Female condom spices up the bedroom
In the wake of World Contraception Day, Health-e News caught up with Penny Ndlhovu, a proud user of the FC2 female condom to get her thoughts about the experience.
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Limpopo woman loses 12-year battle with breast cancer
For Thabelo Mbedzi, her mother was the only person she could depend on. After recently losing her to breast cancer, she is learning how to cope with her absence.
New HSRC data shows HIV risk among steady couples
“Facebook official” may be more common these days than a wedding license for South Africans, who are increasingly forgoing marriage. But shacking up with your love in unwedded bliss may not keep them faithful, new data shows.
Limpopo women get moving for better health
More than 300 from Limpopo’s Vhembe District recently got walking for better health.
Condoms still mistaken for arthritis cure, say health workers
Almost a year after South African media reported that the elderly were using condom lubrication for arthritis relief, Northern Cape health workers continue to report that condom myths abound in rural mining areas.
Stark differences in cancer screening for young, old women
While the Department of Health gears up for the next phase of its vaccine campaign to prevent cervical cancer in young girls, older South African women are left with an ineffective screening programme to prevent the killer cancer.
“I thought I was too young to have a chronic illness”
Cynthia Maseko, 31, is many things – a mother, wife and nationally published citizen journalist. She is also living with hypertension. She tells her story.
Surgery the ‘only chance’ for some obese patients
Sometimes surgery is the only intervention that can save obese patients from death caused by diseases such as heart failure, strokes, diabetes and hypertension.
Baby allegedly stolen from Nelspruit hospital
New mothers at Nelspruit’s Rob Ferreira Hospital are on edge following the alleged abduction of a baby girl from the hospital this past weekend.
Tensions flare over poor service delivery in Mpumalanga
Overworked nurses and frustrated patients recently squared off as part of a community dialogue as communities in Mpumalanga’s Piet Retief area continue to complain about poor health care service.
Mothers deliver in filing room
Staff at Limpopo’s Matavhela Clinic in Vhembe say they have run out of room to house new mums and babies or guarantee patients’ privacy.
Love, suspicion & HIV discordancy
Sindi Letlala* and her 3-year-old son Thato are HIV positive. Sindi’s husband of 12 years and Thato’s father, Thabiso, is not. She talks to OurHealth about dealing with discordancy.
Family disowns teen mother
Ermelo family tells teen mother to take a hike after second baby, leaving a young couple to regret a lack of family planning.
Fears drive traditional medicine use during pregnancy
Fears about prolonged labours and enlarged babies’ heads are driving some pregnant women to opt for traditional medicine instead of doctors’ prescriptions - but nurses say it may be a dangerous gamble.
Immigrants flock to Hillbrow Clinic for healthcare
The Hillbow Clinic is inundated with Zimbabwean women who want to give birth in South Africa, staff told newly appointed Deputy Health Minister Joe Paahla and Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu yesterday.