Sat 22 March 2025: It’s become common to see kids, some in their school uniforms, puffing on a vape. The World Health Organization points to the enticing flavours and targeted marketing to young people as the key reasons behind this trend. In the US, e-cigarettes are the most commonly used tobacco product among middle and high school students […]
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Image is for illustration purpose. Fri 21 March 2025: China has detected cases of norovirus at a school in the coastal city of Shanghai, state media reported on Wednesday. The cases were detected after some students experienced nausea and vomiting at a middle school in the Fengxian district in the biggest Chinese city and subsequent […]
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Tue 18 March 2025: Chinese scientists have developed a pioneering cancer treatment that modifies tumors to resemble “pork,” effectively triggering the body’s immune system to attack them, according to a report by the South China Morning Post on Monday. The researchers have engineered tumors to mimic pig tissue, prompting the immune system to recognize them […]
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Mon 17 March 2025: The nearly 130,000 cases of measles reported in Europe in 2024 are unacceptable and require “immediate action,” the technical lead for measles at the World Health Organization’s (WHO) European Office said Friday. Dragan Jankovic was referring to a report recently released by the WHO and UNICEF, in which 127,350 measles cases […]
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Thu 13 March 2025: A patient diagnosed with heart failure in Australia made medical history by surviving 100 days with a fully artificial heart transplant, marking a world first in medical history. Following the successful operation in Sydney, the patient regained health through a real heart transplant from a donor. The BiVACOR artificial heart, developed by Queensland-born Dr. Daniel Timms, […]
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Thu 13 March 2025: The World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a “pandemic” on March 11, 2020, and since then, over 7 million people have lost their lives worldwide. Although the disease was removed from the “International Public Health Emergency” category in 2023, fatalities continue. The first cases of COVID-19 emerged in late 2019 in Wuhan, China, when patients […]
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Thu 13 March 2025: US President Donald Trump’s administration has abolished 83 percent of aid agency’s humanitarian programmes. Taipei, Taiwan – Until recently, Southeast Asia’s Mekong sub-region seemed to be on track to reach its goal of eliminating malaria by 2030. Named for the 4,900-kilometre (3,000-mile) river that runs from southwest China through Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, […]
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Tue 11 March 2025: German biotech firm BioNTech reported a loss of €665.3 million ($721 million) in 2024, as demand for its COVID-19 vaccines fell, according to the company’s financial results report on Monday. The company, which posted a €930.3 million profit in 2023, failed to make a profit in a fiscal year for the […]
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Mon 10 March 2025: The Department of Health will observe World Obesity Day on Monday, 10 March 2025, to raise awareness about the global challenge of obesity and advocate for systemic changes that promote healthier lifestyles. This year’s World Obesity Day is celebrated under the theme: “Changing Systems, Healthier Lives,” which emphasises a need to […]
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Sat 08 March 2025: Australian researchers have created an innovative blood test that can identify pregnancy-related health issues at an early stage. The University of Queensland (UQ) team, behind the study released on Thursday, explained that their “nanoflower sensor” has the potential to lower the number of hospital stays for newborns. The test screens blood […]
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