More than 75,000 US health care workers begin 3-day strike
Los Angeles — Tens of thousands of health care workers in the United States walked off the job on... Read more
5 Oct, 2023
HIV/Aids expert and anti-apartheid icon Professor Jerry Coovadia dies
Cape Town – Professor Hoosen “Jerry” Coovadia, a renowned HIV/AIDS expert and struggle icon, has passed away at the... Read more
5 Oct, 2023
2 security guards fired for alleged assault on disabled 13-year-old at KZN hospital
Cape Town – The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health has reportedly fired two security guards who were caught on video... Read more
2 Oct, 2023
SA men are much more likely to die from TB than women – here’s why
Mmamapudi Kubjane, University of the Witwatersrand and Leigh Johnson, University of Cape Town Around the world, men are more... Read more
29 Sep, 2023
SA to roll out vaginal rings to fight HIV scourge
Johannesburg – A “revolutionary” vaginal ring to prevent HIV is soon to be rolled out in South Africa –... Read more
29 Sep, 2023
Gatwick airport scraps 160 flights over air traffic control shortages
London — London’s Gatwick airport said on Monday that it had been forced to cancel more than 160 flights... Read more
26 Sep, 2023
Zoleka Mandela dies
Cape Town – Author, activist, and the granddaughter of Nelson Mandela, Zoleka Mandela has died after a battle with... Read more
26 Sep, 2023
SA chickens hit by ‘worst’ bird flu outbreak
Johannesburg – South African poultry farmers have warned of possible chicken and egg shortages as they battle what the... Read more
23 Sep, 2023
Study shows ChatGPT diagnoses ER patients ‘like a human doctor’
The Hague — Artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT diagnosed patients rushed to emergency at least as well as doctors and... Read more
14 Sep, 2023
Morocco medics face flow of quake victims with limited resources
Amizmiz – The hospital in Amizmiz caring for Moroccans injured in the earthquake is now a tent pitched on... Read more
12 Sep, 2023
