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Coronavirus pandemic

After Covid-19 mistakes, new WHO deal aims to prevent future pandemics

Negotiators faced issues with agreeing on technology transfer, as poorer countries accused rich nations of hoarding vaccines during Covid-19 pandemic.

Wellness

How the little-known nutrient choline is vital for your mental health

Wellness

How to lower your risk of Parkinson’s disease and slow its advance

European Union

Foot-and-mouth fear in Central Europe leads to animal culls

Animals in Hungary and Slovakia have tested positive for the virus, the first outbreak in either country in more than half a century.

Free-range cows at a farm near Pecsely village, Hungary, about 100 kilometres from the Austrian and Slovak borders, on Thursday. Photo: AFP
Wellness

Told she had stage 4 cancer at 41, designer finds strength in art therapy

Ivy Ip says art therapy classes at the Hong Kong Cancer Fund have been a source of inspiration. Now she’s exhibiting her work in Wan Chai.

Trending in China

Chinese woman with undersized chest wears ‘jewellery breast’ to boost self-esteem

Woman who stuffed bra to look ‘normal’, suffered from failed surgery, classmates say dad left family as result of condition.

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Wellness

At 23, she had a stroke. It left her feeling like ‘a ticking time bomb’

Before her stroke, Emma Rand had been told her blood pressure was high. After a series of tests, doctors revealed what probably caused it.

Emma Rand had a stroke at age 23, but it took doctors five days and multiple medical appointments to figure that out. Photo: courtesy of the Rand family
Japan

Babies conceived in winter less likely to become obese adults: Japan study

A person’s brown fat, one of two types of body fat, and cold weather appear to be linked to a lower possibility of weight gain in adulthood.

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Wellness

More evidence links diabetes in pregnancy to higher autism risk in children

Women with diabetes who become pregnant are shown to be at particular risk of giving birth to a child with ADHD, autism or other disorders.

Wellness

Rise in fungal diseases, hard to treat and deadly, worries experts

Dangerous fungal infections that kill millions are becoming more common as the planet warms, and treatment options are few and far between.

Dangerous and often lethal fungal infections are on the rise, and the World Health Organization has warned of critical global gaps in the ability to diagnose and treat them. Photo: Shutterstock
United States

Second US child dies of measles, almost 650 ill in southern states: officials

Texas reported its first measles death, also of a child, in February – marking the first US fatality from the disease in nearly a decade.

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Signs point the way to a measles testing centre in the car park of a hospital in Seminole, Texas. Photo: TNS
Wellness

Can alternative cancer treatment like in Netflix’s Apple Cider Vinegar work?

Integrative cancer treatment fusing conventional medicine and holistic therapy from meditation to yoga is getting eyeballs. Experts weigh in.

Wellness

What you should do after dementia finding about shingles vaccine

Research showing older adults’ risk of getting dementia fell if they had shingles vaccination another reason to consider getting the shot.

India

India turns to AI to boost early detection of glaucoma

AI tools can help analyse retinal images to detect signs of glaucoma, and warn people about impending health risks for related diseases, experts say.

A doctor checks the eyes of a patient. Glaucoma damages the optic nerve, often without noticeable symptoms, leading to loss of vision if left untreated. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

One-third of HIV cases in Hong Kong among low-risk groups such as housewives

Authorities say low-risk cases have higher likelihood of identifying their infections at later stage due to limited awareness.

More than three-quarters of respondents are unaware that symptoms do not necessarily develop upon infection of sexually transmitted diseases, says Katherine Lam (left), vice-chairwoman at the Community Health Organisation for Intervention, Care and Empowerment. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Trending in China

Chinese traffic police grant boy with rare cancer his dream to be cop for a day

Despite intense treatment, child shows remarkable resilience throughout challenging journey.

United States

Trump health cuts to axe 10,000 jobs, strip union rights, amid measles outbreak

The US Department of Health and Human Services aims to lay off up to 10,000 employees through agency consolidation, raising public health concerns.

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Wellness

Dementia’s links to diabetes, herpes explored as research widens

Protein clumps in the brain have long been associated with Alzheimer’s, but other potential causes of the condition are now in the spotlight.

GLP-1 agonists like those found in Ozempic and other weight-loss drugs are being studied as potential treatments for dementia. Research on the disease is expanding. Photo: instagram/glp1training
United States

Utah bans fluoride in drinking water, becoming first US state to do so

The move is opposed by dentists and health organisations, who warn it will lead to medical problems.

Wellness

Suffering from a migraine? Cinnamon may provide remedy, study suggests

Researchers in Seoul ease man’s chronic migraines using cinnamon after traditional drugs fail. They say it works by inhibiting inflammation.

Japan

Norovirus cases in Japan hit decade high amid ‘unseasonal’ outbreak

The spread of norovirus nationwide has prompted health warnings about hygiene and food safety.

Pedestrians walk down a shopping area in Japan, which is dealing with a nationwide rise in cases of norovirus. Photo: AFP
Malaysia

Malaysian minister’s claim of ‘Yolo’ mindset driving HIV cases draws ridicule

Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni says the ‘you only live once’ mindset encourages individuals ‘to try something new’.

A diagnostician holds a positive HIV test. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

‘Gift of life’: Hong Kong breast milk bank collects over 300 litres

More donations needed to reach aim of collecting 1,000 litres annually to help 450 to 600 premature and critically ill newborns.

Japan

Japanese stem cell research helps treat spinal injuries

Paralysis caused by serious spinal cord injuries affects more than 150,000 patients in Japan alone, with 5,000 new cases each year.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong chronic disease subsidy scheme to cover tests to detect high cholesterol

Starting March 28, participants under the scheme can undergo blood lipid testing at a subsidised cost of HK$120.

Dr Pang Fei-chau, commissioner for primary healthcare. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong youth

Editorial | Hong Kong school trips should be easier on the stomach

Action needed to improve safety of meals after Hong Kong students and teachers on mainland China study tours come down with food poisoning.

S.K.H. St Michael’s Primary School in Fortress Hill. Photo: Handout
Wellness

Ozempic workouts are the latest exercise craze, but are they anything new?

Workouts at gyms to combat muscle loss caused by GLP-1 drugs are gaining traction, but do they differ from regular strength training?

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United States

US Senate Democrats demand reversal of CDC mass firings

Firings puts lives of Americans and people across the world at risk, senators argue.

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