Pets neglect pose scabies risk to humans
Disadvantaged rural communities in parts of KwaZulu Natal are at risk of contracting scabies from exposure to pets with sarcoptic mange.
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Clinic goes for 4 months without water
LIMPOPO - Lesedi Clinic in Lephapane, outside Tzaneen in the Mopani District has gone without water for four months after the water supply was found to be infested with bacteria. Mogale Mojela reports that the water has been switched off altogether.
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Drug-resistant TB: The edge of death
Health care workers in South Africa are more likely to get TB than ordinary citizens. As we mark TB awareness month, dietitian INGRID OXLEY recounts how drug-resistant TB nearly cost her life.
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Two more arrests for ARV theft at a clinic
Mpumalanga – Months after a lay counsellor’s arrest for medication theft at a clinic outside Nelspruit, two more staffers have been arrested for the same thing.
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Diabetics at greater risk of developing TB
Diabetics should be careful to protect themselves from TB, explains this Khayelitsha man who is living with both conditions.
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When adolescence and TB meet
Teens with drug-resistant TB struggle to navigate years of treatment, school and the general pressures of adolescence.
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Educational inclusion for children with Down Syndrome
Tuesday was Human Rights Day in South Africa, but it was also World Down Syndrome Day, a day to celebrate the individuals and families fighting for inclusion of their children and loved ones.
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Vhembe men claim marula beer boosts sex drive
It’s marula season, heralding a time of mass consumption of marula beer – a natural brew the men of rural Limpopo believe is the answer to erectile dysfunction.
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Alex mom with elephantiasis pleads for help
An Alexandra woman, who survives on social grants and is constant pain after contracting elephantiasis in her left leg, is too poor to get the treatment she needs for her condition.
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Emergency services crisis in Diepsloot
The community of Diepsloot – a densely populated township in northern Johannesburg – is battling against a shortage of clinics and ambulances that serve the area.
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New modern toilets for a dilapidated school
The future looks bright for the dilapidated Hlalelani Primary School in Limpopo’s Watervaal area after 28 brand new toilets were built for the learners.
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Broken ceilings & doors at a Joburg hospital
Staff at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital are extremely concerned by the poor condition of some parts of the facility – believing lives are in jeopardy.
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US Gag Rule to cause more abortion-related deaths
The US Gag Rule, reintroduced in January, is likely to mean that many more women in the most vulnerable parts of the world, will continue to die from unsafe abortions.
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Help for man with lipoma growth
Jacob Skhosana – a 75-year-old man with a large, debilitating growth behind his ear – is a happy man after it was removed.
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HPCSA urges residents to report misconduct
Patients who are badly treated at Limpopo hospitals are failing to report negligence or misconduct, prompting the Health Professions Council of South Africa to launch an awareness campaign to inform people of their rights, Mogale Mojela writes.
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