Measles, a vaccine-preventable disease which weakens children’s immune systems and can be fatal, is up by a staggering 3,200 per cent this year compared to 2022 in Europe and Central Asia, UN Children’s Fund UNICEF said on Thursday (December 14, 2023). Some 30,600 cases have been confirmed in the region so far in 2023 and […]
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More than one in three Americans are at increased risk for Type 2 diabetes: CDC
Prediabetes is reversible, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Ad Council want to make sure people know they can change the outcome. More than 1 in 3 adults – about 98 million Americans — has prediabetes, and 81% of them don’t know they have it. CDC and the Ad Council […]
Israel-Hamas Conflict: Gaza hospital capacity decimated, says WHO
The last barely functioning hospital in northern Gaza is a “humanitarian disaster zone”, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday (December 12, 2023), highlighting the disastrous consequences of ongoing Israeli bombardment for critically ill and injured civilians across the enclave. Briefing reporters from Gaza, Richard Peeperkorn, WHO’s representative in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, […]
Stomach cancer treatment gets a boost after groundbreaking research offers early clues
In a breakthrough study published in the highly respected journal Cancer Cell, researchers have decoded critical genetic factors in intestinal metaplasia patients, shedding light on early signs and prevention strategies for stomach cancer – often a “ticking time bomb” as patients experience no or only mild symptoms in the early stages, a news release from […]
Bird flu: Singapore halts poultry imports from regions in the US, Japan, Germany and other nations
Imports of poultry products and raw poultry from several countries, including the United States of America and Japan, have been suspended by Singapore after an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza (bird flu) in those nations. As per the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) four Japanese prefectures – Saga, Ibaraki, Saitama and Kagoshima – […]
Zydus and Daewoong Pharmaceutical to co-develop and commercialise Leuprolide Acetate, announce exclusive licensing agreement
Zydus Worldwide DMCC and South Korea-based Daewoong Pharmaceutical on Monday (December 11, 2023) announced that they have entered an exclusive licensing agreement to co-develop and commercialise Leuprolide Acetate for Depot Suspension in six dosage strengths for the US market. The announcement was made through an exchange filing. As per the agreement, Zydus will assume full […]
MOH reports rise in COVID-19 infections, hospitalisation
Singapore witnessed a surge in COVID-19 infections and hospitalisation between Nov 26 to Dec 2, a statement from the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Friday (December 8, 2023). As per the ministry, 32,035 cases were registered as compared to 22,094 cases the week prior. “The average daily COVID-19 hospitalisations rose to 225 from 136 […]
Portable hospital: India launches Aarogya Maitri Aid Cube in Gurugram
India recently unveiled the Aarogya Maitri Aid Cube, a portable hospital in Gurugram. Designed indigenously under the Project ‘BHISHM’, the modular trauma management and aid system is made up of 72 detachable mini-cubes, each being a specialised station for emergency response and humanitarian efforts. It can handle bullet injuries, burns, head, spinal and chest injuries, minor […]
Low back pain cases are expected to rise to an estimated 843 million by 2050: WHO
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday released its first-ever guidelines on managing chronic low back pain – the leading cause of disability worldwide, that effects an astonishing one in 13 of us. Notably, the guidance includes both recommendations and warnings for long-term sufferers, arguing against the use of opioid painkillers; physical therapies, such […]
Indian government monitoring growing respiratory illness amongst children in China
India is currently monitoring rise in respiratory illness among children in China.
