Health

South African study offers hope against drug-resistant TB

New simpler, shorter regimen has high cure rate

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News | 20 February 2017

Betrayal of the mind: living with bipolar disorder

For many people, care is out of reach

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News | 17 February 2017

Life Esidimeni scandal raises questions about public-private partnerships

These partnerships will be critical if National Health Insurance is implemented

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News | 10 February 2017

Mining company fights Northern Cape community over asbestos

Kumba Iron Ore takes Dingleton residents to court

Text by Ashleigh Furlong. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.

News | 9 February 2017

TAC calls for Roche to drop price of cancer drug

Activists say that with generic competition trastuzumab could be R3,500 per course instead of the current price of over R200,000

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News | 7 February 2017

Why the Life Esidimeni scandal was predictable

Regulation is urgently required

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Opinion | 6 February 2017

City promises social housing in Woodstock

Sceptical activist calls for concrete plans

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News | 31 January 2017

Gugulethu toddler needs a liver transplant … and a better house

Transplant patients in poor housing face risk of infection, doctors warn

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News | 24 January 2017

Residents in Pietermaritzburg march for clinic

Community members say they struggle to pay the travel costs to access health services

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Brief | 13 December 2016