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General health information written by our team in Embalenhle. Not a substitute for being seen — but a good place to work out whether you should be.
Flu season: what helps, what doesn't, and when to worryColds and flu are not the same illness. Here is how to tell them apart, what genuinely helps at home, and the warning signs that mean you should be seen rather than wait it out.Read What a family doctor actually does — and why seeing the same one mattersContinuity of care is one of the few things in medicine that reliably improves outcomes and costs nothing extra. Here is what a family practice handles, and when to go elsewhere.Read Workplace medicals: what South African law actually requiresBaseline, periodic, exit and fitness-to-work examinations, what the OHS Act and Mine Health and Safety Act expect, and how to keep a workforce compliant without losing days to it.Read Women's health: the checks worth having, and whenCervical screening, contraception, antenatal care and the symptoms that should never be left. A plain guide to what to ask for and when to ask for it.Read Living with high blood pressure or diabetes — the parts that actually matterTwo of the most common conditions in South Africa, and two of the most commonly undiagnosed. What the numbers mean, why treatment is lifelong, and the mistakes that cost people the most.Read