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Antiretrovirals for staff good for business

Drugs to all eligible employees cuts HIV/AIDS-related costs, study at Anglo American’s coal operations shows

NHI chugs along, working to cut through the red tape

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi. Picture: TREVOR SAMSON

State poised to take next step in implementing its ambitious National Health Insurance plans

South Africans not ageing well

A nurse checking a senior patient's blood pressure. Picture: THINKSTOCK

South Africans are living longer, but their health is not prospering

Illegal skin lighteners on sale in SA, study shows

Many Ivorian women — as well as more and more men — are using creams with dangerous chemicals for depigmentation, despite government attempts to stop the practice. Picture: AFP

Creams laced with dangerous and illegal ingredients available at pharmacies and informal vendors, new study shows

Medical issues and undernutrition stunt pupils’ educational progress

Pupils at Boitumelong Secondary School in Tembisa use their tablets for the first time, in January this year.  Picture: SOWETAN

Nearly a quarter of children screened present health issues detrimental to learning


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