Category: Top Story
Technology to set caregivers at ease
As our population ages, it’s necessary to develop healthcare solutions and technologies suited for that population. Combine with that the rising costs associated with hospitals and the desire that our older population has to stay out of assisted living, and […]
California to ban e-cigarettes in public places
A new bill introduced by California will see the smoking of e-cigarettes be banned in public places. There is growing concern about the health risks from e-cigarettes, also known as vapor cigarettes or vapes, which are not lit or smoked […]
Only 5 cases of Ebola left in Liberia
Liberia is successfully beating the Ebola virus after it has been confirmed that only 5 Ebola patients remain in the country. The worst Ebola outbreak on record has killed more than 8,600 people in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone. Earlier […]
Headache treatment increasingly expensive
Headache sufferers beware. A new trend in charging headaches sufferers steeply is on the rise. Contrary to most treatment guidelines for uncomplicated headaches, doctors are ordering expensive scans and referring patients to specialists more often, racking up unnecessary healthcare costs, […]
Three conferences by APHM to discuss current issues in healthcare
Three conferences will be held back-to-back to address the contemporary issues faced by the local healthcare sector. The first conference called “APHM International Healthcare Conference” will be held on 15 June this year. It will gather industry players and regulators […]
Skyrocketing vaccine leaves some children unimmunised
Some children are left unimmunised due to skyrocketing pricesof vaccine, Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) warns. The MSF report warns that it is the middle-income countries are not benefitting from vaccines. However, it adds that progress means many countries […]
Big city living may not be key determinant of asthma
A new study has debunked the previous assumptions that living in big cities predispose kids to asthma. Instead, researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore found that being poor, black or Puerto Rican are the most important factors that determine […]
Two killed by H7N9 bird flu in China
The H7N9 bird flu have claimed two lives in Chna’s Fujian province, local health officials say. The province had 15 confirmed cases of the strain so far this year, while Jiangxi and Zhejiang provinces and Shanghai had also reported human […]
Mali is now Ebola-free
The West African country Mali has been declared Ebola-free by its health minister after 42 days of no new cases. “I declare on this day, Jan. 18, 2015, the end of the end of the Ebola epidemic in Mali,” Ousmane […]
1 in 5 epilepsy patients have ADHD, study finds
Researchers at the Neurological Surgery, P.C. (NSPC) in Rockville Centre, New York has found that 1 in 5 patients with epilepsy exhibit attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms They surveyed 1,400 adult epilepsy patients across the United States. They found that more than 18 percent […]
