It could be the clinical breakthrough of the decade, but it sounds eerily like the plot of a post-apocalyptic movie.
South Africa is looking to pay more attention to cancer and other non-communicable diseases.
Coloured South Africans are more likely to die because of smoking, a study suggests.
Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi’s proposed ban on smoking in outdoor eating areas has been given a boost.
Researchers have identified a new strain of tuberculosis in 17 patients in the Eastern Cape.