AMABHUNGANE: SANITISER SCAM, PART 1 SIDEBAR Phishing: Impersonating officials and what to do about it 2 min 0 By Gemma Ritchie for amaBhungane
‘PREDATORY PRACTICES’ ‘Babies before bottom lines’ – WHO and Unicef slam unethical baby formula marketing in SA 1 min 2 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
THE CONVERSATION Why the WHO has recommended switching to a healthier salt alternative 3 min 10 By Xiaoyue (Luna) Xu and Bruce Neal
BHEKISISA From heatwaves to hunger: five ways climate change is compromising global health security 7 min 2 By Mia Malan and Linda Pretorius
CLIMATE THROUGH THE AGES How climate change will impact us through our lifetime: Part 1 (maternity and newborns) 5 min 2 By Julia Evans
APPY DAYS Wearables and AI are accelerating a global move towards better healthcare 4 min 0 By Neesa Moodley
AIR POISON Scientists worry about SA’s collapsing air pollution monitoring stations 8 min 0 By Tony Carnie
PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE WHO seeks clarity on clusters of respiratory illnesses, pneumonia among children in northern China 4 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
PERSONAL FINANCE Smokers cough up 50% to 80% more in life insurance premiums 3 min 0 By Neesa Moodley
THE CONVERSATION Aspartame: popular sweetener could be classified as a possible carcinogen by WHO – but there’s no cause for panic 3 min 1 By Gunter Kuhnle
THE CONVERSATION The WHO says we shouldn’t bother with artificial sweeteners for weight loss or health. Is sugar better? 4 min 0 By Evangeline Mantzioris
BHEKISISA Five steps, fast: This plastic sheet and pouch can stop thousands of women from dying after giving birth 5 min 0 By Zano Kunene
THE CONVERSATION Covid-19 is officially no longer a global health emergency – here’s what that means (and what we’ve learnt along the way) 4 min 0 By Simon Nicholas Williams
MEDICINE WITHDRAWAL Popular South Africa cough syrup brands pulled from shelves over safety fears 3 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
PROFIT OR HEALTH? Tobacco, alcohol, ultra-processed food & fossil fuels: big corporates are killing us, and we need to take action 5 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
WELLNESS Capetonians are healthiest, but Joburgers spend more time working out, ObeCity Index shows 3 min 1 By Neesa Moodley
CORONAVIRUS Fifteen more cases of Covid-19 ‘Kraken’ subvariant detected in South Africa 2 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
PANDEMIC UPDATE WHO says Kraken ‘misses’ indicator for severe disease, NICD believes it could become dominant strain in SA 2 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
HEALTH ALERT Measles outbreak concern as NICD confirms seven cases in Limpopo 3 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
CIVIL SOCIETY WATCH 10 - 14 OCTOBER This week — Launch of Electoral Reform Campaign, World Food Day and talk on opposition politics in Zimbabwe 6 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
