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Johannes Mnguni believes his wife would still be alive if a Mpumalanga clinic had done its job.

In a binge-drinking community parents often give their children alcohol, or they get it in the womb.

Reusable sanitary towels are cheaper than regular pads and tampons but the state is failing to distribute these to schoolgirls from poor families.

Some women find it hard to leave their abusers for economic and emotional reasons and feel 'stuck' in their situation.

A private-public partnership is gaining ground in the fight against the disease in the city's slums.

Doctors say Dihlabeng hospital doesn't have the medicine and staff to help patients.

HIV-positive pregnant women get sound advice from mothers who can empathise.

Some experts say sugar should be treated like drugs or alcohol. What does the science say?

Can the banting diet cure binge-eating disorder? Mia Malan follows one person's journey.

The effects of alcoholism on pregnancy are keenly felt beyond just the Western Cape’s winelands.

Rekindling the sexual fire of a once passionate marriage has sparked a deeper emotional link.

Migraine sufferers may not realise that drug overuse can be a large part of the problem.

Personal accounts from Liberia and Sierra Leone bring home the devastation wrought by the virus.

Refugees run the border crossing gauntlet of lions, rivers, rape and theft hoping for a better life.

This doctor returned to his home town to live, love and heal.

Many women consult traditional healers, so it makes sense to enlist these cultural leaders in public health education.