SPOTLIGHT OP-ED Nursing in South Africa: A passionate calling under siege by budget cuts and safety risks 7 min 1 By Biénne Huisman for Spotlight
SPOTLIGHT Cutting-edge robotic surgery — beacons of excellence at two Cape Town public hospitals 7 min 0 By Biénne Huisman for Spotlight
SPOTLIGHT Humanist with an unblinking gaze — Prof Ntobeko Ntusi takes point at SA Medical Research Council 6 min 2 By Biénne Huisman for Spotlight
SPOTLIGHT In-depth – how cystic fibrosis is being treated in South Africa while breakthrough meds remain out of reach 9 min 0 By Catherine Tomlinson for Spotlight
SPOTLIGHT WOMEN IN HEALTH Lydia Cairncross, the straight talker at the helm of Groote Schuur’s surgery recovery project 9 min 0 By Tiyese Jeranji for Spotlight
PANDEMIC FALLOUT Covid-19 hit diabetics with a double whammy and revealed deadly gaps in South Africa’s health system 5 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
GROUNDUP Hospital porters block entrance to Groote Schuur during EFF-supported fiery protest 4 min 1 By Steve Kretzmann and Marecia Damons
SPOTLIGHT: ORDER OF THE BAOBAB World expert on cervical cancer Professor Lynette Denny reflects on an extraordinary life of service 7 min 1 By Biénne Huisman for Spotlight
OP-ED: POST-VIRAL SYNDROME Getting to grips with Long Covid — and the gender biases that skew medical diagnoses 11 min 0 By Donné Minné and Altay Y Turan
CAPE TOWN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Concert of Gratitude celebrates healthcare workers on the Covid frontline 2 min 0 By Suné Payne
THE OTHER PANDEMIC Tackle the ‘silent pandemic’ of antibiotic resistance like the Covid-19 pandemic — but do better, say global health experts 4 min 0 By Christi Nortier
Spotlight Covid-19: How high-flow nasal oxygen is saving lives and sparing some patients the trauma of intubation 7 min 0 By Kathryn Cleary for Spotlight
CORONAVIRUS DAILY DIGEST #53 Repo rate cut again, new guidelines for police circulated and Western Cape sets out plans to manage skyrocketing infection 3 min 0 By Christi Nortier
Coronavirus Fifteen test positive for Covid-19 at National Health Laboratory Service in Cape Town 3 min 0 By Sandisiwe Shoba
Parliament With screening and testing up, more Covid-19 positive cases but average 1.9% mortality rate remains – Zweli Mkhize 5 min 0 By Marianne Merten
Frontline #5 Professor Graeme Meintjes Groote Schuur: The big barn is getting ready for a Covid-19 surge 4 min 0 By Ferial Haffajee
Maverick Citizen: Friday Activist Dr Lydia Cairncross: Health and human rights activism meets medicine 6 min 0 By Biénne Huisman
Photo Essay Groote Schuur trauma ward: ‘We are overloaded with violence’ 4 min 0 By Leila Dougan and Shaun Swingler
