2+ hour, 30+ min ago  (1144+ words) It seems like no matter where you go, from a family braai to office chatter, or even just scrolling through your social media feeds, GLP-1 weight-loss drugs are on absolutely everyone's lips. It is the much-talked-about medication of the decade,…...

2+ day, 8+ min ago  (358+ words) FILE. Grey and Selborne Colleges have cancelled their highly anticipated inter-school derby due to an H1 N1 outbreak at Grey College, prioritising the health and well-being of their communities. Picture: Etienne Rothbart. Grey College and Selborne College have cancelled this year's highly…...

3+ day, 2+ min ago  (519+ words) themercury. co. za SA livestock owners win court right to privately procure, administer FMD vaccines A court ruling empowers livestock owners to procure and administer FMD vaccines, limiting state control of the management of the disease. The recent Gauteng High…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (651+ words) Earlier today " yes, it was very early, the gift of age " I read about a woman who published a book in 1923 called Black Oxen. Her name was Gertrude Atherton. Why is this significant today of all days? Because of the…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (357+ words) It is believed that local youths became angry after trying to retrieve the body of a friend believed to have died of Ebola. Protesters have set fire to an Ebola treatment center in conflict-torn eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (527+ words) President Cyril Ramaphosa announces a $5 million contribution to combat the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak affecting Central and East Africa. Image: GCIS / Phando Jikelo President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that South Africa will contribute an initial $5 million to support the continental response…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (363+ words) A recent report highlights the challenges faced by the Department of Health regarding its fleet management. More than 200 ambulances belonging to the Kwa Zulu-Natal Department of Health are'parked in different workshops waiting to be repaired. This accounts for almost half…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (800+ words) As HIV becomes a long-term chronic condition, there are new and emerging risks " including cardiovascular diseases and treatment toxicity. Image: Tumi Pakkies | Independent Newspapers AS the life expectancy for people living with HIV continues to rise, the focus for healthcare…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (382+ words) South Africa's universities training Dental Technicians and Technologists have taken legal action against the SADTC, citing examination processes that threaten the future of dental technology education in the country. South Africa's only universities that train dental technicians and technologists have…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (917+ words) Busamed CEO Thabiso Buku calls for urgent collaboration between private and public healthcare sectors to address South Africa's escalating healthcare crisis. Image: Thirdman / Pexels South Africa's private healthcare sector cannot afford to isolate itself from the growing crisis in public…...