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Hospitals

Mandai opens animal hospital with CT scanner, retractable roofs, water features in wards

A CT scan of a striped hyena at Mandai Wildlife Group's new Wildlife Healthcare and Research Centre.
A CT scan of a striped hyena at Mandai Wildlife Group's new Wildlife Healthcare and Research Centre.

Outdoor hospitals, shaken communities as Philippine quake toll hits 41

Patients are temporarily stationed outside the Sarangani Provincial Hospital in Alabel on June 9, 2026, after an influx of patients arrived following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake.
Patients are temporarily stationed outside the Sarangani Provincial Hospital in Alabel on June 9, 2026, after an influx of patients arrived following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake.

HK actor Joe Ma hospitalised due to severe inflammation and swelling in right leg

Joe Ma (left) shared on social media on June 3 a photo of himself in hospital.
Joe Ma (left) shared on social media on June 3 a photo of himself in hospital.

Singer Landy Wen discharged from hospital and reveals battle with death due to septic shock

Taiwanese singer Landy Wen was in ICU for 11 days due to septic shock.
Taiwanese singer Landy Wen was in ICU for 11 days due to septic shock.

South Korea drops gender-neutral hospital room plan after backlash

Several countries such as Japan and Canada have introduced gender-neutral facilities, a move that has sparked debate and pushback from critics.
Several countries such as Japan and Canada have introduced gender-neutral facilities, a move that has sparked debate and pushback from critics.

Classes cancelled and clinics shuttered in Honduras on nationwide strike

Singer Landy Wen transferred to general ward after 10 days in ICU due to septic shock

Landy Wen was hospitalised after suffering from septic shock caused by kidney stones.
Landy Wen was hospitalised after suffering from septic shock caused by kidney stones.

Ebola crisis in Congo draws $640 million in global pledges

Health workers are sprayed with disinfectant on May 25 after coming into contact with the body of a person suspected of having died from Ebola in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Health workers are sprayed with disinfectant on May 25 after coming into contact with the body of a person suspected of having died from Ebola in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Locals at epicentre of DR Congo Ebola outbreak storm hospital

Red Cross workers carry a coffin of a child who died of Ebola in Mongbwalu, Ituri province, the epicentre of the current Ebola outbreak, on May 24.
Red Cross workers carry a coffin of a child who died of Ebola in Mongbwalu, Ituri province, the epicentre of the current Ebola outbreak, on May 24.

Lebanon says Israeli strike on army barracks wounded soldier

Smoke rising from the site of an Israeli strike that targeted an area in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on May 23.
Smoke rising from the site of an Israeli strike that targeted an area in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on May 23.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.