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Medicine

India orders Sun Pharma to halt eye-care drug production at plant after quality lapses

It is unclear whether these eye products were exported from India or whether any patients reported any adverse effects.
It is unclear whether these eye products were exported from India or whether any patients reported any adverse effects.

She trusted ChatGPT with her medication decisions. It cost her everything

In 2025, Bowen averaged more than 1,500 messages per week, sometimes chatting for hours in conversations that would stretch late into the night.
In 2025, Bowen averaged more than 1,500 messages per week, sometimes chatting for hours in conversations that would stretch late into the night.

My long-time helper is back after a Stage 4 cancer diagnosis. I’m grateful

For some domestic helpers, home spans both the place they came to for work and their birthplace, where people they cherish still live, says the writer.
For some domestic helpers, home spans both the place they came to for work and their birthplace, where people they cherish still live, says the writer.

As weight-loss drug users turn to dietary supplements, doctors and regulators raise flags

Side effects of GLP-1 drugs have caused many to turn to loosely regulated dietary supplements.
Side effects of GLP-1 drugs have caused many to turn to loosely regulated dietary supplements.

US says travelers should reconsider Kenya trips on health risks amid Ebola spread

A general view of a U.S. State Department sign outside the U.S. State Department building in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 11, 2025. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon
A general view of a U.S. State Department sign outside the U.S. State Department building in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 11, 2025. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon

Top-rated K-drama Doctor X: Mafia In White draws criticism over alleged medical inaccuracies

Kim Ji-won in Doctor X: Mafia In White.
Kim Ji-won in Doctor X: Mafia In White.

One man’s journey to medicine: He pivoted from architecture to nursing to medicine

Uzer Danial Sukari is a second year student at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.
Uzer Danial Sukari is a second year student at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.

US Health Secretary Kennedy launches new push on vaccine injuries

The new moves come as US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr faces legal challenges to his attempts to alter US childhood vaccination schedules.
The new moves come as US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr faces legal challenges to his attempts to alter US childhood vaccination schedules.

Nobel chemistry prize goes to pair who solved mystery of ‘mirror image’ molecules

Heiner Linke, chair of the Nobel committee for chemistry, explaining the research field of winners Henri Kagan and Japan’s Kenso Soai at a press conference in Stockholm on Oct 7.
Heiner Linke, chair of the Nobel committee for chemistry, explaining the research field of winners Henri Kagan and Japan’s Kenso Soai at a press conference in Stockholm on Oct 7.

Francis Halzen wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics

A display board shows that Francis Halzen is announced as the recipient of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics during a press conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden, October 6, 2026. TT News Agency/Christine Olsson/ via REUTERS
A display board shows that Francis Halzen is announced as the recipient of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics during a press conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden, October 6, 2026. TT News Agency/Christine Olsson/ via REUTERS

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