Scientists have discovered that so-called thirdhand smoke – the residue that clings to surfaces after tobacco was smoked in the space – causes genetic damage in human cells, according to a study published in the journal Mutagenesis. Humans can be…
Primary school teacher Nomandla Ndlovu (36) tells her story of being attacked by a group of thugs and the agony of suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. He path back to mental health involved being in and out of hospitals and mental health facilities.
Smoking in the days and weeks before surgery can lead to complications and worse outcomes for many surgical procedures.
Dr Neliswa Gogela, a physician from the University of Cape Town, has become the first recipient of a R2-million grant that will enable her to study liver transplants at the world-renowned Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston. Announcing the inaugural…
“Almost 20 years of freedom and democracy, and we are still stuck with a system from apartheid,” says Katriena Baadjies,resident of Modderpoel in Victoria West. The bucket system probably one of the most undignified, unsanitary, unhygienic,and inhumane systems in South…
A water shortage at Tshilidzini Hospital at Tshisaulu village outside Thohoyandou in Vhembe, Limpopo is posing a serious life challenges to the patients and staff members. This was revealed by concerned patients, nurses and the cleaners during an exclusive interview…
39-year old Fikelephi Elizabeth Dombolo SIthole shares her story.
Raising a child isn't child's play, and many young mothers struggle when raising their first children, but parents from around Pimville and Meadowlands have been given the opportunity to learn about parenting toddlers.
Pupils from five schools at Ha-Makuya in Vhembe were last week treated to painting, drama and workshops by students from the University of Johannesburg as part of a programme which attempts to affect social change through the arts.
Bonginkosi Vincent Buthelezi is a 17-year old high school pupil. He shares the story of how he became HIV-positive.
TSHWANE. - A youth camp with the theme: 'Together taking responsibility to end HIV infection; 'No' to teenage pregnancy, 'No' to discrimination, and 'No' to gender based Violence' was recently held at the Stoney Ridge camp site in Magaliesburg.
VHEMBE. ' With news about the gruesome rape and murder of Anene Booysen still fresh in the country's psyche, news about the gang rape of a six-year-old girl shook the community of Mulodi Village in Limpopo where the crime took place.
Activists have sent a final letter of demand to the Eastern Cape health MEC in an attempt to address the critical situation at Village Clinic, a busy clinic which is operating from tents.
VHEMBE. - The Department of Health and Social Development in Limpopo is collaborating with the Zimbabwean government to curb a cholera outbreak in the region.
People living with HIV in South Africa, who access antiretroviral therapy (ART) before their immune systems are severely compromised, have life expectancies close to that of the general population, researchers have found.
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