Health and well-being

US President launches ‘TrumpRx’ discount drug site

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 5, 2026. REUTERS/Al Drago

Cancer cases rising among children and young people in Nepal

There were 22,008 cancer cases in Nepal in 2022 and 14,704 deaths.

Kennedy makes unfounded claim that keto diet can ‘cure’ schizophrenia

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr has a history of promoting ideas with little to no scientific evidence to back them up.

6 students among 33 people who test positive for tuberculosis in Johor’s Kota Tinggi outbreak

State education and information committee chairman Aznan Tamin said the Health Ministry confirmed the cases, involving four male and two female students.

33 TB cases found in Kota Tinggi outbreak: Johor health department

A sample that tested positive for tuberculosis is seen from a microscope in Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 29, 2019. Cases of the "white death" illness, closely linked to poverty, malnutrition and poor housing, have been on the rise since the turn of the decade as Latin America's third largest economy has grappled with repeat recessions and inflation. REUTERS/Magali Druscovich SEARCH "ARGENTINA TB" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Dozens hospitalised after nitric acid leak in Indonesia, raising safety concerns

The thick, orange-coloured fumes were first reported on Jan 31 at the facility owned by chemical tank storage company PT Vopak Terminal Merak.

Anger mounts in Senegal over Chinese firm’s sanitary pad scandal

Women and girls from west and central Africa, including Senegal, often struggle to access quality menstrual products.

‘Loneliness the hardest’: South Korean’s videos on caring for bedridden mum goes viral online

Mr Cho Bum-hee is the main caregiver for his bedridden mother.

Four out of every 10 cancer cases are preventable: WHO

New research estimates that 38 per cent of all new cancer cases globally in 2022 – 7.1 million – were linked to preventable causes.

Thailand’s coffee giants to halve default sugar levels in major health drive

Beginning Feb 11, any customer ordering a “normal sweetness” beverage will automatically receive a drink containing only 50 per cent of the original sugar recipe.

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