Medicine

Actress Chen Xiuhuan attends youngest daughter’s white coat ceremony in Australia

Chen Xiuhuan (right) posted a photo with her daughter Shavinne Tsai on social media on Feb 21.

Japan panel approves stem cell medical products to treat heart disease and Parkinson’s

Japanese government experts endorsed on Feb 19 ground-breaking projects to manufacture regenerative medicine products to treat heart diseases and Parkinson’s.

Wegovy copycat to be priced competitively, up to 60% discount feasible: Indian drugmaker Dr Reddy’s

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories' co-chairman and managing director G V Prasad declined to give a specific price point for their generic version.

The shingles vaccine may have a dementia upside

Over the past year, data from separate vaccine rollouts in Wales, Australia, Canada and the US suggests the shingles vaccine can delay the onset of dementia and slow down its progress, says the writer.

Moderna says US refusing to review mRNA-based flu shot

Moderna said the rejection was “inconsistent with previous written communications”.

When beauty turns fatal: South Korea logs 50 plastic surgery deaths since 2016

The deaths of 41 women and nine men in South Korea were linked to plastic surgery from 2016 to 2024.

What should you keep in your home medicine cabinet?

Many people have half-used creams, expired pills and an eclectic mix of medicines hiding in a drawer somewhere.

Want to know what’s wrong with you?

Separating medical fact from fiction is becoming harder online amid a booming industry of health influencers, says the writer..

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.

Alpine skiing-'100% gone': Vonn on ACL after doctor's doubts

Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Alpine Skiing - Women's Downhill Official Training - Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre, Belluno, Italy - February 06, 2026. Lindsey Vonn of United States reacts during training REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

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