Health

Asian doctors seek wider, more proactive TB testing

BANGKOK, Thailand — Doctors from Indonesia and Pakistan have called on nations to expand their testing capabilities for tuberculosis (TB) and make efforts to diagnose the disease more proactively, particularly for low and middle-income…

Bonnie Tyler's death mourned by Catherine Zeta-Jones, Rod Stewart, Bryan Adams

Celebrities across the entertainment industry mourned the death of Bonnie Tyler at age 75, expressing affection and admiration for the gravelly voiced, Grammy-nominated Welsh pop star. The singer, best-known for her chart-topping power…

Senator Mitch McConnell’s health absence a mystery with US Senate poised to return

McConnell, an 84-year-old who has spent half his life in Congress, has been absent since mid-June.

India lose back-to-back bilateral T20I series for first time since 2019

England secured their first bilateral T20I series victory against India. Harry Brook's team achieved this landmark after a commanding nine-wicket win. This defeat marked India's first back-to-back series loss since early 2019. Brook and…

Stars pay tribute to 'Total Eclipse' singer Bonnie Tyler, who died at 75

LONDON, United Kingdom —Tributes flooded in Thursday to Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, best known for her powerful, haunting love song “Total Eclipse of the Heart”, after she died in hospital in Portugal. She was 75. With her distinctive husky…

Field hospital needed in Dauphin while regional health-care centre is closed due to flooding, residents say

Susan Thiele says she's terrified and she wants some sort of replacement for the regional hospital six blocks from her home in Dauphin, Man., after it was closed by flooding that took out its power and destroyed its HVAC system.

Ebola outbreak is ‘fastest growing ever’ as 600 die

A total of US$1.4 billion (S$1.81 billion) was needed for the disease and humanitarian response.

Are frozen blueberries unsafe? FDA recalls blueberries sold in 8 states

Rare anaesthetic complication linked to man's death explained

A British teacher died after a hair transplant procedure in Turkey. He developed convulsions and cardiac arrest following local anaesthetic administration. The coroner suggested Local Anaesthetic Systemic Toxicity as a possible cause. This…

What to know about 'explosive diarrhoea' parasite outbreak in US

The source of the cyclosporiasis outbreak, which has spread across at least 17 states, is unclear.

At high-end Hong Kong hotels, rates check in above pre-pandemic highs, outpace market

Hong Kong’s luxury hotels have outpaced the city’s broader hospitality market since last year, with their room rates exceeding 2018 levels as demand recovers, according to a report by global property consultancy Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)…

Venezuela earthquakes toll rises to 3,889 as risk of disease grows

The United Nations launched an appeal for roughly $300 million to assist survivors of Venezuela's earthquakes