Zuzimpilo, the low-cost HIV and AIDS treatment clinic in the heart of Johannesburg, has now added medical male circumcision to its services. This follows the Health Department's approval of the procedure as part of the country's HIV prevention arsenal.
KUALA LUMPUR – If their lives were at stake and someone had to bat their way out of trouble, chances are excellent that any cricket fan would select Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh to hit the winning six. This week “Yuvie”,…
Think breast cancer is something only older women have to worry about? Think again. Experts say there are no age restrictions to this cancer – but that social support can mean the difference between life and death.
As doctors increasingly using genetic tests to predict future health, some might not like what they find gazing into science’s new crystal ball.
Two of Health-e's journalists win awards at the Discovery health journalism awards.
A recent study which included 25,000 learners across 52 high schools in South Africa found that one in six learners are vaping.
Nearly two-thirds of young children in low- and middle-income countries can identify cigarette brand logos, according to new research.
Breast cancer incidences are on the rise globally, and a Limpopo cancer survivor hopes to destigmatise the diagnosis and treatment process through educational videos on Youtube.
'Doctor, am I going to die?' It is a question no doctor enjoys answering, especially when is involves an 11-year old. Yet, this is something Dr Lindsay Farrant and her colleagues from the Big Shoes Foundation (an organisation serving the palliative needs of children) in Cape Town have to discuss with young patients and their families almost every day.
OPINION: "I've written this article to argue that FIFA, as the world's football authority, has an ethical responsibility for social action, in fact, it owes the soccer-playing world - effectively all of humanity - a massive sustainable and measurably successful longitudinal social project starting from THIS World Cup, a moral imperative on which millions of lives will hang in the balance. By Richard Witzig
The theme is "Gender and tobacco with an emphasis on marketing to women". If women smoke like men they will die like men.
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infections remain two of the major healthcare challenges in the twenty-first century. Health-e News reports on World Hepatitis Day which was observed yesterday and tells you everything you need to know from hepatitis A to E.
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.
As the globe marks World Health Day today, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that urgent action is needed to keep humans and the planet healthy. It is estimated that more than 13 millions deaths globally each year are…
South Africa’s cholera outbreak, with cases reported in five provinces, has claimed 26 lives. On World Food Safety Day, a food safety expert says ensuring proper food safety and hygiene protocols is the most effective way to prevent the further…
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