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Meditation may cause distressing experiences for some –study
A new study has found that meditation – although widely recommended by wellness experts as a way to reduce stress, increase self-awareness, and encourage a healthy lifestyle – can result in negative and distressing experiences for some people. Nearly 100 […]
Doctors, pharma execs worry over India’s generics-only plan
Doctors, health experts and pharmaceutical executives in India have expressed their worries over the country’s plan to enact a law that will ensure doctors will only prescribe medicines by their generic names as the move might increase the sale of […]
Zuellig Pharma invests in Singapore-based start-up Klinify
Zuellig Pharma, a leading provider of pharmaceutical logistics services in Asia Pacific, has invested in a Singapore-based healthtech startup named Klinify, a cloud-based clinic management solution that helps doctors go digital, without interrupting their work processes. Maarten Kelder, Zuellig Pharma […]
Ventilator-associated infections in hospitals preventable – study
A recent study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute of Patient Safety and Quality in the US has demonstrated that ventilator-associated events in hospitals can be prevented by health care providers. Going on a ventilator is often the […]
Sudden rise in Yemen cholera cases, death toll
A sudden increase in Yemen’s cholera cases has been shown in a World Health Organization (WHO) document earlier this week, with the number of suspected cases rising to 35,217 since April 27, when the outbreak began to spread rapidly. That […]
Ethiopia’s Tedros becomes first African to head WHO
Ethiopia’s Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has become the first African to lead the World Health Organization (WHO) after winning the race for the top spot in the United Nations (UN) agency. Ethiopia’s ambassador to the UN in Geneva Negash Kebret Botora […]
WHO expects 300,000 cholera cases in Yemen within six months
The World Health Organization (WHO) said it is expecting as many as 300,000 cases of cholera in Yemen within six months and an “extremely high” number of deaths. “We need to expect something that could go up to 200,000-250,000 cases […]
Wales receives UK’s first proton beam machine
Proton Partners International (PPI), a Wales-based private company that provides innovative cancer care, has received the key component that will fire the UK’s first high-energy proton beam machine at its Rutherford Cancer Centre. Currently, only low-energy treatment is available in […]
G20 health ministers agree to take on antibiotic resistance
Health ministers from the G20 major economies met for the first time and agreed to cooperate in tackling issues such as antibiotic resistance. They also agreed to begin executing national action plans by the end of 2018. Germany, which holds […]
Scientists to test Zika virus against brain tumor cells
Scientists in the UK are planning to use and test Zika virus against brain cancer cells in an effort to find new ways in combatting an aggressive type of cancer. Zika causes severe disability in babies by attacking developing stem […]
