NHI: New system lets patients pick up medicine from shops
Patients in rural KwaZulu-Natal are able to pick up their medicine from a wide range of local pick-up points, in a national experiment aimed at cutting the long queues at hospital pharmacies.
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Free State woman motivates others to live postively
A young HIV-positive woman from the Free State is turning life’s lemons into lemonade, and inspiring others to live a positive life.
Childhood game fuels 30-year addiction
On World No Tobacco Day, Emson Bohitile Koiko reflects how a childhood game turned into a 30-year addiction to cigarretes.
[Updated] 500,000 former miners await compensation
The mining houses' Compensation Fund owes R1.5 billion to workers who developed occupational illnesses like silicosis while on the job, according to Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi.*
Drinking, smoking and diabetes don’t mix
Being diagnosed with diabetes is the beginning of a lot of changes to the way you eat, what you drink and some of those bad habits. In a hard-drinking country like South Africa, putting down the bottle may be one of the toughest challenges for people living with diabetes.
SA performs world’s first cost-effective skin transplant
Burns survivors have new hope after a Stellenbosch doctor performed the first successful skin culture transplant using skin “grown” with a novel technique that cost a fraction of the price of other skin culturing procedures.
Dying in Joburg a costly venture
Terminally ill patients in Johannesburg will spend about R63,000 in their last days on end of life care – almost three times more patients in some coastal towns, according to Discovery Health’s CEO Dr Jonathan Broomberg.
Cleaner busted for allegedly stealing, selling ARVs
A cleaner at Soweto’s Diepkloof Clinic has been arrested for allegedly stealing and selling antiretrovirals (ARVs) and other medicines following community tip offs.
Poor management blamed for bulk of drug stock outs
Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has blamed manufacturers for shortages of medicines including HIV and tuberculosis drugs, but a civil society coalition has alleged 80 percent of stock outs are due to poor management.
SA a ‘priority area’, says Gates Foundation
Celebrating its 15th anniversary, the Gates Foundation has helped to vaccinate half-a-billion children worldwide and made a massive contribution to global health.
Vaccinations could save 20 million children in five years
The world could save 20 million children in the next five years with better access to vaccines, according to Wits Reproductive Health Institute Executive Director Helen Rees.
Study: High incidence of latent TB infection among South African health workers
Researchers from the Wits Reproductive and HIV Research Unit, Aurum Institute and others call for an urgent response to high levels of tuberculosis (TB) infection in South African Health workers.
Cut shebeen hours to curb drinking
When young people get bored, there are two things they have quick access to: alcohol and sex.
What’s in your purse dictates what’s on your plate
The stream of media coverage about diets may suggest that the majority of South Africans are pre-occupied with the latest food fads. But what people choose to eat is more often dictated by class and their purses than clinical decisions about what is good for them, writes Thandi Puoane.
Coping with childhood eczema
Thabitha Rakoma spent months trying to cure the dry patches of skin on her baby boy’s face until her local clinic diagnosed the problem.