Category: Health

In the last few days, social media has been buzzing with a worrying claim: that eggs, especially those sold by the brand Eggoz, may contain banned chemicals, such as nitrofuran and nitroimidazole, that could cause cancer. Orthopaedic surgeon, Dr Manan Vora, also expressed concern about the supplier. The egg brand, however, maintained that its product remains […]

Sophie Kinsella will be remembered as “a wonderful, warm woman”, “someone who wore success and brilliance so lightly.” The bestselling British author of the “Shopaholic” series died on Wednesday (December 10) at the age of 55, after battling glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.  Kinsella, whose real name is Madeleine Sophie Wickham, became a household […]

A man in his 50s, otherwise fit and healthy, was rushed to hospital as he suffered a stroke after he consumed as many as eight energy drinks every day. The incident has pushed doctors to warn about heart risks associated with energy drinks. Medical experts push for stricter rules and awareness on marketing and the consumption […]

Wealthy nations are increasingly relying on medical professionals trained outside their borders. Across North America, Western Europe, Australia, and other members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), foreign-born and foreign-educated doctors are becoming indispensable to sustaining national health systems. Their migration, however, often deepens shortages in countries that invested in their training and […]

A seventh person has been ‘cured’ of the HIV through a stem cell transplant. But the treatment can only be used for people with fatal cancers as it is very risky to be attempted in people without fatal diseases. A seventh person has been cured of the HIV from a stem cell transplant. Importantly, the person […]

Even as incidence of several types of cancers is rising, death rate does not always rise, and that has led several specialists to explore whether all cancer diagnoses need treatments — and whether treatments in some cases can do more harm than good. Since the 1990s, the incidence of several types of cancer has doubled in […]

For many, blood cancer has been a death sentence. Until now. Scientists have used a new type of gene therapy to cure leukaemia patients. The treatment, which uses edited immune cells from donors, is giving hope to millions of people around the world who have had to thus far live with incurable cancers. But what happened? […]

A major body of research conducted by teams in Sweden and the United States is now providing clearer evidence about how different forms of screen time influence children’s concentration. The findings point to a distinct pattern: while time spent on video games or television does not appear to affect attention in a measurable way, social media […]

The government now considers dementia one of its most urgent policy challenges. The Health Ministry projects that dementia-related health and social care costs will reach 14 trillion yen by 2030, up from nine trillion yen in 2025 Japan is facing an escalating dementia crisis, with more than 18,000 older people with the condition reported missing last […]

India is making steady progress toward its malaria-reduction goals, but the latest WHO report shows the country continues to bear the highest malaria burden in the South-East Asia Region. Doctors warn that weak surveillance, delayed testing and late treatment are undermining control efforts despite the wider availability of improved prevention and diagnostic tools. India may be […]