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The HPCSA failed to rein in medical aid schemes — now it’s up to the Competition Commission

Scientists believe the brain is key to treating weight problems, and are closing in on answers.

In the Free State, access to health services can depend on who you know, as the tragic case of one woman illustrates.

An NGO is changing lives by giving prosthetic limbs to amputees from rural and poor areas.

These stories show how complex health is in Mpumalanga, and how few opportunities there are for disempowered people to change their circumstances.

With proper medication, healthy living and a positive outlook, patients can lead good lives.

The growing fad of eating one's own placenta after giving birth has hit SA. But experts say there is no proof the practice is beneficial - or safe.

The HPV vaccine roll-out is prompting parents to rethink how they talk to children about sex.

Stigma can ruin the lives of young mothers, but there is support available that can keep their futures bright.

Psychics such as John Edward are 'mostly harmless' and often quite helpful to the living, experts say.

In the state sector, not everyone is equal. Some of us have to pay an arm, a leg and a full working day.

Three people have been arrested after a Pondoland initiate who lost his penis and spoke out about it in public was beaten for "shaming the custom".

Alcohol abuse breeds apathy and joblessness, and fuels abuse in an ever more vicious cycle.

A Johannesburg director has taken up the continuing tragedy of botched circumcisions.

Cannabis may well have beneficial properties, but experts warn that smoking it is still bad for your health.

Badly needed and eager to work here, their efforts are being thwarted by a bureaucratic quagmire.