Medicine

India med school hopefuls beset with anxiety before they retake scandal-tainted exam

Alima Javed, 20, said she will sit the upcoming National Eligibility cum Entrance Test re-test.

India limits cough syrup sales to pharmacies after contamination cases

Since 2022, India-made cough syrups have been linked to the deaths of more than 140 children in Africa and Central Asia.

China lures foreign patients with cutting-edge, cheap medical care

A fellow New Zealand patient who had received the treatment in China introduced Stuart Lye to a hospital in Shanghai.

Lung cancer patients on drug from China’s Akeso lived longer

The new study by Chinese firm Akeso targeted squamous non-small cell lung cancer, a condition often linked with smoking.

Experimental pancreatic cancer pill doubles survival chances, boosts quality of life

Revolution Medicine’s daraxonrasib drug reduced the time from diagnosis of pancreatic cancer to a patient’s death to 13.2 months versus 6.7 months for those on standard chemotherapy.

Malaysia govt will ensure critical medicine and medical device stocks remain sufficient: Minister

A total of 72 per cent of medical items are widely available and 81 per cent of medical devices are available, said a minister.

New research upends argument for the popular longevity supplement NAD+ touted by celebs

A new research emerged, showing that a central claim about NAD+ is not as straightforward as influencers make it out to be.

TCM practitioners can join hands with eligible clinics to manage patients’ health: Koh Poh Koon

Senior Minister of State for Health and Manpower Koh Poh Koon said the effort aims to develop innovative care models for residents inclined towards TCM.

WHO sounds alarm on Gaza medical shortages

The WHO said most of the hospitals and primary healthcare centres in the Gaza Strip were only partially operational.

Facebook has a health scam problem

A new report found hundreds of thousands of scam ads for medical products on Facebook.

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