Smokers had higher levels of harmful bacteria – like Fusobacterium, Campylobacter and Tannerella forsythia – in their mouths.

In Gauteng, poor management and resource shortages in public healthcare are blamed for the high number of medical negligence cases. What’s the leading cause of death in South Africa? That depends on ...

Traditional healers are trusted healthcare providers in many communities, and recent efforts have focused on integrating them into formal healthcare systems.

In Gauteng, poor management and resource shortages in public healthcare are blamed for the high number of medical negligence cases.

The surgical backlogs, which have been attributed to a shortage of skilled specialists, has exacerbated such cases.

Taxis are not necessarily safe for women. They are like so many other public spaces in a country with some of the world’s highest rates of sexual violence and murder of women by men.

Physical inactivity and obesity, often associated with heavy drinking, also separately increase cancer risks but on top of alcohol makes this much worse.

In Gauteng, poor management and resource shortages in public healthcare are blamed for the high number of medical negligence cases.