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Hospitals

Why did US ski great Vonn have surgery in Treviso?

Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Alpine Skiing - Women's Downhill - Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy - February 08, 2026. In this screen grab taken from a video shows medical staff moving a stretcher carrying Lindsey Vonn of United States from a helicopter to a hospital in Treviso after she crashed during the Women's Downhill. Antenna 3/via REUTERS
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Alpine Skiing - Women's Downhill - Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy - February 08, 2026. In this screen grab taken from a video shows medical staff moving a stretcher carrying Lindsey Vonn of United States from a helicopter to a hospital in Treviso after she crashed during the Women's Downhill. Antenna 3/via REUTERS

Palestinian woman hospitalised following seizure in US ICE detention

Rights groups have long reported on detainee complaints about conditions in ICE detention facilities, calling the conditions inhumane.
Rights groups have long reported on detainee complaints about conditions in ICE detention facilities, calling the conditions inhumane.

As HK opens new TCM hospital to take Chinese medicine global, Singapore watches keenly

The Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong Kong is part of China's extensive plan to promote the use and development of TCM worldwide.
The Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong Kong is part of China's extensive plan to promote the use and development of TCM worldwide.

MSF says it will not share staff details demanded by Israel to access Gaza

A pickup truck of the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), stands in front of a market stall for solar energy equipment, in the city of Tine, eastern Chad, November 25, 2025. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
A pickup truck of the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), stands in front of a market stall for solar energy equipment, in the city of Tine, eastern Chad, November 25, 2025. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Dedicated Olympic emergency room and ward for 2026 Games unveiled in Milan

A patient bed and monitoring equipment inside the newly inaugurated Olympic Ward at Niguarda Hospital, part of the medical network set up for the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, January 29, 2026. REUTERS/Lisa Jucca
A patient bed and monitoring equipment inside the newly inaugurated Olympic Ward at Niguarda Hospital, part of the medical network set up for the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, January 29, 2026. REUTERS/Lisa Jucca

Mahathir enjoys quick coffee outing in KL in first public appearance since hip fracture

Dr Mahathir Mohamad getting coffee in a Kuala Lumpur mall on Jan 27.
Dr Mahathir Mohamad getting coffee in a Kuala Lumpur mall on Jan 27.

Doctors satisfied with Mahathir’s recovery, as former Malaysian PM continues physiotherapy

Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad is receiving non-surgical physiotherapy treatment at the National Heart Institute in Kuala Lumpur.
Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad is receiving non-surgical physiotherapy treatment at the National Heart Institute in Kuala Lumpur.

What is peritoneal dialysis, and what are its benefits?

In peritoneal dialysis, a permanent catheter is surgically placed, with one end in the abdominal cavity and the other on the outside to allow the dialysis fluid to flow into and out of the abdominal cavity.
In peritoneal dialysis, a permanent catheter is surgically placed, with one end in the abdominal cavity and the other on the outside to allow the dialysis fluid to flow into and out of the abdominal cavity.

Medical drama The Pitt had much to celebrate – and now even more with another season renewal

(From left) Noah Wyle, Ambar Martinez, Ned Brower and Supriya Ganesh in The Pitt 2.
(From left) Noah Wyle, Ambar Martinez, Ned Brower and Supriya Ganesh in The Pitt 2.

Russia detains top doctors at Siberian hospital after 9 babies die

An investigator inspecting a delivery room at a maternity hospital in Novokuzhetsk, Russia, where nine newborn babies died in January.
An investigator inspecting a delivery room at a maternity hospital in Novokuzhetsk, Russia, where nine newborn babies died in January.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.