South African teenage girls and young women know alcohol leaves them ashamed, broke and hungover — but in a world where drinking signals belonging, "just say no" was never going to cut it.

Superbugs are a big public health issue. So is climate change. Put the two together and the problem becomes even bigger. Here ...

A pending court complaint alleges bias after the regulator voted to block radio advertisements about the dangers of sugar.

At 33, retired Constitutional Court justice Edwin Cameron thought he had, maybe, seven years left. His story traces the arc from certain death from Aids to a chronic, manageable condition at 73 — and ...

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Autopsy reports show that some of the 30 initiates who died last month in the Eastern Cape were assaulted by traditional surgeons.

The tobacco industry is getting ready for the final showdown as South Africa’s Tobacco Bill heads into its last rounds, pulling out its well-worn talking points on illicit trade and high taxes. We ...

In today’s newsletter, Tanya Pampalone tells us why chronic disease needs chronic treatment. Sign up for our newsletter today. A study about weight loss medications that was published in the British ...

In today’s newsletter, Mia Malan and Tanya Pampalone ask if HIV organisations will merge to survive. Sign up for our newsletter today. Health organisations that merge, more investment from the private ...

In today’s newsletter, Tanya Pampalone explains why domestic workers aren’t breastfeeding. Sign up for our newsletter today. When Priscilla* had her first child, it never even occurred to her that she ...