LONDON (AP) — More than 14 million children did not receive a single vaccine last year — about the same number as the year before — according to U.N. health officials. Nine countries accounted for more than half of those unprotected children. In their annual estimate of global vaccine coverage, released Tuesday, the World Health…
Hong Kong should be proud of the healthy head start achieved by a new programme to help babies and mums. The city’s first breast milk bank, only six months after it started collections, has already nearly reached the goal set for its entire first year. Authorities had set an initial target for the Hong Kong…
The latest figures also highlighted two of the most dominant Covid variants at the moment A symptom that occurs three times in 24 hours could be a sign of Covid(Image: Getty) People should stay vigilant for signs of COVID-19 as there’s been a marginal uptick in cases across the UK. Government data reveals that in…
As deadly as diabetes is, it continues to rise at an alarming rate in India, and the spotlight is shifting towards all-natural and sustainable approaches to manage this fatal condition. Now that people are growing interested in lifestyle-based interventions, experts are highlighting the role of everyday habits and simple home remedies that are beneficial in…
Scientists have discovered dangerously high levels of a cancer-linked pesticide in UK tampons — tested at 40 times the safe limit for drinking water — raising urgent concerns over health risks An alarming report has found a toxic pesticide in the tested tampons(Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto) Brits have been alerted by scientists after they found toxic…
NEUCHATEL, Switzerland (AP) — The world’s woes got you down? Feeling burnout at work? Need a little something extra to fight illness or prep for surgery? The Swiss town of Neuchâtel is offering its residents a novel medical option: Expose yourself to art and get a doctor’s note to do it for free. Under a…
Cancer is a daunting word that no one wants to hear, yet it affects millions of lives worldwide. While some factors, like genetics and environmental exposures, are beyond our control, the everyday choices we make can play a huge role in either increasing or reducing our risk. From what we eat to how much we…
Hong Kong’s Centre for Health Protection (CHP) has said it is looking into an imported case of measles involving a 38-year-old man who returned to the city from Vietnam. News of the case emerged amid a resurgence of the extremely contagious disease in some countries. Dr Edwin Tsui Lok-kin, controller of the centre, said on…
The mystery behind an unknown illness that has killed dozens in the Democratic Republic of Congo just 48 hours after they first showed symptoms deepened after the World Health Organization on Friday offered a new theory that seemingly contradicts African medical experts. At least 60 people have died and more than 1,000 have been sickened…
Over the past six decades, the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, has been Washington’s most valuable soft power tool. It has administered billions of dollars in financial aid distributed all over the world – about US$71.9 billion, or more than 40 per cent of global humanitarian assistance, in 2023 alone. Through USAID…