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Bhutan introduces injectable inactivated polio vaccine
Bhutan introduced the injectable inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) in addition to the existing oral polio vaccine (OPV) into routine immunisation across the country on July 4. A dose of IPV has been introduced into routine immunisation programme at 14 weeks […]
Colorado’s Effort Against Teenage Pregnancies Is a Startling Success
WALSENBURG, Colo. — Over the past six years, Colorado has conducted one of the largest ever real-life experiments with long-acting birth control. If teenagers and poor women were offered free intrauterine devices and implants that prevent pregnancy for years, state […]
U.S. Navy triples maternity leave to 18 weeks for women
The U.S. Navy is tripling paid maternity leave for women who serve in the Navy and Marine Corps from six to 18 weeks in the first year after birth. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus said on Thursday the change […]
Society and ageing: an interview with Gerard Lenstra
Recently, Healthcare Asia conducted an interview with Mr Gerard Lenstra from NOM, the Investment & Development Agency for the Northern Netherlands to discuss regarding the issue ageing in today’s society. Below is our interview with him. 1. Healthcare Asia: Can […]
The man who saw time stand still
It started as a headache, but soon became much stranger. Simon Baker entered the bathroom to see if a warm shower could ease his pain. “I looked up at the shower head, and it was as if the water droplets […]
Vaccinations now mandatory for children in California
California governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill that imposes one of the strictest school vaccination laws in the US. It would require most schoolchildren to be vaccinated against diseases including measles and whooping cough. The bill has faced fierce […]
Mother-to-child HIV eradicated in Cuba
Cuba has successfully eliminated mother-to-child transmission of both HIV and syphilis, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. The head of the WHO, Dr Margaret Chan, called it one of the greatest public health achievements possible. It follows years of efforts […]
Dutch campaigners fly abortion pills into Poland
Dutch campaigners have used a drone to fly abortion pills into Poland. The group, Women on Waves, flew the aircraft from Germany to highlight Poland’s restrictive laws against terminating pregnancies. Waiting for the drone on the other side were two […]
Thailand’s first MERS case declared free of deadly virus
An Omani man who became Thailand’s first case of Middle East Respiratory Sydnrome (MERS) has been declared free of the deadly virus, Thailand’s health ministry said on Monday. The 75-year-old man, who had traveled to Bangkok for treatment for a […]
Scientists join tobacco companies to fight cancer
Scientists who have devoted years developing medicines to cure disease are now working for tobacco companies to make e-cigarettes. Philip Morris International Inc has hired more than 400 scientists and technical staff at its research facility in Neuchatel, Switzerland, including […]
