Foods to eat for a healthy baby development
We asked registered dietitian Monique Piderit to give advice on what foods to eat and what to to avoid
Anger over medicines supply scheme
Patients' rights to choose, and manage costs, are being restricted by medical aid schemes' use of designated service providers and penalty co-payments
Study finds children's stunting linked to mothers' income
According to the findings, ?stunting is higher among male children (30%) than among female children (25%)?
Palliative care: Living life to fullest until the end
People in need of hospice care in the country are often referred too late, with only 17% of the people needing the care receiving it.
Your gym hours mightnot prevent weight gain
Study shows exercise leads to increase in body mass
'Self-medication must be used responsibly'
WITH the flu season approaching, self medication seems the quickest and most viable option. In times like these, parents and care-givers often rely on late-night ...
South Africa's big problem with sleep
Disorders are many and often go under-diagnosed
What’s better - to vape or not?
The 'lesser of two evils' argument is contested at a health panel discussion in Rosebank
Beverage industry's scare tactics against sugar tax 'shocking'
The “fear-mongering” tactics employed by the beverage industry against the proposed sugar tax have been “shocking” and “more than the norm”.
'Unrest could hurt health system severely'
WITH the ongoing student protests over fee increases threatening the academic year, the ripple effects may also affect another ailing, yet critical sector – the ...
SA noodles among the unhealthiest in the world
The instant snack is ranked 8th around the globe for its high sodium content
Outcry over the deaths of 36 psychiatric patients
The Health Ombudsman is to investigate allegations of the deaths of 36 psychiatric patients in Gauteng
Over-prescribing of medicines a worry
Patients given too many antibiotics, injections
#Elections2016: Even the dog arrives to vote
Voting was a family affair for many at Westview park voting station in Randburg
Breastfeeding complaint goes viral
A Facebook post about a woman being discriminated against for breastfeeding during a flight has sparked much debate.
New strategy in fight against HIV/Aids
Comprehensive new strategy, developed by the International Aids Society published online in the journal Nature Medicine
World to hear all about SA's HIV/Aids struggle
In less than a month, Nkhensani Mavasa will talk about the realities of living with a virus that has silently ravaged many in her community
Woman pleads on Twitter for a new kidney
One woman's nine-year battle with renal failure has seen her take to an unexpected medium in the hope of getting a second chance at life
No psychiatric ward so bipolar son in jail
Mother of mentally ill 32-year-old can't get proper help from the authorities
Flu season doesn't come cheap to the economy
According to recently released 2015 research on the socio-economic burdens of colds and flu, they cost the economy in excess of R2bn annually
Days off for colds, flu costly
It may seem harmless enough – skipping a day or three of work to snuggle up at home nursing a cough or a sneeze.