Sugar tax: MPs asked for more time
Cosatu and industry want more time and more research before the introduction of the tax on sugary drinks – proposed to start on 1 April.
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Bad diet complicates obese granny’s health
Three meals a day of pap smothered in fish oil or butter have resulted in 61-year-old grandmother gaining so much weight that she is now bed-ridden.
Elim demise: is tribalism to blame?
Elim Hospital is one of the oldest health facilities in Limpopo and had a reputation for excellence. Why are services now so bad?
Over-60’s in good shape thanks to health club
Every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, the yard around the old Bohlokong municipal offices in the Free State turns into a hive of activity.
Patient dies in Elim Hospital after shower
Hospital negligence under investigation after elderly patient dies of burns from shower.
PillDrop: Solution to chronic medication challenges
A South African pharmacist’s idea of revolutionising access to chronic medicines in rural areas has received the nod from an international panel in the global Sandoz Hack competition.
Cancer survivors and activists call out corporate greed
Cancer survivors and activists from the Fix the Patent Laws coalition are expected to march against the high costs of cancer medicine that they say is driven by greed.
NCD burden is killing health system
Our cities have become hives of gluttony, as South Africans embrace junk diets. The health impact is profound and preaching prevention is almost impossible in the face of massive marketing campaigns.
Prevent cancer with exercise and good food
This World Cancer Day experts urge South Africans to adopt healthier lifestyles to reduce their risk of developing the disease.
Mahlangu denies culpability but many want blood
Former Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu denies culpability for the deaths of almost 100 mentally ill patients in Gauteng, but some believe she should be held criminally liable.
No closure after mom’s mysterious hospital death
When Sammy Sappie went to visit his mother in Pholosong Hospital a few hours after she was admitted, he found her dead in the bed with the nurses on duty seemingly unaware that she had passed away.
New grants for reporting on rape and health facilities
Health-e is proud to announce that we have been awarded two prestigious journalism grants in the past week.
Esidimeni: This must NEVER happen again
The deaths of 94 mentally ill patients transferred from Esidimeni centre is the biggest recorded mental health scandal in the history of South Africa.
Therapy helps grieving widows
Three widows in rural Kwa-Zulu Natal - each of them hard hit by the death of her husband – have come to believe that therapy offers better healing than simply turning to medication to deal with the pain.
Life Esidimeni report: 94 unlawful deaths and counting
There have been 94 unlawful deaths of mentally ill patients following the Gauteng Health Department’s decision to have them transferred to various non-governmental organisations or sent back to their families.