Amid the staggering amount of suffering and death during this historic pandemic of COVID-19, a remarkable success story stands out. The development of several highly efficacious vaccines against a previously unknown viral pathogen, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), in less than 1 year from the identification of the virus is unprecedented in the history of vaccinology….
Currently, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends using dolutegravir, an integrase strand transfer inhibitor approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2013, as…
More than 80% of patients with tuberculosis, the world’s most deadly infection, do not have a persistent cough, despite this being seen as a key…
A new HIV prevention injection is now available to a select number of people in South Africa (SA). A major selling point is that a…
Women and girls continue to bear the global burden of HIV/AIDS; nearly 60% of all new adult infections are among women. Young women aged 15–24…
Medical aid in dying gave my sister a choice about how her life ended.
As we stand at the threshold of a new year, it is crucial to reflect on the persistent challenges but also the progress made in…
The world’s best airport is Oman’s Muscat International.
Former Statistician-General Dr Pali Lehohla believes the past 15 years have been marked by a reversal of South Africa’s democratic gains. Next year’s elections should…
The number of products that can provide pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention is expanding, with three now approved in South Africa (oral Tenofovir-based PrEP,…
PrEP, a drug that stops HIV from infecting the body has now been proven to be highly effective in the “real world” as a preventative…
