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#Aids2026 | What HIV got right — but obesity still hasn’t

As delegates gather in Rio de Janeiro for the International Aids Conference next week, one of the biggest lessons from HIV ...
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#Aids2026: Thembi Xulu, the hip-hop mum trying to bring the anti-HIV jab home

From negotiating South Africa's bid to make the groundbreaking HIV prevention injection lenacapavir, to helping to chart the ...
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BHEKISISA CROSSWORD #9

Think you know South Africa’s health system? Put your knowledge to the test with Bhekisisa’s health crossword. Drawing on years of reporting, investigations, data and policy coverage, the puzzle ...
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#Aids2026: What The Polygamist gets wrong about HIV — and what would save lives in real life

This is the first in Bhekisisa's series of commentaries marking the International Aids Conference in Rio de Janeiro that ...
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What if a shingles jab could also protect your brain?

Could a vaccine that protects you against one of the most painful diseases of older age also help keep your brain healthy?
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The 15 best — and worst — districts in SA to give birth

Newborn deaths in South Africa are low but rising, and maternal deaths are high and not coming down fast enough. That’s what ...
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LEN can stop HIV. But first people need to understand it

Scientific papers don't travel to fireside conversations. People do. In this essay a young scientist explains how he got to ...
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Brian Munansangu

Brian Munansangu is a postdoctoral research fellow at the South African Medical Research Council, where his work focuses on how immune cells use energy and nutrients to fight infections. He holds a ...