Codeine: SA’s over-the-counter addiction
It is destroying her life, but a Free State mother won’t give up her ‘bronco’ cough mixture.
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Nurses making a difference: Breipaal Clinic
Returning to her life purpose later in life has turned into a blessing, not only for Nurse Maria van Bergen, but also for the many lives she touches at the Breipaal Clinic in Douglas, Northern Cape. The clinic, small and…
Noakes hearing postponed on technicality
Banting guru, Tim Noakes' hearing with the Health Professions Council of South Africa has been postponed until November.
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In-Depth: Tracking the National Health Insurance
More than three years after Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi first announced National Health Insurance (NHI) pilot districts, Health-e News tracks what the NHI has meant on the ground and in people's lives.
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NHI: School health teams take screenings to rural children
For the country’s rural children, the revitalisation of school health services could be a lifeline - if doctors and specialists answer the call.
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‘His erection is just not on:’ Erectile dysfunction threatens to tear couple apart
When Khensane met Craig* it was love at first sight and the couple soon became engaged, unwillingness to talk about what's going on between the sheets threatens to destroy their happy union even before they walk down the isle.
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NHI: Poor conditions scare GPs away
Poor conditions in some National Health Insurance (NHI) pilot districts are causing general practitioners (GPs) to think twice about working in public health
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NHI: Doing things differently in KZN
There’s a quiet revolution in one of the poorest districts in the land, where health workers have moved out of health facilities into communities to prevent rather than cure health problems
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HIV status was ‘was our secret to keep & tell’
Njabulo Sibande* was born with HIV. His parents had been planning to tell the teenager until an aunt beat them to it. Njabulo’s parents say the unplanned disclosure has left the teen reeling.
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NHI far from reality but progress made in improving public health
One common medical aid for all South Africans, as envisaged by government’s proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme, is many years away, but many of the country’s 10 pilot sites are making progress.
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Blaze causes R7 million in damage to Boksburg hospital
A Saturday night blaze has destroyed about R7 million worth of medical supplies at Boksburg’s OR Tambo Memorial Hospital after fire gutted the hospital’s storage facilities.
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Childhood game fuels 30-year addiction
On World No Tobacco Day, Emson Bohitile Koiko reflects how a childhood game turned into a 30-year addiction to cigarretes.
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[Updated] 500,000 former miners await compensation
The mining houses' Compensation Fund owes R1.5 billion to workers who developed occupational illnesses like silicosis while on the job, according to Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi.*
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Marikana residents could stay, receive services
Residents of Marikana informal settlement outside Pretoria say they have languished for years without water, electricity or rubbish removal services. As a court case continues that may lead to residents’ removal, there may be a way for the community to stay.
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Cleaner busted for allegedly stealing, selling ARVs
A cleaner at Soweto’s Diepkloof Clinic has been arrested for allegedly stealing and selling antiretrovirals (ARVs) and other medicines following community tip offs.
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