EASTERN CAPE - A physically disabled and mentally challenged 27-year-old man, who has been mistreated by his community, has been imprisoned in his own home for his own safety. But authorities have undertaken to step in and help the embattled family and see what needs to be done.
Revolutions in cancer treatment are being tested in HIV in the hopes it will bring the world closer to a cure.
LIMPOPO - As water supply continues to be a challenge for most residents of rural Vhembe, the district municipality has spent R8-million on two water tankers and six cranes for the area.
Undercover narcotics officer Neil Woods saw the worst of the drug underworld and told the SA Drug Policy conference that the best way to deal with illicit drugs is to legalise and regulate them
The South African Breweries together with Stop Hunger Now SA has launched a Beer for Africa eight pack in order to feed hungry students across the continent.
On day five of their strike against the National Health Laboratory Service, Nehawu (National Health, Education and Allied Workers Union) decided to suspend their action.
LIMPOPO - Taking her medication correctly, regular exercise and healthy eating are the secrets to a good life according to Meriam Makhaya (70).
Laboratories at public health facilities around the country remain closed as a national strike, which began last Wednesday, continues.
A man, alleged to have shot dead two siblings in Alexandra will appear before the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court today to face charges relating to the double murder that shocked the township.
South Africa’s rape statistics are so muddled some experts call them “meaningless”. But the real challenge is to build a supportive environment that enables rape survivors to report the crime.
A volunteer brigade of dogs has joined the Teddy Bear Clinic's court preparation programme to help children facing their rapists and abusers in court
With diabetes recently identified as the number one killer of South African women and the second in men, the Healthy Living Alliance (Heala) has embarked on efforts to educate people on the dangers of the disease.
The much anticipated antiretroviral (ARV) dolutegravir will be introduced as the first-line treatment for HIV in South Africa as early as April next year, Deputy Director General for the Department of Health Dr Yogan Pillay told Health-e News from the 9th International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Science taking place in Paris this week.
Research presented this week at the 9th International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Science taking place in Paris this week suggests daily cannabis use could have a protective benefit on the liver of patients co-infected with hepatitis C and HIV.
A quicker, simpler test for tuberculosis (TB) in people living with HIV is not being used widely enough in South Africa, despite new evidence of its benefits, according to international humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders (MSF).
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