Medicine price transparency is a sticky issue at WHA
The World Health Assembly reports that universal health coverage is gaining momentum, but many governments are intent on keeping their medicine prices secret.
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The dark side of skin lightening
Despite warnings on the dangers of using illegal skin lightening products, women continue to use these creams.
Coca-Cola reformulates drinks to cut sugar
According to the beverage manufacturer, more South Africans are choosing its no- and low-calorie range but declined to reveal sales figures.
Intersex no-person’s land
Two intersex activists speak about growing up outside tradition notions of being male or female.
Doctor’s secrets to a healthy and long life
This rural doctor is used to writing scripts for medication, but he has now written a manuscript.
Food justice is a pipe dream without tackling industry
The lack of access to healthy food is a cause and a symptom of South Africa's inequalities which further proves the fight for affordable nutritious food is a social justice issue.
Hypertension affects both young and old
Today marks World Hypertension Day, Health-e citizen journalists look at people who have managed the condition for years.
The struggle for hypertension in South Africa
Tackling hypertension nationally and globally will require innovative thinking that looks at the condition as a socio-economic and systemic issue.
Social media posts highlight challenges in EC hospitals
Eastern Cape communities are using social media to express their unhappiness with public health facilities.
Obesity on the rise in rural communities
Obesity rates continue to soar but people in rural areas are most at risk, say experts.
Baby is brain-damaged and blind after alleged antibiotic allergy
A five-month-old baby was left brain-damaged and blind after developing a severe allergic reaction from an antibiotic.
New TB drug reduces treatment time
A major shot in the arm is set to boost South Africa's fight against tuberculosis.
Will villages across SA remain without water after elections?
South Africans want actual change as the dust of elections settles, but will it come? Especially for those who live far from metropolitan cities where a perpetual state of "Day Zero" has become the norm.
Tembisa hospice faces shutdown
Arebaokeng hospice in Tembisa has been providing palliative care for the terminally ill and their families for almost 20 years after founder, executive director and registered nurse (RN) Florah Modiba saw the need in her community.
Teens’ ARV abuse shocks parents
Residents in Seodin, a village near Kuruman, are concerned that their children are stealing antiretroviral tablets (ARVs) to mix them with highly addictive drugs such as nyaope and whoonga.