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Congo’s cholera epidemic kills more than 500 people
The current cholera epidemic that is sweeping the Democratic Republic of Congo in Central Africa has now claimed over 500 lives, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Outbreaks of the water-borne disease occur regularly in Congo, mainly due to […]
Fears rise over malaria’s possible comeback in Italy after decades
A four-year-old girl in Italy has died of malaria, raising fears over the comeback of the mosquito-borne disease decades after it has been eliminated in the country. Sonia Zago developed a high fever after returning home from a vacation in […]
NUS president Tan ChorhChuan is Singapore’s first Chief Health Scientist
Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) has chosen National University of Singapore (NUS) president Tan Chorh Chuan to be the country’s first Chief Health Scientist beginning January 1 next year. He will concurrently serve as executive director of the new Office […]
Singapore to improve training, salary of clinical research coordinators
As clinical research takes on an increasing and more vital role in the search for healthcare solutions that are specifically tailored for the needs of Singapore’s population, its Health Ministry is putting in S$35 million to fund training programs and […]
Google, NAMI jointly develop depression, mental health test for Americans
Tech giant Google and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) in the US have partnered and developed a test that could help Americans check for depression or mental illness through their mobile device. People in the US who type […]
Major soft drink makers in Singapore to cut sugar content by at least 12%
Seven of Singapore’s major soft drinks manufacturers – Coca-Cola, F&N Foods, Malaysia Dairy Industries, Nestle, PepsiCo, Pokka and Yeo Hiap Seng – have agreed to lower the sugar content in all their beverages in the country by 12% or lower […]
McDonald’s to limit antibiotics use in its global chicken supply by 2018
McDonald’s Corp has committed to begin reducing the use of human antibiotics in its global supply of chicken beginning 2018 as the company joins the worldwide battle against deadly antibiotic-resistant bacteria, also known as superbugs. McDonald’s, in a policy statement, […]
WHO: Yemen cholera cases reach 500,000
The recent cholera outbreak in the war-torn Yemen has already affected half a million people in the country, with 5,000 people being infected every day, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported. At least 1,975 people have died since the waterborne […]
Asia’s factory farms pose major global health threats, report says
Factory farming in Asian countries could lead to major global health risks, according to the report “Factory Farming in Asia: Assessing Investment Risks”. In over just a decade, the use of antibiotics in factory farms in Asia is set to […]
Singapore needs more “generalist” doctors than specialists, med schools say
The deans of three medical schools in Singapore say the city-state needs more “generalist” doctors who are skilled enough to treat a patient with several medical conditions to avoid having patients switch from one specialist doctor to another. “Increasingly, I […]
