Health
Covid-19: What if you get sick? Advice on how to plan for it
While most people will get mild symptoms only, it is important to plan
By Elna Schütz
Explainer | 29 May 2020
Taking care of your mental health during a pandemic
We asked a professional for advice
Video | 28 May 2020
Doctors and nurses down tools at Eastern Cape hospital
“People are dealing with blood. They cannot work without gloves.”
Brief | 22 May 2020
Health department boss calls for investigation into Glenda Gray
But leading scientist comes out in defence of MRC president
By Liezl Human and Nathan Geffen
News | 22 May 2020
Here’s what the models predict about Covid-19
But beware: soothsaying has a checkered history
By Marcus Low and Nathan Geffen
Analysis | 22 May 2020
Covid-19: Groote Schuur on the brink
Hospital manager implores doctors to show up for duty
News | 21 May 2020
Patients at Mfuleni Day Hospital get medication through the fence
“I thought they were joking” says patient
Brief | 20 May 2020
New HIV prevention injection shown to be very effective
“Cabotegravir dosed every two months can successfully reduce HIV acquisition in at-risk MSM and transgender women”
By James Stent
News | 18 May 2020
Leading SA health experts warn that Covid-19 response is hurting other health priorities
Children are suffering increasingly from preventable infectious diseases, including TB and measles, due to missed vaccinations
Linda-Gail Bekker, Valerie Mizrahi, Ntobeko Ntusi, Tom Moultrie, Tracey Naledi, Mark Hatherill, Debbie Bradshaw, Rob Dorrington, Robin Wood
Opinion | 17 May 2020