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SA pad maker DGN expands menstrual care across SADC

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Gummies, fizzies and easy formats: SA vitamins and supplements become easier to consume

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Breaking the silence on vulval cancer

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South African cancer researchers unite to turn knowledge into impact

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17 Aug 2026

South Africa's digital healthcare shift: Progress, challenges ahead

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11 Aug 2026

Medical scheme pricing is not an affordability crisis

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6 Aug 2026

Breast cancer screening in South Africa: Balancing early detection with appropriate care

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28 Jul 2026

The role of wellness and mental health in corporate healthcare

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15 Jul 2026

Africa's next healthcare revolution will be driven by African genomics

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10 Jul 2026

New internship programme at SU clinics opens doors for aspiring medical receptionists

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9 Jul 2026

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Is the Ariana Grande discourse a concern or public scrutiny?

Maroefah Smith 4 Aug 2026

ILDS’s newly established Strategic Working Group on Skin Bleaching aims to challenge the allure of skin bleaching, which the controversial South African personality often promotes. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

New global campaign wants to dispel allure of skin bleaching

29 Jul 2026

Professor Mike Sathekge – head of the Department of Nuclear Medicine at UP and Steve Biko Academic Hospital, and president and CEO of NuMeRI – with his Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award at the announcement ceremony at the Brenthurst Library. Image supplied.

Nuclear medicine specialist receives R3m grant to turn tide against breast cancer

14 Jul 2026

To coincide with his Coachella performance, Hailey Bieber joined forces with her husband Justin Bieber on a beauty collab — peptide eye prep, spotwear (or pimple patches) and a peptide lip treatment. Image credit: Rhode/Instagram

Women’s health and men’s beauty: Gender shifts are having a moment

Maroefah Smith 25 Jun 2026

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Soothe operator: Why South African skin needs locally-made products

18 Jun 2026

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5 things SA's supplement industry must fix before making another capsule

Dr Juanri Jonck 10 Jun 2026

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Dr Judey Pretorius 27 May 2026

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How Siv Ngesi’s MENstruation Foundation tackles period poverty

25 May 2026

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PCOS renamed to PMOS to improve diagnosis and care

13 May 2026

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Why do so many African women bleach their skin? Study looks beyond what they tell researchers

Oyenike Balogun 4 May 2026

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Pharma Dynamics launches South Africa’s first generic hormonal IUD

28 Apr 2026

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Living well, every day: The rise of lifestyle-led estates Like Simbithi

28 Apr 2026

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Why patients are choosing natural aesthetics over looking younger

24 Apr 2026

All About Eyes director and ophthalmologist Dr Anesu Madikane says that women don’t necessarily see (pun intended!) their eye health as a problem that needs attention. Image supplied.

Hormones and screentime threaten professional women's eye health

Maroefah Smith 23 Apr 2026

Merilynn Steenkamp from Roche Diagnostics explains how early and accurate diagnostics for preventable illnesses like cervical cancer, HIV, and TB can help protect women’s ability to stay economically active and support broader economic resilience. (Source: )

5 ways women’s health drives economic resilience

1 Apr 2026

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Are digital health tools the answer to making cancer screenings more accessible?

24 Mar 2026

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Pantry x Lelive: Why this Erewhon-inspired smoothie collaboration is brilliant

Maroefah Smith 23 Mar 2026

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Vibrant collaborative study pioneers microbiome-based treatment

20 Mar 2026

Drawing inspiration from Japanese wellness philosophies and wabi-sabi, The Hyding's design incorporates natural materials, calm textures, and nature's perfect imperfections. Image supplied.

The Hyding: New luxury wellness retreat opens in Sandton

Maroefah Smith 12 Mar 2026

Laura Thomas, the creator of The Aligned Woman Co, says the advertising and media industry is not just experiencing female burnout; it is engineered for it (Image source: © 123rf )

#InternationalWomensDay | Female burnout epidemic in advertising and media industry

Laura Thomas 6 Mar 2026

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Meet Ronette Marx, the motorsport WAG taking on the aesthetics industry

Maroefah Smith 5 Mar 2026

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Experts dispel fears over hormone disruptors in South African pads and pantyliners

4 Mar 2026

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#BizTrends2026: The 5 major trends influencing the future of wellness

Maroefah Smith 2 Mar 2026

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

27 Feb 2026

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

24 Feb 2026

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