Category: Community
Dual vision contact lenses halve the progression of myopia in children
Myopia is behind visual impairment(s) of the eye that is correctable by using optical aides such as spectacles or contact lenses. While the use of these optical aides is not a permanent solution, a six-year peer review paper affirms that […]
Kenanga’s “Meals That Give,” an outreach project for underprivileged communities
Malaysian financial investment group Kenanga has launched “Meals That Give,” to ensure the continued support towards feeding communities in need, as well as sustaining employment opportunities of the differently abled members of enterprise partner Café Includes. “Meals That Give” is […]
New tool for more accurate detection of breast cancer in Asian women
Cancer Research Malaysia (CRM) havedeveloped a diagnostic tool especially for Asian women that better identifies their likelihood of inheriting BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene faults. BRCA1 and BRCA2 are tumour suppressor genes that help keep breast, ovarian, and other types of […]
Online mental healthcare services a godsend in Korea
People are driven to look for alternative forms of support for mental health, which is still a taboo topic in many societies. Enter easily accessible digital or online resources, which allow people to seek out less conspicuous solutions to their […]
Decontamination project helps low-income countries reuse N95 masks
COVID-19 has led to a shortage of N95 facial masks particularly in low-income countries. An international group of physicists, engineers, and physicians – building on a project conducted at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) – have designed a […]
Switzerland to donate up to 15 million surplus COVID-19 vaccines
The Swiss government is set to donate up to 15 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to other countries by the middle of this year, via the multilateral mechanism of the COVAX Initiative. The country has already secured more than enough vaccines […]
Philippine drug compounding firm to grow amidst pandemic
Apotheca Integrative Pharmacy (Apotheca), a local specialty compounding pharmacy is set to pursue bigger growth potential during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the rising demand for patient-specific medications. Apotheca was licensed by the Philippine Food and Drug Administration since 2014 […]
HK’s zero-COVID policy tests healthcare system and public patience
The strict “zero-COVID” policy in Hong Kong may have helped in battling the early stages of COVID-19, but as a deadly micro outbreak sweeps the city, its defenses may well collapse in on themselves. The government has, however, taken slow […]
Functional cure for HIV in first female patient
A leukemia patient who received a stem cell transplant from someone with natural resistance to the human immunosuppressant virus (HIV), was reported to be virus-free for 14 months. The New York patient is believed to be the third person in […]
