The UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women has released a report regarding mistreatment and violence against women in reproductive health services with a focus...HIV/AIDS
Point-of-care viral load testing resulted in higher rates of switching and shorter periods on failing treatment than laboratory-based viral load testing in rural Malawi...Pharmacology
One of the most common antidepressants, sertraline, leads to an early reduction in anxiety symptoms, several weeks before any improvement in depressive symptoms, the...Weekly Roundup
The eradication of malaria has been given a boost this week following a grant of more than $1.29m (R19.7m) from Japan’s Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT)...Oncology
A simple arthritis drug could be an effective, low cost solution to treat patients with blood cancers such as polycythemia vera and essential thrombocythemia), a...
September 4th, 2019
The sudden and unexpected death of public health activist and teacher Professor David Sanders has left the health community in South Africa and beyond saddened, but...
August 29th, 2019Weakly regulated painkillers are causing untold damage in West Africa, but stricter controls could have dire consequences for patients with chronic pain. Laura...
The South African government is under pressure to scrap proposed new tobacco laws meant to curb smoking, among other goals, writes Bekezela Phakathi for Business Day....
August 21st, 2019
Ugandan Winifred “Winnie” Byanyima is the new executive director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, after the previous incumbent left accused of...
Access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for young people at risk of HIV remains limited because of age-related consent laws and policies, reveals a global review....
