BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: In Brunei Darussalam, kidney replacement therapies such as dialysis and kidney transplants are accessible to the public free of charge.
Women who first experience hypertension while pregnant are at risk of developing heart disease early.
NAIROBI, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's health authorities said Wednesday that robust measures are underway to mitigate the risks of viral diseases such as Marburg, mpox, and Ebola across the country.
JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- South Africa's mining industry recorded the lowest number of occupational diseases, injuries, and deaths in 2024, marking the lowest number of fatalities in the country's mining history, a government official said Thursday.
The unknown disease has left 79 dead and more than 300 infected in Democratic Republic of Congo since late October.
PUTRAJAYA: Health officers from the Health Ministry do not possess the authority to arrest and detain individuals suspected of infectious diseases in the same manner as criminal cases handled by the police.
There are many types of infections that end with the word ‘pox’, ranging from smallpox to mpox.
SINGAPORE: The vaccine, called Arexvy, protects against the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and was developed by British pharmaceutical giant GSK.
As climate change looks set to result in hotter temperatures here, some researchers suggest a heat warning system could help in managing the impact of chronic diseases exacerbated by heatwaves.
This neurodegenerative disease causes slow and abnormal movements due to the unexplained loss of certain nerve cells.
More younger people in Malaysia are getting heart disease today, and it's the number one cause of premature deaths here. Find out why and more in this report.
IBD not only affects you physically, but can also impact you mentally and socially.
It's better even than walking 10,000 steps a day, according to the latest research.
ADVANCEMENTS in surgical, medical, anaesthetic and intensive care have significantly improved survival rates for children with congenital heart disease (CHD), allowing more of them to reach adulthood.
LOOK closely at Alderney, a tiny, idyllic island – Victorian-era fortifications dot the wind-swept coastline.
Research finds link between complications during pregnancy and heart disease later in life.
TOKYO, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Osaka District Court has ordered the central government and other parties to pay compensation to more than 120 plaintiffs.
KINSHASA, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The water level of the Congo River reached 5.9 meters, close to the historic high, the Waterways Authority of the Democratic Republic of the Congo said in a statement released on Friday, warning possible floods that could cause human loss and water-borne diseases.
The most surprising thing about this list of medical killers might be that they are, to a certain extent, preventable.
Inflammatory bowel disease is an umbrella term used to describe disorders that involve chronic inflammation of your digestive tract.