Climate change affects mosquito behaviour. This may make it harder to end malaria in South Africa
Changes in climatic factors – such as higher temperatures and increased rainfall – affect the…
Over 12% of South African adults have diabetes
Over 12% of adults in South Africa have diabetes. Since 2019, researchers at the University…
WHO continues to urge China to share more data amid COVID-19 surge
“We continue to ask China for more rapid, regular, reliable data on hospitalizations and deaths,…
Pregnant students in Tanzania may stay in school according to a new ruling by African child rights experts
The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of Children recently made what…
Many Families With Unaffordable Employer Coverage Now Eligible for Covered California Subsidies
Bernard J. Wolfson If having the family on your employer-sponsored health plan has been a…
Patient Sent to Collections for Surgery She Never Had
Grace Elizabeth Elliott got a mysterious hospital bill for medical care she had never received.…
Public Health Agencies Try to Restore Trust as They Fight Misinformation
OKLAHOMA CITY — By the summer of 2021, Phil Maytubby, deputy CEO of the health…
Nigerians with vitiligo face stigma – a skin doctor calls for better support
Vitiligo – a disease which causes pale patches to develop on the skin and mucous…
New injection could boost the fight, but some hurdles remain
While the world has focused on the COVID pandemic for nearly three years, less and…
We worked out how much South Africa should pay for it
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an HIV prevention method. It is taken by people who are…