Category: Health

Six years after Covid-19 emerged, last week Dr Anthony Fauci faced a US Senate hearing that split opinion sharply — was it overdue accountability, or a political show trial? In this piece, ace investigative health journalist Marika Sboros argues the hearing reveals more about Washington’s appetite for spectacle than it does new evidence of wrongdoing…

Not everyone accepts that Anthony Fauci’s Fifth Amendment testimony closes the book on Covid-19’s unresolved questions. This piece, written by Prof Colleen Aldous, a scientist, argues that dissenting voices were sidelined during the pandemic, and that Fauci’s enormous public authority carried an obligation to answer — not just a legal right to stay silent. It…

A new Nature study finds climate change will redraw Africa’s malaria map by 2050, with cases potentially rising by up to 20% in coastal southern Africa. Warming temperatures are set to push malaria-carrying mosquitoes into cooler regions, including South Africa’s three northeastern provinces, says University of Cape Town co-author Christopher Trisos, who warns local health…

Novo Nordisk has launched Extensior, South Africa’s first authorised semaglutide copy, cheaper than Ozempic and pitched as widening access to diabetes care. But the announcement came a single day after Sun Pharma’s independent generic cleared SAHPRA approval, and 18 months after a court battle against compounding pharmacy iDexis exposed just how unregulated — and lucrative…

For decades, dementia was expected to become one of the defining health crises of the modern age. But what if that story is changing? Groundbreaking research reveals a surprising decline in dementia rates across wealthy nations, challenging long-held assumptions and offering new hope. From healthier lifestyles and better education to unexpected discoveries involving vaccines and…

Britain’s NHS is grappling with rising maternal mortality, missed 2025 safety targets and stark racial disparities in birth outcomes, despite far higher healthcare spending than South Africa. A damning review led by Valerie Amos found staff shortages, toxic hospital cultures and cover-ups after harm, while critics say it dodged tougher scrutiny of regulators. For South…