The difficulty that hospitals face in operating emergency rooms has long been a serious issue in South Korea, the health ministry said on Thursday, adding that it is a major reason for the government to push for medical reform that includes the increase in the medical school admission quota. ...
Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution is linked to a higher risk of infertility in men, according to a Danish study. ...
Spinal cord injury, one of the most devastating injuries to the human body, is becoming more common than ever, said experts on Thursday. ...
A shipment of 350,000 polio vaccine doses arrived in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian Health Minister Majed Abu Ramadan said. ...
North Korea has launched a nationwide vaccination campaign for children and pregnant women with the support of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), years after they missed out on essential vaccines due to the Covid-19 pandemic. ...
The South Korean health ministry on Wednesday began deploying military doctors and public physicians to hospital emergency rooms suffering from staff shorta...
Blood cancer cells can get carried in the bloodstream to the brain and can cause severe neurological problems, including visual blurring, abnormal facial twitching, and numbness, said experts on World Leukaemia Day on Wednesday. ...
While early detection of breast cancer via mammograms -- an x-ray scan -- is crucial for better treatment outcomes, false positive results, meaning which do not result in a cancer diagnosis, are likely to deter women from further screenings, according to a study. ...
Another death due to swine flu was reported in Chhattisgarh's Durg on Tuesday, taking the district's toll to four. ...
While belching or burping is a normal physiological function, a new study on Tuesday revealed that dietary habits or a disease could be the reason. ...
