Health

‘We feel like we are failing’: Myanmar doctor speaks out as health system teeters on ‘brink of collapse’

Elle’s story is one of personal sacrifice, deciding to help people despite the risk of attack by the military. Her story reflects that of a healthcare system in peril When Myanmar’s junta seized power in a 2021 coup, Elle* and a fellow…

‘There’s no salary’: DRC health workers tell of hardship as Ebola spreads

Health workers in the DRC battle a range of obstacles, from infection risk to angry mob attacks.

Man stabs two in New York, police evaluating for potential hate crime

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said initial checks suggest that mental health may have been a factor.

LASUTH defends digitalisation drive amid patients’ records concerns

LASUTH defends its ongoing digitalisation drive, assuring patients and the public that the phased implementation is improving patient care and record manag Read More…

How soldiers intercepted suspected terrorists’ supplies, arrested five

Nigerian troops of Operation Hadin Kai intercepted suspected terrorist logistics suppliers with medical supplies in Borno, arresting five individuals. This Read More…

TGA issues warning over rare eye disorder linked to Ozempic-like drugs

The Therapeutic Goods Administration has issued a safety warning for a rare, but serious risk of vision impairment from taking GLP-1-based drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy.

90-year-old doctor climbs hill every day to treat 1,500 mountainous patients

Doctor Kiril Apostolov shows no sign of being short of breath as he climbs a steep street in the mountain village of Skrat in southwestern Bulgaria, medical briefcase in hand, despite his advanced age.

90-year-old doctor climbs hill every day to treat 1,500 patients

Doctor Kiril Apostolov shows no sign of being short of breath as he climbs a steep street in the mountain village of Skrat in southwestern Bulgaria, medical briefcase in hand, despite his advanced age.

My blood sugar is 6.5 two hours after I eat, but it is 8.5 in the morning. Why?

How scholar Ackbar Abbas changed the way people thought about Hong Kong

Ackbar Abbas, a Hong Kong-born scholar whose influence extended beyond academia to shape artists, filmmakers, writers and many others, died on July 13 at the age of 84 after a brief battle with cancer. Over decades of teaching at the…

FDA panel loosens restrictions for controversial peptides popular online

The vote marks a win for Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy who has said he's a big fan of the drugs, which haven't been well studied for human use.

Spinal injury brings unusual hospital stay with hen's party and wedding

When Christine Olsen-Lane suffered a life-threatening fall, she could not have foreseen the unexpected joy the next 11 months would bring.