Medicine

Malaysia govt will ensure critical medicine and medical device stocks remain sufficient: Minister

A total of 72 per cent of medical items are widely available and 81 per cent of medical devices are available, said a minister.

New research upends argument for the popular longevity supplement NAD+ touted by celebs

A new research emerged, showing that a central claim about NAD+ is not as straightforward as influencers make it out to be.

TCM practitioners can join hands with eligible clinics to manage patients’ health: Koh Poh Koon

Senior Minister of State for Health and Manpower Koh Poh Koon said the effort aims to develop innovative care models for residents inclined towards TCM.

WHO sounds alarm on Gaza medical shortages

The WHO said most of the hospitals and primary healthcare centres in the Gaza Strip were only partially operational.

Facebook has a health scam problem

A new report found hundreds of thousands of scam ads for medical products on Facebook.

Britain gets experimental drug from Japan to bolster hantavirus response

The UK Health Security Agency said it accepted delivery of the antiviral drug favipiravir, developed by Japan's Toyama Chemical, to bolster treatment stocks.

Pop pill to lose weight? The GLP-1 ‘magic bullet’ is enticing – and dangerous

Like antibiotics, the weight loss drugs are at risk of being misused.

What, exactly, is longevity medicine?

Virtually anyone with a medical degree can call himself or herself a longevity doctor; witness all the doctor-influencer types positioning themselves as experts on social media.

Thailand plans to update medical cannabis framework after US eases restrictions

The US had earlier announced steps to reclassify certain marijuana products as less dangerous under federal law.

US Health Secretary Kennedy defends Trump’s mathematically impossible drug discount claims

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr said the president “has a different way of calculating”.

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