“As women we believe that pain is a natural part of life, so we try and cope on our own, and we suffer in silence,” said Lotus-FM radio personality Pauline Sangham (42) who lived with severe pain for years before she was diagnosed and treated for endometriosis—a condition whereby lesions on the ovaries and other pelvic organs cause extreme pain during a women’s menstrual cycle.
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Some companies that provide services to Gauteng’s public hospitals have been left high and dry as the Gauteng Health Department drags its feet in settling outstanding payments. So far, the Department has paid up to R600 million to service providers, a figure that the South African Medical Device Industry Association, SAMED, says is a drop in the ocean.
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Mouth and throat infections caused by the sexually-transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV), are more common in men.
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A new blood test holds promise as a possible early detection tool for deadly pancreatic cancers.
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Looking your best and losing weight always seems to be a priority for the new year for many South Africans. But with so many weight loss plans around, choosing the correct and healthy weight loss programme is crucial.
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The inspiring stories of two rural youth who overcame the impossible in order to serve and save their communities.
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People living with HIV have a critical role to play in preventing new HIV infections. A new strategy aims to enlist the help of HIV-infected people in preventing the spread of HIV.
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Rural hospitals in South Africa are facing a serious doctor shortage in 2012 as a result of delays in registering foreign qualified doctors and the failure to place community service doctors in underserved hospitals.
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Smoking tobacco, using a hubbly bubbly pipe and smoking dagga (marijuana), puts young people at high risk of developing oral- and oro-pharyngeal cancers. This message was highlighted by the South African Dental Association (SADA) at a press briefing in Cape Town this week.
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Quitting smoking doesn’t just benefit your physical health, it’s also good for your mental wellbeing.
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A substantial number of lung and colorectal cancer patients continue to smoke after being diagnosed with cancer, according to a new report published in CANCER.
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Only one in three Mozambicans, Tanzanians and Zimbabweans who need antiretroviral medicine are getting it, according to new research.
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New research has shed light on how the cholesterol-lowering drug, statins, may fight the development of breast cancer in some women.
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A new study has mapped the path from smoking to emphysema in mice. Showing for the first time that this debilitating lung disease is caused by a specific immune response to tobacco, and not from long-term smoke exposure.
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Aspirin should be evaluated for its ability to prevent the development of cervical cancer in HIV-infected women, says a new international report.
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Tighter regulations around smoking have South African workers heading out of their office buildings in order comply with the country’s Tobacco Products Control Act.
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New research has linked a common gene to a number of reproductive cancers, and the finding may lead to new approaches to treatment.
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Recently there has been broad media coverage worldwide about so-called totally drug-resistant TB. WHO has now released a Q and A on this issue.
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A small study has found a possible link between a chemical commonly used in deodorants, and breast cancer.
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Tomorrow on Special Assignment, Health-e brings you the inspiring story of a builder and a taxi-driver who overcame the impossible and dedicated their lives to saving others.
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Health-e is taking a healthy break from December 23 until January 9. Thanks for the all the support in 2011, stay healthy and see you all in 2012!
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A new cadre of health care workers aimed at strengthening the health service will join the system next year. The first batch of a new category of health professionals, known as “clinical associates”, recently graduated from Wits University, in Johannesburg.
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“Sorry Mrs Nancy Soller your medical aid does not cover the treatment for your type of cancer”. This was the devastating message relayed to Nancy Soller.
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While the developing world is still reeling from the blow of foreign funders’ withdrawal from supporting AIDS programmes, South African Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, says he is not alarmed that the donor community is now going back on its promise of support.
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The Gauteng Health Department commemorated World AIDS Day in the Johannesburg city centre where thousands of commuters pass every day. The Department hopes that its message promoting safe sex will filter through to communities.
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