PETALING JAYA: When Matthew Wu was 60, he experienced subtle symptoms like fatigue and constipation. The former bank staff member initially brushed them off as signs of ageing.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry will issue a circular soon to allow assistant medical officers (MOs) to issue prescriptions for basic medicines for common ailments, says Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.
KINSHASA, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO), are investigating a new cluster of illnesses and community deaths in Equateur Province, where a total of 1,096 people have fallen ill and 60 have died.
Some women are pushing for equal paternity leave for fathers to reduce workplace discrimination against mothers
JOHOR BARU: The number of influenza-like illness (ILI) cases in Johor has risen by more than 97%, says state health and environment committee chairman Ling Tian Soon.
(Reuters) - World heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois withdrew on Thursday from his scheduled title defence against Joseph Parker on Saturday after falling ill.
KOLKATA/BEIJING: India on Monday (Jan 6) reported eight cases of the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) that has been driving a spike in respiratory illnesses in China, stoking fears among sections of the Indian public that another pandemic may be in the making.
KUALA LUMPUR: The 25-year-old man, who trespassed into a mosque in Taman Tun Dr Ismail, has been suffering from mental illness since April, 2022.
SRINAGAR, (India): Authorities in India-administered Jammu and Kashmir were investigating a mysterious disease that has claimed the lives of 17 people, local media reports said Saturday (Jan 25).
(Reuters) - Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford will miss Sunday's Premier League clash against leaders Liverpool at Anfield because of illness, head coach Ruben Amorim said.
NEW YORK, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. federal government has sued South Carolina, saying the state has not done enough to make sure people with serious mental illnesses are taken out of group homes and helped to get back into the community where they can work and lead independent lives.
JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- South Africa has declared food-borne illnesses a national disaster following a recent surge in food poisoning cases that left dozens of children dead and hundreds hospitalized.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- An E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder burgers has led to 49 illnesses, including one death, in the United States, the country's national public health agency said on Tuesday.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- With more cases being reported, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed on Friday that at least 75 people in the country have been sickened by the E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers.
PETALING JAYA: The Mental Health Act 2001 should be reviewed to protect the public against the misuse of mental illness diagnoses in the legal system and at the same time provide justice to victims, say experts.
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%.
WITH the monsoon season coming to an end, South Korea has seen a surge in the number of days with scorching heat, leading to a rapid increase in the number of cases of heat- related illnesses.
SEOUL: With the monsoon season coming to an end, South Korea has seen a surge in the number of days with scorching heat, leading to a rapid increase in the number of cases of heat-related illnesses.
A RM20,000 allocation will be made to the Sarawak Teachers’ Union (STU) Sibu Division for members to treat critical illnesses.
SEOUL: South Korea will use 10 trillion won (US$7.59 billion) in health insurance funds over three years to raise fees doctors receive for treating severe illnesses, the health ministry said on Friday (Sept 27), as a walkout by young doctors strains the health system.