The high cost of neglecting women’s health
Apart from being unjust, deprioritising women’s health concerns comes with missed opportunities.
Food poisoning mars second week of Indonesia’s free meals rollout
National Nutrition Agency Head Dadan Hindayana said President Prabowo Subianto had concurred that such an incident could happen at anytime and had expressed appreciation for the…
Controlled drug Ketamine a lifeline for patients with severe depression in Singapore
Since October 2020 – when the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) first authorised sale of an esketamine nasal spray for serious depression – five psychiatrists who used the…
Kidney patients deprived of dialysis service at Nepali hospital
Local people, patients, and their relatives criticise the government and authorities concerned for not operating the dialysis service at the Karnali Academy of Health Sciences.
Pakistan tops annual smoking death toll in South Asia: report
According to the Global Burden of Disease 2024, Pakistan reported an annual death rate from smoking of 91.1 per 100,000 people, notably higher than the averages for South Asia…
Two ‘off-label’ chemo drugs used together to fight bladder cancer successfully in Singapore
The new union of gemcitabine and docetaxel was offered from October 2023 specifically to patients who were unresponsive to treatment and at higher risk for surgery. They are now…
Amid flu alert, Seoul to launch emergency medical system over Seollal
115 medical clinics and 197 affiliated hospitals have been selected to conduct focused treatment for the flu and other respiratory illnesses.
New milestone in organ transplants in Vietnam: 21 people saved in six days
These included four heart transplant patients, one patient with a simultaneous liver-kidney transplant, three liver transplant patients and seven kidney transplant patients.
Donation supports breastfeeding initiative in Brunei
Women’s Institute of Brunei Darussalam donated breastfeeding nursing covers to the Ministry of Health. It helps mothers breastfeed their children more comfortably in public…
Johor healthcare to get significant boost following JS-SEZ agreement, says chief minister
Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi also highlighted discussions on how the JS-SEZ could enhance access to better healthcare services and improve the efficiency of the health…