The bogus doctor arrested at Tembisa Tertiary Hospital on Tuesday night was a patient at the facility just last month. Gauteng health department tells Health-e News that a preliminary investigation reveals that the 37-year-old woman was caught in the same…
Extreme weather events like floods, heatwaves, and droughts disrupt daily life, displacing families, destroying infrastructure, and limiting access to essential services such as healthcare and education.
Amathole District Municipality, responsible for water provision, claims significant progress, but many areas, including Mnquma’s ward 28, still lack bulk water infrastructure. Interim measures include drilling boreholes and constructing storage tanks, with the project currently 40% complete.
Twenty-one-year-old Ismail van Schalkwyk says the surgery has changed his life.
Mental healthcare providers and student counselling services should recognise the possible intensity of breakups and consider screening for post-traumatic stress symptoms following a breakup.
Cecilia Makhiwane Tertiary Hospital in Mdantsane, East London, has been operating without dedicated food servers for two years, leading to cleaners taking on the additional responsibility of delivering food to patients.
33.9% of daily smokers say they have a cigarette within the first 5 minutes of waking up.
Recent radiotherapy graduates in South Africa are facing delays in their mandatory year-long community service placement, preventing them from starting their careers.
Denny was a gynaecological oncologist who dedicated decades of her life to cervical cancer research, screening and treatment.
Most individuals infected with the flu virus will have mild illness. But certain groups of people are at risk of having severe flu illness or having flu complications or death.
Patients at Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital in Johannesburg are enduring the cold without blankets due to a dysfunctional laundry service and faulty heating.
The recent cases in KZN and Gauteng suggest local transmission, as none of the patients had traveled to affected countries.
As the dust settles on the recent elections, it is time for the new administration to confront a silent catastrophe that has plagued our nation for far too long - the malnutrition crisis.
148 people die of tuberculosis (TB) daily in South Africa. According to the South African TB survey, South Africa is one of thirty high burden TB countries that contribute to 87% of estimated incident cases worldwide. Speaking at the opening…
On April 23, a 23-year-old pregnant woman, days away from her due date, was forced to leave a shelter provided by People Opposing Women Abuse (POWA) as the organisation shut its doors due to budget cuts. This closure is a…
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