Doctor visits may cost at least three times as much next year
PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): A visit to the doctor at private clinics nationwide could cost you at least three times as much […]
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Toddler dead from suspected HFMD infection in Mukah, Sarawak
PETALING JAYA: A child has died of suspected hand, foot, mouth disease (HFMD) in Sarawak on Saturday (July 28). The […]
WHO launches Global Action Plan on Physical Activity
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is today joining Prime Minister António Costa of Portugal to launch the new “WHO […]
Smoking: a rundown on lighting up
GENEVA: Every minute, smokers get through nearly 11 million cigarettes and 10 die from the habit, experts say, in an […]
Weight loss reduces skin cancer risk
Understanding the risk factors behind every type of cancer is important in our effort to minimize the population’s risk at […]
‘Operation Eliminate Trans Fats’ could save 500,000 lives every year
In an effort to save half a million lives each year, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on May 14, 2018, […]