Ex-prisoner Dudley Lee can now claim against the Department of Correctional Services after he contracted TB in Pollsmoor Prisone, but his claim against the state was dismissed by the Supreme Court, Below is a summary of the judgment.
Teen girls who smoke may be increasing their risk for osteoporosis, according to a new study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health. The researchers found that girls who smoke build up less bone during a critical growth period in their lives.
More than 50 000 HIV positive patients in the Eastern Cape as at risk of antiretroviral (ARV) treatment interruption due to ongoing drug supply shortages.
Gert Fourie (63) '€“ Boksburg Pensioner '€“ Former mill turner in the engineering industry.
A non-governmental organisation, which focuses on the well-being of pregnant women and their children is showing the way on how to re-engineer South Africa'€™s primary healthcare system in both urban and rural settings.
Boston Phiri (37) '€“ immigrant worker from Zimbabwe living in the Johannesburg city centre.
Corrie Koekemoer (68) Kempton Park pensioner '€“ three children and three grandchildren
Taking stock of the country'€™s performance in addressing AIDS, Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, noted that over about 20 million South Africans have tested for HIV in the last two years and that HIV transmission from mother to child has dropped to below 3%. But Motsoaledi cautioned that much still needs to be done.
Sandile Mkhabela (66) '€“ Westonaria Pensioner
A Limpopo teenager was sent from pillar to post for three months while a cancerous tumour in his leg continued to grow. He now faces the very real possibility of amputation.
Food services staff at Chris Hani Baragwanath (CHB) Hospital have claimed that patients are often served rotten and contaminated food and food preparation guidelines and menus designed by dieticians are ignored.
Food services staff at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital claim that food preparation guidelines and menus designed by the hospital'€™s dieticians are not followed. Sometimes, patients are served rotten food.
Johannes Kgang (63) '€“ Retired transport supervisor at Impala Mines in Rustenburg
Two of Gauteng'€™s largest state hospitals stand accused of delaying the treatment and diagnosis of hundreds of desperately ill cancer patients because of broken machinery '€“ often out of order due to poor maintenance and non-payment of suppliers. Story by WILMA STASSEN and SHAUN SMILLIE.
People who smoke while drinking alcohol may be at greater risk of suffering a hangover the next morning, according to a study in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
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