South African scientists make breakthrough in decoding cancer’s most effective survival strategyKevin Naidoo, University of Cape Town
Money, food and survival: what drives paid sex among young mums in 3 African countriesAnthony Idowu Ajayi, African Population and Health Research Center; Beryl Nyatuga Machoka, African Population and Health Research Center, and Caroline W. Kabiru, African Population and Health Research Center
The hunt for a new Ebola vaccine: two scientists explain the challengesTeresa Lambe, University of Oxford and Rebecca Makinson, University of Oxford
HIV in South Africa: why rolling out a groundbreaking new shot will miss a critical group of menPaul Bowen, University of Cape Town and Rajen Govender, University of South Africa; University of Cape Town
Why Africa – and the world – remain dangerously unprepared for the next pandemicOyewale Tomori, Nigerian Academy of Science
What’s wrong with how US and Uganda plan to stop Ebola spreadingKatrine L. Wallace, University of Illinois Chicago
Gut health: why food alone won’t fix childhood stuntingThulani P. Makhalanyane, Stellenbosch University and Ronelle Burger, Stellenbosch University
Bleeding and sepsis at childbirth are a danger to mothers: Sierra Leone study shows a simple screening tool can detect risk in timeAndrew Shennan, King's College London; Katy Kuhrt, King's College London, and Rossetta O. G. Cole, University of Sierra Leone
Hantavirus in Africa: why climate change, rats and weak surveillance are worrying scientistsWolfgang Preiser, Stellenbosch University; Carla Mavian, University of Florida; Cheryl Baxter, Stellenbosch University; Richard Lessells, University of KwaZulu-Natal, and Tulio de Oliveira, Stellenbosch University
Ebola survivors struggle to return to normal lives: what I found out in Sierra Leone and LiberiaKevin J.A. Thomas, Rice University
In Sudan, a migrant community reveals a resistance to malaria: the genetic study helping shape medicineDavid Comas, Universitat Pompeu Fabra; Instituto de Biología Evolutiva (IBE - CSIC - UPF) and Laura Vilà Valls, Universitat Pompeu Fabra; Instituto de Biología Evolutiva (IBE - CSIC - UPF)
Better-designed homes could cut three major child diseases by up to 44% – Tanzania trialSteve Lindsay, Durham University; Jakob Brandtberg Knudsen, Royal Danish Academy; Lorenz von Seidlein, University of Oxford, and Salum Ahmed Mshamu, University of Oxford
‘Is all my struggle going to be wasted?’ Ghana study explores how mothers feel about early birthsPuleng Segalo, University of South Africa and Jacob Owusu Sarfo, University of Cape Coast
The bias in medical research: Africa carries a huge disease burden but is missing from clinical trialsBamba Gaye, MD, MPH, MSc, PhD, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
Why do so many African women bleach their skin? Study looks beyond what they tell researchersOyenike Balogun, Bentley University
Africa is losing health workers when it can least afford to – a pattern rooted in colonial historyDanica Sims, University of Oxford
Kidney disease is growing in Africa: big new study casts light on genetic risk factorsSegun Fatumo, Queen Mary University of London
Nigeria imports 70% of its medicines – why local manufacturing doesn’t meet demandEfefiom Kofon, SOAS, University of London
Maternity health services in Nigeria are failing women: 4 steps to better careObasanjo Bolarinwa, York St John University and Rebecca Tadokera, York St John University
No need to sign up for gym: even small movements have health benefits – researchMerling Phaswana, University of the Witwatersrand and Philippe Gradidge, University of the Witwatersrand
Dengue fever is a growing problem: why it’s so hard to beat with vaccinesMarielena Vogel Saivish, The University of Texas Medical Branch
South Africa’s new parental leave policy is designed for equality – but it could do betterNoreth Muller-Kluits, Stellenbosch University
Women in Ghana can access safe abortions: why are so many still using unsafe methods?D. Yaw Atiglo, University of Ghana and Charlotte Abra Esime Ofori, University of Ghana
Mental health laws ignore traditional care in Africa: insights from 5 countriesDeborah Oyine Aluh, University of Greater Manchester
African countries are signing bilateral health deals with the US: virologist identifies the ‘red flags’Oyewale Tomori, Nigerian Academy of Science
HIV in Malawi: digital filing system saved lives and boosted care – researchLaura Derksen, University of Oslo; Anita McGahan, University of Toronto, and Leandro Pongeluppe, University of Pennsylvania
Eczema and asthma in children: how household fuels are harming health in poor South African homesMandla Bhuda, University of South Africa; Janine Wichmann, University of Pretoria, and Joyce Shirinde, University of Pretoria
Snakebites: how to avoid them and what to do if you’re bittenMelisa Benard-Valle, Technical University of Denmark
High cholesterol and insulin resistance are rising among young South Africans – what that means for public healthThemba Titus Sigudu, University of the Witwatersrand
Medical negligence in Nigeria: what’s known, and what needs to be doneFriday Okonofua, University of Benin
When floods hit, the risk of malaria follows: how disaster systems can prepare betterTiaan de Jager, University of Pretoria and Taneshka Kruger, University of Pretoria
South Africa needs to rethink how it measures intellectual and developmental disabilities – what’s lackingLieketseng Ned, Stellenbosch University and Marguerite Schneider, University of Cape Town
Rift Valley fever: what it is, how it spreads and how to stop itMarc Souris, Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD)
HIV is on the rise among older Africans, but care and research overlook this group – lessons from Kenya and South AfricaFrancesc Xavier Gomez-Olive Casas, University of the Witwatersrand and Luicer Anne Ingasia Olubayo, University of the Witwatersrand
A quarter of the world’s population are adolescents: major report sets out health and wellbeing trendsAlex Ezeh, Drexel University; Russell Viner, UCL, and Sarah Baird, George Washington University
Ghanaian celebrities are dealing with mental illness stigma behind closed doors – why speaking up mattersLyzbeth King, Ohio University and Mary Kiura, Purdue University Fort Wayne
Social media can cause stress in real life – our ‘digital thermometer’ helps track itHerkulaas MvE Combrink, University of the Free State
South Africa’s rooibos tea: can it improve digestion?Mariska Lilly, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
The best and worst meat replacements for your health, your wallet and the planet – new researchMarco Springmann, University of Oxford
Which cooking oil is best? Asking how they’re made could tell you moreSerge Wich, Liverpool John Moores University and Erik Meijaard, University of Kent
