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When the time comes

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While science has doubled our life spans, for many elderly people, the last phase of their lives is often a painful series of medical interventions that delay death but do not add value to life. What should the role of medicine be at the end of a person’s life?

kerrycullinan
January 18, 2016
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New agreement could help end ARV stock outs

Health, News

After months of erratic supply of its antiretroviral (ARV) Aluvia in South Africa, international pharmaceutical company AbbVie will now allow generic manufacturers to produce the drug to help safeguard supplies, according to an announcement made today.

lauralopez
December 18, 2015

Strawberry flavours and excessive prices

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There is an almighty struggle to get affordable, appropriate medicine for TB – particularly when one tablet to treat drug-resistant TB can cost R655.

lauralopez and lauralopez
December 7, 2015

Strategy: KwaZulu-Natal Provincial 5-point Contraceptive Strategy 2011-2016

Health, News, Women's Health

Despite KwaZulu-Natal’s relatively good access to contraception, uptake of birth control methods remains a challenge. The province’s 12-page strategy aims to increase awareness and uptake of contraception services, especially among young women.

healthe
November 26, 2015

Unbundling the monster

Health Systems, News

Dyfunction. Maladministration. Incoherence – a damning ministerial task team report on the Health Professions Council of SA signals the end of an era where the top officials could do as they pleased. But will change come fast enough for foreign doctors who are twisting in the wind?

kerrycullinan
November 9, 2015

Matrics report skin bleaching ahead of dance

News, Our Health, Women's Health

From picking the dress to negotiating curfew, a lot goes into the perfect matric dance but some teens may be taking dangerous risks in an effort to look "their best" for the big night.

cynthiamaseko
November 5, 2015

SA Health Review 2015: Nursing in crisis

Health Systems, News

Nursing is in crisis, with huge shortages, declining interest in the profession, lack of a caring ethos and an apparent disjuncture between nurses’ needs and those of the communities they serve.

kerrycullinan
October 21, 2015
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Edenvale Hospital patients sleep on floor

Health Systems, News

Fazila Smith said she recently spent four days sleeping on the floor of Edenvale Hospital after being admitted for blood clots. Democratic Alliance Member of Provincial Legislature and Shadow Health MEC Jack Bloom says Smith was not the only one.

jamesthabo
October 19, 2015

Mpumalanga learners ‘beaten daily for anything with pipes, sticks’

Health, Health Systems, News

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has said there has been a “rise in incidents of corporal punishment in schools across the country” after it has received reports of the physical and verbal abuse of learners in at least seven Mpumalanga schools.

cynthiamaseko
October 7, 2015

World Health Organisation calls for treatment for all

Health, News

In a landmark move, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended that all people living with HIV be started on treatment as soon as possible following diagnosis.

lauralopez
October 1, 2015

Soccer injury ends in death for East Rand teen

Health Systems, News

The family of a Vosloorus teen believes an injection to treat a soccer injury may have led to their son’s death, and say they may have been able to prevent this if nurses had explained to them the possible treatment side effects.

jamesthabo
September 22, 2015

Financial woes may be fuelling hidden depression

Mental Health, News, Our Health

About 20 percent of South Africans live on less than R350 per month and this kind of poverty could be having real impacts not only on people’s physical health but also their mental well being.

mpholekgetho
September 11, 2015

[Updated] Documentary premiere: Dying in our homes

Health, News

Amid a dire shortage of ambulances in the Eastern Cape patients’ lives are at risk as many calls for help go unanswered. A new Health-e News documentary, Dying In Our Homes, reveals the impact on the lives of rural families.

kyla
September 10, 2015

AIDS council: Do your part, guys

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South African men must start playing their part in society, according to South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) Deputy Chairperson Tshiamo Moela.