health

Reading Time: < 1 minute It’s 10am on Thursday and midwife Patricie Mukarukundo holds up a swab and explains to the packed benches Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minute The girl-child is fast becoming an endangered species as abuse of infants enjoys an uncanny boom Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minute A mother who was told she would never carry a child of her own has revealed her joy at falling pregnant Read…

Reading Time: < 1 minute Doctors in India have sounded the alarm over a new virus dubbed ‘tomato flu’ that has infected dozens of children. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minute A child likely died from a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a river, Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minute Xenophobic violence and hatred know no boundaries in South Africa. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minute The dangers of secondhand smoking have been known for decades, but now scientists are warning about a new threat Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minute Public health officials are investigating a “fast-moving” outbreak of Escherichia coli, or E. coli, Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minute Smoking, drinking alcohol, being overweight and other risk factors are responsible for almost half of all cancer deaths Read More