S’poreans eating too much salt, more than one in three now has high blood pressure
Shawdesh desk: SINGAPORE – Nine in 10 Singaporeans are consuming too much salt, and the rate of hypertension has almost doubled since 2010, latest data show. More than a third ReadMore
Disease X could bring next pandemic, kill 50 Million people, says expert
Shawdesh desk: A UK health expert has said that Disease X, the name given by World Health Organisation (WHO), can cause another pandemic deadlier than Covid-19. In an interview to ReadMore
US experts carry out second pig-to-human heart transplant
Shawdesh Desk: A 58-year-old man this week became the world’s second patient to receive a transplant of a genetically modified pig heart, the latest milestone in a growing field of ReadMore
Long Covid may cause changes in multiple organs, research suggests
Shawdesh Desk: A third of people hospitalised with Covid-19 have ‘abnormalities’ in multiple organs months after getting infected, a UK study said on Saturday, potentially shedding light on the elusive ReadMore
Global leaders discuss healthier future for all: Top 5 fast facts
Shawdesh Desk: Some 4.5 billion people, more than half the global population, do not have enough access to essential health services, an issue that world leaders and ministers will tackle ReadMore
Bystanders less likely to give women CPR: research
Shawdesh Desk: Bystanders are less likely to give life- saving CPR to women having a cardiac arrest in public than men, leading to more women dying from the common health ReadMore
Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 19 new cases in 24hrs
Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh reported 19 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours till Saturday morning. With the new numbers, the country’s total Covid-19 caseload rose to 2,045,593, according to the Directorate ReadMore
Nipah virus: Schools, colleges in Kerala of India shut till Sept 24
Shawdesh Desk; Nipah virus outbreak: India will be procuring 20 more doses of monoclonal antibody from Australia following Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala. On Friday, a fresh case of Nipah ReadMore
