An evidence review has found that approximately half of hospital patients with cryptococcal, tuberculosis or pneumococcal meningitis died within two weeks or during...HIV/AIDS
A South African study has found that, in general, babies born to HIV-positive mothers who are on antiretroviral therapy do not have worse health outcomes than the...HIV/AIDS
Unanswered questions about the safety of taking PrEP during pregnancy and breastfeeding should not be allowed to stand in the way of access to PrEP for women who need...
February 12th, 2020
The first discovery in nearly 20 years of a rare new strain of HIV is important, but it does not signify a new public health threat, writes Linda-Gail Bekker of the...
“Major gaps and weaknesses in the current human resources-for-health foundation must be addressed to ensure a high-quality health system and the success of the...Dietetics
A small University of Cape Town observational study, led by Dr Tim Noakes, found that "type 2 diabetes (T2D) is reversible by restricting daily carbohydrate intake to...
December 4th, 2019
The National Assembly’s Health Committee will only consider how to manage the vast volume of written submissions it has received in response to the National Health...
November 20th, 2019
Until malaria is eradicated, drugs are critical to its management. New challenges to the effectiveness of treatments – including drug resistance – have emerged and...
The establishment of a new medical diagnostic facility at Groote Schuur Hospital is set to drastically improve the study and treatment of tuberculosis. According to an...Weekly Roundup
On World Diabetes Day, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) is releasing new figures that highlight the alarming growth in the prevalence of diabetes around the...
