There’s a new killer in town
This killer preys on older, overweight and obese women - mainly from poor communities.
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Actor to be circumcised – along with 2000 others
Popular soapie actor Kagiso Modupe has, at the age of 33, has decided to be circumcised as a public show of his support of the practice – and is inviting other uncircumcised men to join him.
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No closure 3 years after father’s death
A Johannesburg woman is struggling to find closure three years after her father died a a Tembisa Hospital following an attack.
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Diabetes deaths echo AIDS epidemic
Clinics are overwhelmed by diabetes and hypertension epidemics, yet government recently weakened proposals to tax sugary drinks driving this epidemic.
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Disabled mom’s 4-year wait for child grant
A disabled mother in rural Limpopo has repeatedly applied for a child grant for her now four-year-old son, with no success.
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Rainy weather brings outbreak of flies to Limpopo
While heavy rains in Limpopo, particularly in the Vhembe area, may have brought relief in the form of higher dam levels, residents of the are now concerned by an outbreak of house flies.
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One small step closer for breast cancer drug
Roche continues to block access to its breast cancer drug, Herceptin, say activists, while women around the world suffer.
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Limpopo medical practitioners fight to be paid
While more than 10 Limpopo doctors have not been paid their salaries and another 30 received only part of their earnings at the end of January, the Limpopo Department of Health has promised that the problem is being addressed and that everyone will receive their full salaries writes Mogale Mojela.
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“I am HIV+, but my partner is negative”
FREE STATE - Lerato Mofokeng, a 36-year-old mother of a four year old, was surprised when she and her child were diagnosed with HIV – yet her boyfriend of seven years tested negative for the virus.
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Link found between drinking & sexual behaviour
The easy availability of alcohol relates directly to sexual behaviour.
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Free State hospital wins best vegetable garden award
Tshimo ya Bophelo, meaning the Garden of Health, is a community vegetable garden project situated at Thebe District Hospital in Harrismith in the Free State that has proven to be such a successful venture that it has won awards.
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Big increase in diabetes deaths
There has been a significant increase in deaths from diabetes, which is now South Africa’s second biggest killer.
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Fight to beat diabetes and early death
Makhehla Mosia from Qwaqwa in the Free State believes years of bad eating habits are what led her to develop type 2 diabetes and poor health.
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The inequality gap and its impact on health
Social injustice is the biggest threat to global health and a radical change in society is needed if we really want people to live long, healthy lives.
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Patient distressed by 6-year wait for surgery
The long waiting list for operations at one of the continent’s biggest hospitals is causing anxiety for a Soweto woman who has been told she has to wait until 2023 for an operation.
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