Cancer can be beaten if it is detected early
KNOWING and understanding your body is the most essential thing everybody needs to learn, said two local breast cancer survivors.
Long walk to healthcare in EL
ELDERLY residents of Reeston in East London have to walk long distances and place themselves at risk of being attacked and robbed now that mobile clinic services to their area were stopped.
Health probes Peddie doctor
THE provincial department of health is investigating a GP in Peddie who allegedly dumped medical waste near her surgery.
EC medical student to get another go in Cuba
AN EASTERN Cape medical student who was expelled from an exchange programme between South Africa and Cuba has been given a second chance .
Graca assures nation Madiba is ‘doing well’
NELSON Mandela is recovering well at home after being released from hospital earlier this month, his wife Graça Machel said yesterday.
Kicking bootcamp butt real challenge
THE Eastern Cape Bootcamp Challenge (ECBC) returned on Saturday and tested the strength, stamina and sense of camaraderie of those East Londoners brave enough to undertake the course.
Roll-out of new six-in-one ARV will be limited
A NEW HIV-Aids treatment drug has received a mixed reaction, with concerns raised in some quarters that most patients would not immediately have access to it.
Ramokgopa says we must eat our veggies
FRUIT and vegetables were on the menu when Gwen Ramokgopa, deputy minister of health, visited people suffering from chronic conditions in the Mthatha area yesterday.
