Medicine

Snoring, subways and stealth ads: How big pharma targets China's waistline

China’s rate of overweight or obese people could reach more than 65 per cent by 2030, the country’s National Health Commission has said.

Roche, Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s blood test gets US FDA clearance

Swiss drugmaker Roche says the Elecsys pTau217 biomarker blood test is not intended to be used as a stand-alone diagnostic test.

Sport-Global initiative for female athletes expands to nine nations

Athletics - European Athletics Championships - Alexander Stadium, Birmingham, Britain - August 14, 2026 General view during the women's 10000m final REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

What to know about melanoma, one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer

There are simple ways to reduce your risk and to detect possible cases early while they are most curable.

Child died in Chinese biotech firm’s gene-editing trial

Shanghai-based HuidaGene Therapeutics attributed the child’s death to acute respiratory distress syndrome as part of a severe immune reaction to the gene-editing therapy.

‘No discussions’ over AstraZeneca-Bristol Myers deal, senior source says

Reports said that the two drugmakers had held preliminary talks about a possible deal that would create a pharmaceutical behemoth with a combined value of nearly US$400 billion.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Aug 3, 2026

Firefighters battle a wildfire near the Agia Paraskevi village, Greece, on Aug 2, 2026.

Pharma giants AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers Squibb in talks on $512 billion mega deal: Report

The report of the potential deal comes about a dozen years after AstraZeneca fended off a takeover attempt by larger US rival Pfizer.

India takes action against 90% of inspected high-risk pharmaceutical facilities: Regulator

The crackdown is part of a broader effort to strengthen quality standards in India after Indian-made cough syrups were linked by global health authorities to child deaths.

Vietnamese doctors perform nation’s first successful penis transplant

The Viet Duc Friendship Hospital medical team perform Vietnam’s first penis transplant from a brain-dead donor.

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