Deaths from excessive alcohol use surged during pandemic in Korea
According to The Korean Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, in 2021 the number of solitary deaths among patients with alcohol use disorder in the country accounted for 51.2 percent.
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Demands for action mount over tainted medical syrups
This came after an investigation by experts detected traces of chemical compounds that might have caused the unusual acute kidney injury in medicines consumed by children.
Indonesia bans medicinal syrups after more children die of mysterious kidney illness
As of Oct 18, the health ministry recorded at least 206 cases of acute kidney injury in 20 provinces, with a 48 per cent fatality rate.
Covid-19 keeps its grip on sufferers: Study
Slow recovery was associated with factors such as severe infection, old age, poor economic circumstances and pre-existing respiratory disease.
Indonesian expert team probes fatal kidney failures among children
The health ministry has found cases of unusual acute kidney failure in the country since January, with cases beginning to show a significant uptick in August.
Get a whiff of this: Sony device measuring sense of smell may help diagnose Parkinson’s, dementia
Since the device makes olfactory measurement easy, it is expected to be useful in the early detection of Parkinson’s disease and dementia.
Provision of medical big data to be greatly expanded in Japan
With more information becoming available, the data is expected to be used to identify side effects of drugs that were not detected in pre-approval clinical trials.
Who benefits from the raids at healthcare facilities?
The only way to make quality healthcare accessible and affordable is to bring the entire system of the country under the public sector.
Cambodian health ministry warns public to avoid unapproved rabies vaccines
A ban on the use, distribution or sale of the INDIRABmcf rabies vaccine was announced on Oct 10.
Healthier SG a decisive shift to get population healthier, keep costs sustainable: S’pore health minister
He also said the ministry's new Healthier SG initiative to keep people healthier for longer is an important effort to reverse rising costs.