South Africa Health News API

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            "title": "High diabetes, BP and UV exposure rates boost cataract risk",
            "description": "Health experts say South Africans face a higher risk of cataracts due to diabetes, high blood pressure and intense UV exposure.",
            "content": "SOUTH Africa’s high diabetes, hypertension (commonly called BP) and UV exposure rates boost cataract risk, an issue that has been brought to the fore this Word Cataract Awareness Month – June.\nSpec-Savers South Africa is challenging one of the most p... [2777 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/highway-mail/news-headlines/local-news/2026/06/26/high-diabetes-bp-and-uv-exposure-rates-boost-cataract-risk/",
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            "title": "Namibia: Health Receives 47 Critical Medical Supplies",
            "description": "The health ministry has received 47 critical medicine supplies, comprising 27 medicines and 20 clinical supplies.",
            "content": "The health ministry has received 47 critical medicine supplies, comprising 27 medicines and 20 clinical supplies.\nEarlier this month, the ministry received the first batch of medical equipment procured directly from manufacturers.\nIn its third public... [2562 chars]",
            "url": "https://allafrica.com/stories/202606260037.html",
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            "publishedAt": "2026-06-26T04:12:47Z",
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            "title": "PCOS renamed PMOS to reflect whole-body impact",
            "description": "For many years, the name PCOS caused confusion because some women diagnosed with the condition do not have ovarian cysts.",
            "content": "Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a condition affecting millions of women worldwide, has been renamed polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS).\nWhile the new name sounds more complicated, doctors and researchers say it better explains the cond... [1456 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/north-coast-courier/news-headlines/local-news/2026/06/26/pcos-renamed-pmos-to-reflect-whole-body-impact/",
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