Vitiligo in children may signal hidden risks of hearing loss
18 October 2025, 20:08 PM
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Physiotherapy / Post Chikungunya joints and muscle pain management
18 October 2025, 20:08 PM
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Food upcycling: The missing link in our fight against food insecurity
18 October 2025, 20:07 PM
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New global guidelines target postpartum bleeding to save mothers’ lives
18 October 2025, 20:07 PM
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World Anaesthesia Day 2025 / Regional anaesthesia: A safer future for postoperative pain control
18 October 2025, 20:06 PM
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Entry tests for medical, dental colleges to be held on same day
13 October 2025, 13:25 PM
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Global tobacco use declined, but the epidemic persisted
11 October 2025, 18:06 PM
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The five sleep profiles that shape our mental health
11 October 2025, 18:01 PM
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Statin use in pregnancy: No increased risk of birth defects
11 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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World mental health day 2025: Protecting minds in humanitarian crises
11 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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Liberia declared Ebola-free after weeks of no cases
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Liberia free of the Ebola virus, confirming that the country has had no new cases in 42 days.
9 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Protecting the girls’ reproductive health
When a girl reaches adolescence from childhood, her body experiences various transformations due to hormone change. Menstruation
9 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Story of excellence
Mount Elizabeth Hospital has been serving Asia Pacific for over 30 years as a leading medical hub, earning the trust of patients from all
9 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Low light can damage eye sight and lead towards Myopia
The eyes are the most precious, important and sensitive parts of our body. Our eyes need constant, special care to be safe from these problems.
9 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Ebola 'lives in eye of survivor'
The Ebola virus has been detected in the eye of a US doctor who had already recovered from the illness.
8 May 2015, 15:41 PM
Malaria 'viral' vaccine shows promising early results
A trial of a malaria vaccine that targets the most dangerous variety of parasite that causes the disease has shown some positive early results.
8 May 2015, 06:08 AM
Blood test 'boost' in ovarian cancer fight
Regular blood tests can detect 86% of ovarian cancers before the point at which women normally would be diagnosed, according to a trial that could lead to national screening.
5 May 2015, 05:27 AM
Beware, chewers: Betel nut may cause cancer (video)
A recent study has found that chewing betel nuts can cause oral cancer. According to the study, consumption of betel nuts is as harmful as consuming tobacco, or betel leaf. Chewing betel nuts can cause abrasions in the mouth and lips, making the chewers more exposed to cancer.
4 May 2015, 09:14 AM
Maternal obesity increases risk of type 1 diabetes in children
A study of more than 1.2 million children in Sweden has concluded that children of parents with any type of diabetes are more likely to
2 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Screening for Down syndrome
According to the American College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, all women whatever their age, have a small risk of delivering a baby with physical and intellectual disability.
2 May 2015, 18:00 PM
First natural birth for diabetic woman with artificial pancreas
A diabetic woman has become the first in the world to give birth naturally after using an artificial pancreas while pregnant, reports BBC.
2 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Quality of care for every pregnant woman & newborn
In a new commentary published in the BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, WHO states that quality of care must improve if the world is to end preventable deaths of mothers and newborn babies globally.
2 May 2015, 18:00 PM
2 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Rubella eradicated from Americas
North and South America became the first regions of the world to eradicate rubella, or German measles, after no home-grown cases in five years.
30 April 2015, 07:19 AM
Beauty & the beast-3
We have been talking about anger management for last two weeks. Here goes the last part.
25 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Niger meningitis: Schools shut to curb outbreak
All schools in and around Niger's capital, Niamey, have been shut until Monday because of a meningitis outbreak that has killed 85 people this year, reports BBC.
25 April 2015, 18:00 PM
New oral iron chelator for Thalassaemia
Recently United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Jadenu, a new oral iron chelator formulation for chronic iron
25 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Call to close gaps in prevention and treatment
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is calling on the global health community to urgently address significant gaps in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of malaria. Despite dramatic declines in malaria cases and deaths since 2000, more than half a million lives are still lost to this preventable disease each year.
25 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Meningitis in children — a very serious disease
Bacterial meningitis is a serious but common infection of central nervous system. Delay in treatment may end up with various complications and even death.
25 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Dancing the tango could help fight the effects of Parkinson's
Typically danced at a fairly slow pace to music in the 2/4 time signature, the sensual Argentine social dance could help to improve balance thanks to its specific combination of rhythmic backward and forward steps.
19 April 2015, 09:19 AM