The Malaysian Paediatric Association (MPA), representing the nation’s paediatricians and child health professionals, has reviewed the recent updated guidance from the United States’ Centers for Disease…
Category: 6. Health
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Measles cases almost triple in Australia as global outbreaks continue
The number of measles cases nationwide is now approaching triple the number of cases reported in 2024 as outbreaks continue around the world.
There have now been 168 cases of measles across Australia in 2025, according to the national disease…
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One Protein Is a Better Predictor of Heart Disease Than Cholesterol : ScienceAlert
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States.
Since researchers first established the link between diet, cholesterol and heart disease in the 1950s, risk for heart disease has been partly assessed based on a patient’s…
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Busting Prostate Cancer Myths: Facts Malaysian Men Should Know For Early Detection, Better Outcomes
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 — Prostate cancer remains one of the most misunderstood cancers among Malaysian men, despite being the third most common cancer affecting men in the country.
According to the…
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Hanoi says infectious diseases under control despite rise in measles and hand, foot and mouth cases
December 22, 2025
HANOI – Infectious diseases remain largely under control in Hà Nội despite a rise in several illnesses this year, city health authorities said, pointing to intensified surveillance, vaccination efforts and public-health…
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More young Filipinos getting chronic kidney disease — and they learn too late
December 22, 2025
MANILA – Kyle Terence Abanto was only 23 years old when his doctor told him he had stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD5), the end-stage of the illness that currently has no cure.
He considered it a life sentence without being…
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Probiotics alleviate allergic rhinitis in kids
Writing in International Immunopharmacology, researchers from Henan University of Science and Technology’s College of Food and Bioengineering and Wecare Probiotics Co., Ltd, highlighted that probiotics can alleviate allergic rhinitis by working…
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Researching food options for cancer patients
Two NHS Tayside specialists have put themselves on a pureed diet to gain an insight into the difficulties faced by patients with head and neck cancers.
Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, Sinéad McCarney, and Specialist Oncology…
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A Public Health Wake-Up Call in the US
The CDC has reported nearly 2000 measles cases to date in 2025, a number we haven’t seen since 1992.
Next month, the US faces a critical deadline where we have to prove that we have stopped measles transmission, if not, we could lose our…
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Hidden Infections May Be the Missing Link in Long COVID – SciTechDaily
- Hidden Infections May Be the Missing Link in Long COVID SciTechDaily
- Chronic fatigue syndrome seems to have a very strong genetic element New Scientist
- Researchers identify viral suspects that could be fueling long COVID ScienceDaily
- Genes and…
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