This stealthy condition can be hard to detect until it has progressed and is primarily influenced by lifestyle factors.
Dear Dr G, I understand you are guiding readers in January to improve themselves in 2025, and I hope to get advice for my addiction to booze and sex.
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s Supreme Court acquitted former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in a 2008 corruption case on Wednesday (Jan 15), clearing the way for the ailing leader to fight parliamentary elections in the troubled South Asian country.
DHAKA: Ailing former Bangladeshi premier Khaleda Zia has flown to London for long-sought medical treatment, a party spokesman said, months after a student-led revolution ousted a government that had prevented her from travelling abroad.
In conjunction with World Hepatitis Day on July 28, we take a look at this infectious disease, which affects our liver.
The chatbot, from the company OpenAI, scored an average of 90% when diagnosing a medical condition from a case report and explaining its reasoning. Doctors randomly assigned to use the chatbot got an average score of 76%.
DHAKA: Bangladesh's illness-plagued opposition leader Khaleda Zia made her first public appearance in six years on Thursday (Nov 21), months after her release from house arrest following the ouster of longtime foe Sheikh Hasina.
PHNOM PENH: The increasing trend of alcohol consumption among Cambodian youth, particularly those aged 15 to 18, has raised serious concerns about non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
The columnist examines the dangers of overdoing vitamins and supplements.
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PETALING JAYA: As the world works to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030, health experts say there must be concerted efforts to address the gaps in the testing and treatment of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C.
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia recorded 49,992 cases of Hepatitis B and 34,573 cases of Hepatitis C over the past decade, from 2013 to 2023, says Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan.
HO CHI MINH CITY: International medical experts have urged countries with a high prevalence of viral hepatitis, including the Philippines, to declare public health emergencies to meet the goal worldwide of eliminating the “silent killer” disease by 2030.
How you drink your alcohol and what you drink can affect your risk of alcohol-related death and disease.
IN what is believed to be the first case in Malaysia, a husband dying from liver cirrhosis has a chance of being saved by his wife.
PETALING JAYA: Fatty liver disease is now fast becoming a leading cause of liver cancer in Malaysia, which is the sixth most common cancer in the country, say experts.
Although we can live without a spleen, this tiny organ actually performs a lot of functions in our body.
PETALING JAYA: A hot topic during many Chinese New Year feasts is how China-born actress Jia Ling lost 50kg for her role as a boxer in the new movie Yolo.
A target has been set for countries around the world to decrease new hepatitis B and C cases to 10% by 2030.
The work of three virologists in discovering the hepatitis C virus led to the development of drugs and tests for this infectious disease.