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Circumcision has been shown in large clinical trials to be effective at reducing the risk of HIV transmission. But devices need to be thoroughly tested for safety before they are used. Photo of a scalpal: Wikimedia user Rickyblax (CC BY-SA 4.0)

KZN rolls out controversial circumcision device amid safety concerns

The safety and track record of the CircumQ devices has been questioned

  • Eyaaz
5 min read
The burden of cancer is growing, particularly in low- and middle-income regions. In sub-Saharan Africa, for example, instances of cancer have doubled in the last 30 years. (File photo)

‘It’s heartbreaking’: bad cancer drugs shipped to more than 100 countries

The drugs form the backbone of treatment plans for numerous common cancers, including breast, ovarian and leukemia

  • Des Erasmus
18 min read
Clicks has opposed the litigation and argued that its customer also had a duty to check that she had received, and was taking, the correct medication for her condition, as prescribed. File photo

Clicks faces high court battle over alleged medication error leading to near-death

A Cape Town woman claims she almost bled to death after a pharmacist dispensed the incorrect drug

  • Des Erasmus
7 min read