Reports of respiratory infection, especially pneumonia, will surge with winter now kicking over and its chill. The two most vulnerable groups are children younger than five and older adults over sixty due to low levels of immunity and…
Category: 6. Health
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World Diabetes Day
By Dr Catharina Boehme, Officer-in-Charge, WHO South-East Asia
Diabetes, a chronic metabolic disease, can lead to life-threatening damage to the heart, kidneys, nerves, and eyes if diagnosed late or managed poorly. It remains a significant…
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Brother ‘kept family going’ through sister’s cancer treatment
Famile handoutHollie, who lost an eye to cancer, is striving to live life to the full with help from her five-year-old brother Ted. The parents of a two-year-old who was diagnosed with a rare eye cancer said her five-year-old brother…
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Dementia becomes Australia’s leading cause of death for first time on record-Xinhua
CANBERRA, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) — Dementia was the leading cause of death in Australia in 2024, becoming the country’s top killer disease for the first time on record, according to official data released on Friday.
The data from the Australian…
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Sixteenth Meeting of the WHO South-East Asia Regional Immunization Technical Advisory Group
Overview
The WHO South-East Asia Regional Immunization Technical Advisory Group (SEAR-ITAG) serves as the regional forum for providing independent, evidence-based recommendations on immunization policies and strategies within the…
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Magnetic microrobots guide drugs directly to blood clots
Every year, 12 million people worldwide suffer a stroke; many die or are permanently impaired. Currently, drugs are administered to dissolve the thrombus that blocks the blood vessel. These drugs spread throughout the entire body,…
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Cardiologists recommend reassessing need for additional stents later
A blocked coronary artery causing an acute heart attack must be opened immediately with a stent procedure. However, if other coronary arteries also appear to be narrowed, it is safe to wait and treat those later. This approach cuts…
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Australian surgeon with 20 years of experience shares ‘top 2 foods that increase breast cancer risk’
According to World health Organisation, breast cancer – a disease in which abnormal breast cells grow out of control and form tumours – caused an estimated 6,70,000 deaths globally in 2022. If you want to lower your risk of breast cancer,…
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