A recent study has found there has been a global rise in cancer cases among those under 50s in the past three decades
Tag: Health
Argentina: Actress Silvina Luna dies after failed plastic surgery
Argentine actress Silvina Luna dies following failed plastic surgery.
Australia: Rare medical procedure saw doctors removing live worm from woman’s brain
Doctors remove live worm from Australian woman’s brain.
UAE’s PureHealth buys UK-based private healthcare provider Circle Health for USD 1.2 billion
PureHealth acquires UK-based Circle Health in a deal valued at USD 1.2 billion.
Study reveals walking 4000 to 5000 steps a day can lower the risk of death
A study shows walking more than 5000 steps every day can reduce the risk of death
Family lawyer in death of Indian-origin minor alleges medical negligence; UK official calls for health warning on protein drinks
A senior official in the United Kingdom called for health warnings on protein drinks after the death of a 16-year-old Indian-origin boy, even as his family’s lawyer told the press that the case demonstrated ‘a woeful gap’ between paediatric and adult care.
Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong tests positive for COVID-19
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday he has tested positive for COVID-19 for the first time after returning home from work trips in Africa and Asia.
Singapore HSA fines 13 people for selling e-vapourisers illegally
Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has prosecuted and slapped SGD 102,000 worth of fines on 13 persons for selling electronic vapourisers (e-vapourisers) and related components.
Untreated mental health issues indirectly costing Singapore SGD 16 billion: Study
A study conducted by Duke-NUS Medical School and the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) in Singapore suggests that symptoms of anxiety and depression in the post-peak pandemic era could be costing the city-state 2.9 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP), or nearly SGD 16 billion.
COVID-19 cases see 79 per cent spike in last week
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has said that India saw 5,676 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours taking the active tally to 37,093.
