health

Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill reveals blood cancer diagnosis

  Wellington, New Zealand | AFP | Saturday 3/18/2023 Actor Sam Neill has revealed he is being treated for stage-three…

Dengue treatment advances in animal trials

Tokyo, Japan | AFP | Thursday 3/16/2023 by Sara HUSSEIN A new dengue treatment that could become the first to…

Dengue treatment advances in animal trials

by Sara HUSSEIN Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A new dengue treatment that could become the first to prevent…

China lifts sweeping visa curbs on foreigners

by Daniel STUBLEN Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- China will once again start issuing a range of visas…

Thousands of hospital doctors walk out in latest UK strike

by Helen ROWE UK hospital doctors on Monday began a three-day strike over pay at the start of a week…

Japan eases mask guidelines, but few are keen to change

by Mathias CENA Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's government eased its mask guidelines on Monday, recommending them only…

Nearly 130,000 facing starvation in Horn of Africa: WHO

Nearly 130,000 people in the Greater Horn of Africa are "staring death in the eyes" from catastrophic hunger, the World…

Health warnings as Bangkok chokes on pollution

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Nearly 200,000 people in Thailand have been admitted to hospital because of air pollution this week,…

‘Fix the system’: Indonesia parents seek justice after cough syrup crisis

by Gemma CAHYA Agence France-Presse JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Dinosaur-themed birthday decorations still hang on the walls of Safitri Puspa…

FBI director says Covid ‘most likely’ caused by Wuhan lab accident

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- FBI Director Christopher Wray said Tuesday his agency believes the Covid-19 pandemic was "most likely"…

Vaccine maker Novavax says ‘substantial doubt’ over future

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Covid-19 vaccine maker Novavax raised doubts Tuesday about its ability to continue its business, announcing…

Brisk daily walk could prevent one in 10 early deaths: study

PARIS, France (AFP) -- One in 10 early deaths could be prevented if everyone engaged in a small amount of…

This website uses cookies.