HEALTHCARE ROULETTE The hidden costs of medical aid, and how to safeguard against prescribed minimum benefit pitfalls 4 min 0 By Jamie Benjamin
SPOTLIGHT Monitoring people’s blood pressure in their homes leads to better control – study finds 8 min 0 By Elri Voigt
HEALTH VS BEAUTY Comedian Celeste Ntuli’s weight of truth encompasses laughter, stigma and the obesity crisis 6 min 0 By Bhekisisa Mncube
THE CONVERSATION Why the WHO has recommended switching to a healthier salt alternative 3 min 10 By Xiaoyue (Luna) Xu and Bruce Neal
WORLD DIABETES DAY OP-ED Effective diabetes care remains inaccessible to many South Africans 5 min 0 By Ankia Coetzee
SPOTLIGHT OP-ED Healthcare in critical condition — three health reforms the new government must prioritise 5 min 4 By Bob Mash
HEALTH IN A PINCH OP-ED Unravelling the link between salt, hypertension and chronic kidney disease 5 min 1 By Yazied Chothia
SPOTLIGHT Integrating HIV and NCD care is critical but not straightforward, clinicians say 8 min 0 By Elri Voigt for Spotlight
DEADLY DIET Studies flagging raised risk of heart attack from ultra-processed foods prompts warning of ‘tidal wave of ill health’ 6 min 4 By Adèle Sulcas
UP IN SMOKE OP-ED As Covid-19 showed us, tobacco bans have little effect — behavioural changes work 5 min 0 By Stefani Du Toit, Stephan Rabie, Casey Fredericks, Gameedah Slarmie, Mfanelo Ncukana, Nonkanyiso Molatoli, Roxanne Pelteret and John Joska
SPOTLIGHT OP-ED HIV investments remain no-brainers, but some things need to change 5 min 0 By Unknown Author
MONEY GUZZLER Avoidable errors in new draft regulations on warning labels have cost South Africans more than R1m so far 7 min 0 By Adèle Sulcas
SPOTLIGHT Still many unknowns, but long Covid is real and deserves support for rehabilitation, says expert 6 min 0 By Ufrieda Ho
SUSTENANCE DENIED OP-ED South Africa’s triple burden of disease — hunger and its hidden links to our mental health crisis 4 min 0 By Luke Metelerkamp
HUNGER AND HUMAN RIGHTS ‘What’s Eating Us’ – Maverick Citizen’s new food justice podcast dives into South Africa’s health crisis 3 min 2 By Zukiswa Pikoli
AIDS CONFERENCE Africa grapples with treating HIV and rising cases of chronic diseases 4 min 0 By Kerry Cullinan
THE CONVERSATION In the twinkling of an eye: Your eyes can reveal warning signs about your health 3 min 0 By Barbara Pierscionek
BHEKISISA CENTRE FOR HEALTH JOURNALISM OP-ED Karoo dust, diet and diabetes – why ‘lifestyle disease’ is an unfair label 6 min 0 By Bridget McNulty
SPOTLIGHT Khayelitsha District Hospital, 10 years of making it work 7 min 0 By Tiyese Jeranji for Spotlight
GROUNDUP HEALTHCARE ‘Know Your Numbers’ project spearheading hypertension screening for pensioners in Sassa queues 4 min 0 By Barbara October
