1+ hour, 13+ min ago  (321+ words) THE Western Cape Blood Service (WCBS) is urgently appealing to the public to donate blood this week as blood stocks across the province come under increasing pressure. Following Monday's Level 8 weather warning, the service was unable to collect the number…...

1+ hour, 29+ min ago  (455+ words) Winter weather can have a significant impact on skin health, with cold outdoor air and dry indoor heating contributing to moisture loss and irritation. Healthcare professionals say the skin, the body's largest organ, acts as a protective barrier that keeps…...

5+ hour, 50+ min ago  (704+ words) Champion boxer Vuyolwethu Dila has fought her way back from the devastating grip of tik addiction to achieve one of the proudest moments of her life, graduating from the University of Fort Hare (UFH). Once trapped in a cycle of…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (958+ words) A deadly virus has suddenly triggered international contact tracing after a mysterious outbreak linked to a luxury cruise ship left multiple passengers dead. The illness at the centre of the alarm is hantavirus, a rare disease carried mainly by rodents....

4+ day, 12+ min ago  (426+ words) What began as a father's, desperate attempt to save his 15 year old son Max, has grown into something bigger than one family could have imagined, a global wave of awareness, action and hope. Max Uribe has been battling a rare…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago  (487+ words) A flight attendant has been hospitalised in Amsterdam with possible hantavirus symptoms, prompting health officials to conduct further testing. Dutch health ministry spokesperson Mischa Stubenitsky confirmed that she is receiving medical care while doctors assess whether she contracted the virus....

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (605+ words) After two days of hearings, the Constitutional Court has reserved judgment on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act matter in which the Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) and the premier of the Western Cape Government (WCG) seek to have the…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago  (719+ words) The World Health Organization said Thursday that more cases of the hantavirus could emerge but expected the outbreak to be "limited" if precautions are taken, after the disease killed three passengers from a cruise ship. Another sick passenger from the…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (377+ words) A flight attendant has been hospitalised in Amsterdam after showing possible symptoms of hantavirus, prompting health officials to carry out further testing. Dutch health ministry spokesperson Mischa Stubenitsky said the woman was receiving medical care while doctors conducted examinations to…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (711+ words) Every May marks World Foot Health Awareness Month, an international initiative declared by the International Federation of Podiatrists and supported by podiatry associations and healthcare professionals worldwide." The month is dedicated to raising awareness of the critical role feet and…...