Category: Community
With lifestyle diseases exploding in India, Zoctr raises seed funding to provide home healthcare
Lifestyle diseases are exploding in India. The World Health Organization says the country will incur an accumulated loss of US$236 billion this year on account of unhealthy lifestyles and faulty diets, which lead to chronic ailments like heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, […]
India seeks to improve mental health check-ups for pilots
The deliberate crash of Germanwings Flight 9525 which killed 150 passengers and crew on board has prompted the Indian government to review its system for assessing pilots’ mental health. Last week, Indian authorities also received another wake-up call that highlights […]
Microsoft starts program to hire workers with autism
S technology giant Microsoft has launched a pilot program to hire autistic workers at its headquarters in Washington state. “People with autism bring strengths that we need at Microsoft,” Mary Ellen Smith, a corporate vice president wrote in a company […]
Food safety focus of new health campaign
The United Nations launched a food safety campaign Tuesday for an era in which millions are dying of hunger or tainted produce even as more and more people fall ill from eating too much. “Food safety, quality and quantity must […]
Remove financial barriers to organ donation: experts
Taking the financial burden of organ donation off the shoulders of donors and their families is not only more fair, but it might also lead to more organs for transplant, experts say – and they urge Americans to find ethical […]
Bird flu detected in Ontario
Preliminary testing by the province of Ontario has confirmed the presence of H5 avian influenza on a turkey farm near Woodstock, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said on Monday. The CFIA said it has placed the farm and a neighboring farm on […]
Clinics in Malaysia found using outdated sterilising equipment
Several clinics under the Klinik Nur Sejahtera chain have been using sterilising machines whose certificates of fitness expired between three months and nine years ago. The Auditor-General’s 2014 report said failure to renew the certificates could result in legal action […]
Opt for pay-per-entry gyms if you’re on a budget
If you want to get fit but are not ready to commit the cash for a long-term gym membership, pay-per-entry gyms are your best bet. For starters, they let you pay-and-go at your convenience, so you don’t have to sit […]
Malaysian ministry seeks GST exemption for private specialists
The Malaysian Health Ministry is seeking Goods and Services Tax (GST) exemption for private specialists who are not employees of hospitals. Deputy Health Minister said this was to prevent confusion as health services rendered to the final consumer were exempted […]
Oft-asked questions about disability
IN the Disability Equality Training (DET) workshops I conduct, I encourage participants to ask questions and invite other participants to respond and comment. It is through this process of questioning and sharing that we are all able to learn more […]
