Gender affirmation surgery is not a new phenomenon and has been undertaken by numerous people around the world.
A new study, which surveyed female students in several South African technical and vocational education training colleges about unplanned pregnancies, has found that of 1000 young women who responded, about 74% reported having unplanned pregnancies.
Angelo Lakay sits steadily in his wheelchair with his eyes fixed on the teacher as she points on the board. He is one of 10 children in his class at St Joseph’s School in Montana, just outside Cape Town. During the first break, the 5-year-old quickly grabs his neatly packed lunch bag, puts it on his lap and starts wheeling himself gently out of the class.
Washiela van der Westhuizen of Athlone was 33 and only pregnant for a couple of weeks, when she was diagnosed with gestational diabetes.
Dr Arlette Bekker has always led a healthy and active lifestyle as she believed that as a medical professional leading by example is key.
She is doing it to save her life - and becoming a champ
From a young age, Flora Steyn, 46, has always had irregular and painful periods - so painful that she had to take an average of eight strong pain tablets each day.
British Medical Journal raises question over the new drug, linking it to deaths
But British Medical Journal sounds alarm over new treatment linking it to deaths
IV infusions have become a popular lifestyle trend among celebrities and the rich, both internationally and locally.
Dental cavities will have no place to hide any more, with a new dental microscope promising to detect cavities even before they form.
Op means Evan Koch can finally breathe properly, writes Sipokazi Fokazi
Vukile Genu was only 11 years old when he was admitted to Karl Bremer Hospital following acute nephritis - a sudden inflammation of the kidneys resulting in kidney failure.
Dogs are known as man?s best friend and a Cape Town trainer is now turning their loyalty and great sense of smell to advantage by teaching them to monitor patients with chronic medical conditions and alert them when their life is in danger.
Siobhan Clulow of Durbanville was only 17 when she was diagnosed with keratitis - a rare eye condition that causes inflammation in the cornea and blindness.
A Cape Town girl will be jetting off to the US in the next few weeks to have a ground-breaking cancer treatment that uses the patient?s own immune cells to fight off cancer cells.
When Adele Britz went to school at five, other children were so fascinated by her femininity, they referred to her as dogtertjie (little girl).
Huyaam Samuels, 19, was only 13 years old when she started experiencing regular falls, chronic pain and partial dislocations in her joints including her knees, shoulders and ankles.
Apart from its nutritional benefits, there is also a wide belief that it is one of the purest salts available, with 84 minerals and trace elements.
Lawrence has reworked previous ideas, methods and finished works in an attempt to detect and draw out the shifting moment of novelty.
Two newly introduced tuberculosis drugs, delamanid and bedaquiline, are creating hope that drug-resistant TB may be cured much quicker.
Ever heard the old adage that life begins at 40?
South Africa is one of the leading countries in the world with progressive laws, and one such legislation is called the Alteration of Sex Description and Sex Status Act (Act 49 of 2003).
Research shows that in South Africa up to 30% of women who give birth develop post-partum depression (PPD) or post-natal distress (PND)
Health benefits for babies and mothers are abundant, writes Sipokazi Fokazi
