Health and well-being

4 dead in mushroom poisoning outbreak in California

California state health authorities are warning people to stop foraging wild mushrooms.

Acupuncture with MRI: HK opens first TCM hospital as China aims to take traditional medicine global

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

Ong Ye Kung gets inaugural award from anti-tobacco group for pushing vape ban in S-E Asia

Singapore’s ambassador in Bangkok, Ms Catherine Wong, received the award on the behalf of Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Feb 6, 2026.

Former Malaysian PM Mahathir allowed ‘home leave’ a month after hip fracture

Doctors have advised former Malaysian prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad not to have visitors besides immediate family members for now.

US President launches ‘TrumpRx’ discount drug site

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 5, 2026. REUTERS/Al Drago

Cancer cases rising among children and young people in Nepal

There were 22,008 cancer cases in Nepal in 2022 and 14,704 deaths.

Kennedy makes unfounded claim that keto diet can ‘cure’ schizophrenia

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr has a history of promoting ideas with little to no scientific evidence to back them up.

6 students among 33 people who test positive for tuberculosis in Johor’s Kota Tinggi outbreak

State education and information committee chairman Aznan Tamin said the Health Ministry confirmed the cases, involving four male and two female students.

33 TB cases found in Kota Tinggi outbreak: Johor health department

A sample that tested positive for tuberculosis is seen from a microscope in Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 29, 2019. Cases of the "white death" illness, closely linked to poverty, malnutrition and poor housing, have been on the rise since the turn of the decade as Latin America's third largest economy has grappled with repeat recessions and inflation. REUTERS/Magali Druscovich SEARCH "ARGENTINA TB" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Dozens hospitalised after nitric acid leak in Indonesia, raising safety concerns

The thick, orange-coloured fumes were first reported on Jan 31 at the facility owned by chemical tank storage company PT Vopak Terminal Merak.

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