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Madiba's prison past may have played a role in his recurrent lung infections.

Patients in the world's poorest countries will continue to receive access to drugs cheaply for at least another decade.

A new look at family planning, especially among teens in South Africa, is on the cards.

A preventative mastectomy might save your life if you are at high risk but it does not provide 100% protection from developing breast cancer.

The state has pulled its funding of studies on the disease, retarding progress on a cure.

While HPV vaccines will save lives, target schoolgirls will be hard to reach.

In a far-flung district, a night-time ban on shebeens has wiped out violence in a village.

In a case before the ConCourt, critics say consensual teen sex has been criminalised.

A simple practice that benefits all newborns is also bringing down mortality rates.

The hunt is on for a new private sector partner with the expertise to set up a drug-making plan.

Their life expectancy is almost as high as those who are HIV free, yet they pay much more.

Malnutrition is killing South Africa's children, yet half of the country's fresh produce is wasted.

Records show that Musina hospital boss Allick Dube was suspended for negligence in Tennessee.

Healthcare that is accessible to all is the foundation on which an equitable and efficient system must be built.

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has highlighted the coverage of the M&G's new health journalism centre, Bhekisisa, in his budget vote speech.

Prevenar and Rotarix have emptied paediatric wards but the coverage is still too low.