About 211 field workers will be visiting a total of 15 000 households across the country over the next six months. This is part of the 4th South African National HIV, Behaviour and Health Survey that is led by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC).
Anal cancer rates are higher among people infected with HIV, according to new data published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases.
It is tougher to diagnose cancer among certain groups of patients, according to a recent study published in The Lancet Oncology.
There is outrage among anti-tobacco activists over the 'small increase' in tobacco tax announced in the budget.
Last year alone, 376 000 people with HIV started antiretroviral medication' over 100 000 more than the previous year.
Serving breakfast and lunch daily to children from a number of primary and high schools surrounding Tsogang Setjhaba in Chiawelo, Soweto, goes a long way to alleviate their hunger. For some of the children, lunch will be their last meal for the day.
South Africa's foremost anti-tobacco activist Dr Yussuf Saloojee has been recognised for his work with the prestigious Luther L Terry Award.
Female cancer survivors are more likely to exhibit unhealthy behaviour like smoking, than women who have never had cancer, according to a new study.
Finance minister Pravin Gordhan is expected to announce a 58c increase in the so-called 'sinners tax' on cigarettes in his budget speech, but activists say it is not enough.
Young people who quit smoking saw improvements in coughing and other respiratory symptoms within a few weeks, a new study has revealed.
Twelve year-old Prince Khanyi has been in the news in recent weeks. Prince is the brain-damaged child at the centre of the Gauteng Department of Health's refusal at one stage to honour a court ruling to pay him a settlement after he was handicapped due to negligence of health workers at one of the province's hospitals. In the following report, we check in on Prince's condition.
The face of cardio- vascular disease is changing. It has moved from a disease affecting mostly white males to one that affects younger, black people. This is largely due to lifestyle choices.
Cancer patients at the Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria are being denied life-saving treatment as radiation machines are out of order due to payment defaults resulting in poor maintenance.
A small group of activists picketed outside the Johannesburg offices of the Qatari news network, Al Jazeera, this week to demand the reinstatement of a South African journalist who was dismissed solely because of his HIV-positive status.
Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi recently highlighted the dangers of smoking, poor diet and other lifestyle factors linked to disease and premature death among South Africans.
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