunities as well as better infrastructure and health care. There are over 3 200 informal settlements around the country.
Mahlatse Mashala's journey with neurofibromatosis sheds light on the struggles of those grappling with rare diseases.
“I have been drinking this home brewed beer for over two decades now and it has become a part of my life. I drink it everyday. If I go a day without drinking it my body does not feel right,…
It is almost eight o’clock on a warm but chilly November Friday morning, Joyce Mathe from Thembisa in Ekurhuleni east of Johannesburg is hard at work collecting waste outside of people’s yards for her recycling business. The cool weather is…