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Why it’s hard to lose weight when you have PCOS
PCOS is a reproductive disorder, but it’s effects go beyond your fertility. PCOS can affect your skin, hair ...
When losing weight just isn’t the answer
Here are 3 things you need to know before you lose weight for your health...
Lessons from a diabetes clinic in Malawi: Why everyone should follow a healthy diet
Although the cause of diabetes is not well understood, it’s linked to a combination of environmental and genetic ...
COVID-19 promotes innovative HIV service delivery in Cape Town
South Africa is home to the world’s largest epidemic of HIV, a virus that attacks a person’s immune ...
How COVID-19 threatens efforts to contain HIV/AIDS in South Africa
When the COVID-19 pandemic began to spread rapidly across the globe, scientists expressed concern that people living with ...
How coronavirus affects the brain
There are detailed reports of brain illness emerging in people with relatively mild lung illness, in those who ...
Being pre-diabetic increases your risk of heart disease
Being pre-diabetic is reversible however research has shown that ignoring the condition increases your risk of heart disease...
How to drink responsibly if you are diabetic
According to the World Health Organisation, the average South African consumes 11 litres of alcohol in a year ...
Air pollution and temperature: bad for your heart and blood vessels
The rising temperatures that come with climate change present a global health challenge. There is scientific evidence that ...
President Ramaphosa condemns ‘surge’ in gender-based violence during Level 3
President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned a "surge in murders of women and children", after the body of a ...
WATCH: Royal Agricultural showground transformed into field hospital in KZN
The Royal Agricultural showground in Pietermaritzburg has undergone a transformation and has now been launched as a Covid-19 ...
A healthy diet and strong immune system could be your best defence against COVID-19
Diet and lifestyle choices are another precaution we can take to bolster our body’s fighting chance against contracting ...
16 Schools closed as 98 WC teachers test positive for Covid-19
Ninety-eight teachers in the Western Cape have contracted Covid-19, the province's head of the education department Brian Schreuder ...
Covid-19 patient disappears from Nelson Mandela Bay quarantine site
A security guard has been suspended after a Covid-19-positive patient disappeared from the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium's quarantine ...
Cape Town mulls mass burials, prepares cemeteries
“Our goal is simple – to afford bereaved families and friends the opportunity to give their loved ones ...
Breaking the stigma around Multiple Sclerosis with knowledge
What you need to know about Multiple Sclerosis and how you can help a loved one living with ...
How to care for your chronically ill child
When your child has a chronic illness, you become the primary caregiver. And, knowing what to do can ...
FULL SPEECH: Ramaphosa outlines how life in Level 3 lockdown will look
Government is relaxing restrictions on everything from drinking to exercise and the hours we are allowed to be ...
COVID-19 linked to strokes in middle-aged people
Reports of COVID-19 related strokes in middle-aged people make it all the more important to know the stroke ...
Connie Ferguson opens up about her chronic depression
“This is the first time in two years that I haven’t been on antidepressants,” reveals Connie…
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