First, energy levels drop, then the body breaks down fat and muscle. Eventually, the body’s organs begin to fail. Two nutritionists explain the science of starvation.

Unsupervised, unstructured, non-standardised, unsafe, and altogether substandard.” This is what was said about the care at ...

In today’s newsletter, Tanya Pampalone asks why our girls are so stressed. Sign up for our newsletter today. Think of a young ...

More and more research is showing how climate change could trigger increased migration and, with it, another obstacle in ...

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi told Bhekisisa’s TV show, Health Beat, in July, that he “would strongly consider” a ministerial advisory committee (MAC), like the one we had during the COVID pandemic ...

" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ola Anabtawi is a nutritionist and the former head of the nutrition and food technology department at <a href=" target="_blank" rel="noopener">An-Najah National ...

" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Berta Valente is a nutritionist and PhD candidate in public health at the faculty of medicine at the <a href=" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Universidade do Porto in ...

More and more research is showing how climate change could trigger increased migration and, with it, another obstacle in managing HIV spread and treatment. But, say public health experts, there are ...

Mia Malan is the founder and editor-in-chief of Bhekisisa. She has worked in newsrooms in Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington, DC, winning more than 30 awards for her radio, print and television work ...

The health department has R622-million extra to prop up South Africa’s HIV treatment programme in the wake of foreign aid cuts. But it’s only about a fifth of the total gap. We look at how data can ...