A hotter Earth is a threat to human health. It means more floods, droughts and heatwaves, which in turn make many diseases spread faster. Higher temperatures also exacerbate air pollution, resulting ...

In today’s newsletter, Tanya Pampalone tells us why we need our educators to better understand how to work with disabilities. Sign up for our newsletter today. COMMENT My son, Nkosi, started high ...

While we’ve been arguing about the merits of electronic cigarettes as “safer” alternatives to tobacco and the fantastical ...

Richard van Zyl-Smit is a pulmonologist and professor of pulmonology in the department of medicine at the University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital. He is also a principal investigator at UCT ...

In the eight years since the Gauteng health department ended its contract with a private psychiatric hospital group, Life Esidimeni, to look after long-term state mental health patients, a tragedy of ...

This week, the High Court ruled that blocking foreigners from healthcare is unconstitutional. So why does the National Health Insurance Act say that’s what we should do when it comes to HIV services?

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Over the past 10 years, researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand analysed small tissue samples of 1 586 children ...

Having a chronic illness can raise your risk of depression. For diabetics, the blood sugar high and lows of everyday life take an extra toll.

On a recent day, Indira Govender, a doctor in a rural community in northern KwaZulu-Natal, was busy with her weekly session at the local clinic when she witnessed three people breaking down mentally.

In today’s newsletter, our Health Beat team looks at the mental toll of climate change. Sign up for our newsletter today. Bhekisisa is a collaborator on the Wellcome Trust-funded project, led by the ...