Health and well-being

India’s deafening problem

Road traffic accounts for 75 per cent of India’s urban noise, but tackling it is hard because it requires overhauling how cities are managed and how citizens behave.

WHO approves first malaria treatment for infants

Up to now, infants have been treated with formulations intended for older children – carrying a greater risk of dosage errors, side effects and toxicity.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, April 25, 2026

This handout photograph taken and released by Pakistan's Prime Minister Office on April 25, 2026 shows Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar (C-R) and Army Chief Syed Asim Munir (2ndL) walking with Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (C) upon his arrival at Nur Khan air base in Rawalpindi, near Islamabad. Abbas Araghchi arrived in Islamabad on April 24, Pakistan's foreign ministry said, ahead of planned Iran-US peace negotiations. (Photo by Aamir QURESHI / Pakistan's Prime Minister Office / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /Pakistan's Prime Minister Office " - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

‘If you’re overweight, don’t geh kiang’: Influencer Mayiduo injured foot after pull-up, triggering gout

Mayiduo shared a video on social media, in which he was seen on a wheelchair after seeking medical treatment for a swollen foot.

Chips today, fog tomorrow? Study links processed foods to waning focus

Researchers in three universities have found that as the proportion of ultra-processed foods in a person’s diet increases, their performance on attention-based tasks decline.

Measles cases in Japan rising sharply

The surge in international travel in the past few years has resulted in people bringing the virus into Japan.

Measles on the rise in Americas: Experts

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth called the requirement for US military to get annual flu vaccines an "absurd, overreachign" mandate.

Diego Maradona’s daughter slams ‘manipulation’ of family by his doctors

Gianinna Maradona, daughter of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona, speaks to the media outside the court for a trial hearing on her father's death in San Isidro.

Pentagon to stop requiring members of US military to get flu vaccines

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth called the requirement for US military to get annual flu vaccines an "absurd, overreachign" mandate.

Longevity medicine clinics expand into hotels in Singapore to offer holistic treatments

Longevity medicine clinic Chi Longevity (left) opened a branch at the Four Seasons Hotel Singapore in early 2025. Concierge longevity service Elyx (right) set up shop in Raffles Arcade in January.

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