As the world marks World Diabetes Day today, the South African Diabetes Alliance has called for an urgent diabetes education programme. This will help ensure people living with the chronic illness receive the best possible care and live long…
As teenage pregnancies continue to rise, adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) need to know which contraceptive – oral or injectable – is best for them. This is despite a shortage of injectable contraceptives in the country, as revealed in…
Though infections are on the steady decline, the prevalence of post-COVID-19 condition (PCC), is a concern for South Africa’s ailing healthcare system. And experts have warned that the country urgently needs a national health strategy to address this burden. This…
Conversations about mental well-being have shifted over the years, with people more open to discussing it, but perinatal mental health is still often overlooked. Perinatal mental health problems occur during pregnancy or in the first year following the birth of…
No one ever squeals with delight when they have to go for annual health checkups – but this is no reason to dread or avoid them. They are designed to assess the risk of potential medical conditions and allow a…
The thought of being prone to a stroke or heart attack has helped a thirty-something year old female, living with hereditary high cholesterol, take charge of her life by eating correctly and staying healthy. Ruchay Sohawan was only 24 when…
