Nepal authorities took 11 months to test substandard drug. Patients may have already taken it
The third-generation antibiotic, Levoflox-500 tablet, was made by Bara-based Magnus Pharma.
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Mongolia’s influenza season now longer and cases higher over the past three years
This year the outbreak began earlier and spread more quickly, driven in part by the co-circulation and dominance of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza A (H3N2)…
Facelifts and facials help Korean doctors go global
Overseas ventures have increased by an average of 20.7 percent annually over the past nine years.
Why healthcare reform is needed in Malaysia
Reform is no longer a matter of preference. It is a necessity shaped by demographic, economic and structural realities that are becoming impossible to ignore.
Cold wave in Bangladesh taking a toll on children, elderly
According to the Directorate General of Health Services, 48 people have died of cold-related diseases across the country since November.
7 taken to hospitals, 1 dead after choking on mochi in Tokyo during first 3 days of New Year
From 2020 to 2024 in Tokyo, a total of 338 people were rushed to the hospital after choking on mochi, with 33 of them dying.
Korean Medical Association blasts public funding of traditional pregnancy treatments
The association said local governments should halt financial support for pregnancy assistance programs run by traditional Korean practitioners, arguing that the treatments lack…
Malaysian government urged to strengthen healthcare workforce and resources as demand rises
Longer life expectancy and the growing burden caused by chronic and degenerative illnesses are compounding the problem for health authorities, who are faced with a shortage of…
Firework-related injuries in Philippines drop compared to last New Year
Health officials noted that children continue to make up the majority of firework-related injury cases, despite the overall decline.
Contaminated water tragedy in India’s Indore leaves many dead, hundreds ill, answers still missing
Among the dead is a six-month-old boy whose birth had come after a decade of waiting for his family.