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Always, Kotex, Lil-Lets and 6 others under investigation following UFS study

Always, Kotex, Lil-Lets and 6 others under investigation following UFS study

Why peptides are the next it-girl ingredient in South African beauty and wellness

Why peptides are the next it-girl ingredient in South African beauty and wellness

South African HIV/Aids research receives R410m injection to offset US funding gap

South African HIV/Aids research receives R410m injection to offset US funding gap

The health revolution is real, but SA will win or lose on governance, not gadgets

The health revolution is real, but SA will win or lose on governance, not gadgets

Discovery rebrands Vitality Health International to meet Africa's evolving health needs

Discovery rebrands Vitality Health International to meet Africa's evolving health needs

Why peptides are the next it-girl ingredient in South African beauty and wellness

Why peptides are the next it-girl ingredient in South African beauty and wellness

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South African HIV/Aids research receives R410m injection to offset US funding gap

South African HIV/Aids research receives R410m injection to offset US funding gap

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The overturned food pyramid redefines nutrition

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Discovery rebrands Vitality Health International to meet Africa's evolving health needs

Discovery rebrands Vitality Health International to meet Africa's evolving health needs

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The health revolution is real, but SA will win or lose on governance, not gadgets

The health revolution is real, but SA will win or lose on governance, not gadgets

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Ramaphosa delays NHI as ConCourt hears public participation challenges

Ramaphosa delays NHI as ConCourt hears public participation challenges

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Paris Hilton says she has ‘rejection sensitivity dysphoria’ – here’s what it is and how it’s linked to ADHD

Paris Hilton says she has ‘rejection sensitivity dysphoria’ – here’s what it is and how it’s linked to ADHD

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Engen partners with Palesa Pads to provide reusable pads to hundreds of South African school girls

Engen partners with Palesa Pads to provide reusable pads to hundreds of South African school girls

24 Feb 2026

New era of African skin and hair health research to Arise in Cape Town

New era of African skin and hair health research to Arise in Cape Town

23 Feb 2026

How integration is reshaping luxury medical tourism

How integration is reshaping luxury medical tourism

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South African healthcare workers report the highest levels of stress

South African healthcare workers report the highest levels of stress

23 Feb 2026

Dis-Chem's market share increases, thanks to its innovative rewards system

Dis-Chem's market share increases, thanks to its innovative rewards system

20 Feb 2026

Zimbabwe leads charge against HIV in Africa with lenacapavir rollout

Zimbabwe leads charge against HIV in Africa with lenacapavir rollout

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Doctors complain about choice of equipment at Gauteng hospital as thousands await cancer scans

Doctors complain about choice of equipment at Gauteng hospital as thousands await cancer scans

Chris Bateman and Raymond Joseph 19 Feb 2026

Discovery Health brings the Stella menopause support app to South Africa

Discovery Health brings the Stella menopause support app to South Africa

18 Feb 2026

Cansa is ready to shave or spray your hair for a cause

Cansa is ready to shave or spray your hair for a cause

CANSA 18 Feb 2026

When your skin forgets how to heal, science reminds it

When your skin forgets how to heal, science reminds it

Skin Renewal 18 Feb 2026

UKZN's Dr Bawinile Hadebe wins Saul Hertz Award for theranostics cancer research

UKZN's Dr Bawinile Hadebe wins Saul Hertz Award for theranostics cancer research

18 Feb 2026

Hormone-disrupting chemicals found in popular South African sanitary pads and pantyliners

Hormone-disrupting chemicals found in popular South African sanitary pads and pantyliners

17 Feb 2026

How South Africa’s biggest medical aids approach healthy-behaviour rewards

How South Africa’s biggest medical aids approach healthy-behaviour rewards

17 Feb 2026

Sanlam Private Equity acquires majority stake in Medhold

Sanlam Private Equity acquires majority stake in Medhold

16 Feb 2026

The Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that damages for future medical expenses in state medical negligence cases must be paid as a lump sum and not through the provision of treatment at public hospitals. Photo: Ben Bezuidenhout via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

SCA rules medical negligence damages must be paid as lump sum

Tania Broughton 13 Feb 2026

#Sona2026: Govt to invest in NHI-driven hospital revamp

#Sona2026: Govt to invest in NHI-driven hospital revamp

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From #SkinTok myths to skin science: Eucerin Dermopure clinical redefining care for acne-prone skin

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Social media undoes epilepsy misinformation in a way health marketing can't

Social media undoes epilepsy misinformation in a way health marketing can't

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Routine health checks matter more than you think

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Discovery rebrands Vitality Health International to meet Africa's evolving health needs

Discovery rebrands Vitality Health International to meet Africa's evolving health needs

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Zimbabwe leads charge against HIV in Africa with lenacapavir rollout

Zimbabwe leads charge against HIV in Africa with lenacapavir rollout

Chris Takudzwa Muronzi 20 Feb 2026

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Gates Foundation and OpenAI's $50m push for AI health in Africa

Jennifer Rigby 21 Jan 2026

A Swiss flag flutters on the headquarters of Nestle in Vevey, Switzerland, November 25, 2024. Reuters/Denis Balibouse/File Photo.

Nestlé widens infant formula recall to Africa, the Americas and Asia

Alexander Marrow 8 Jan 2026

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