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Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsChinese medical device makers push into Europe as anti-corruption squeeze bites at home
Facing anti-corruption policies and profit squeezing at home, Chinese innovative medical device companies are accelerating their push into the European market despite mounting cro…
Source: Al Jazeera – News ·
GeopoliticsMitch McConnell releases health update, says he is ‘regaining’ strength
The US Republican senator has been absent from Congress during a weeks-long hospitalisation, spurring party concern.
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsUS Senator McConnell breaks silence on his health after weeks of rumours
Senator Mitch McConnell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalisation, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation …
Source: Al Jazeera – News ·
GeopoliticsVenezuelan doctors convert restaurant into a clinic after earthquake
Volunteers in La Guaira have transformed a fast-food restaurant into an emergency clinic.
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsNurses baffled by closed medicine tube to premature baby, inquest hears
An infusion tube delivering medicine to a premature baby at a Hong Kong public hospital was closed for unknown reasons shortly before her death three years ago, an inquest has hea…
Source: BBC News – World ·
GeopoliticsChildren keep dying in a country that made huge progress on measles
More than 120,000 suspected and confirmed measles cases have been reported in Bangladesh, where hospitals are overwhelmed.
Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) – World ·
GeopoliticsBrain tumors: New vaccine offers patients hope for more time
A new therapy offers people with seemingly incurable brain tumors scope for hope: It could slow the progression of the disease and extend patients' lives.
Source: Times of India – World ·
GeopoliticsThe doctor in your phone may not be a doctor: How medicine is losing the information war
Many Americans now seek health advice from social media influencers and podcasts. These sources often lack medical credentials, and users find them convenient but not accurate. …
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
Geopolitics14 of 27 top IB scorers from English Schools Foundation plan to study medicine
Fourteen of the 27 top scorers in this year’s International Baccalaureate (IB) programme from Hong Kong’s largest international school group plan to study medicine, with some stud…
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsWhat Are Fish Oil Supplements Good For? Here’s Your Crash Course
A large-scale clinical trial has shown that even long-term consumption of DHA—an omega-3 fatty acid found in abundance in oily fish—may not lead to improvements in cognitive funct…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
Geopolitics‘I’m so scared’: parents of dying Hong Kong girl, 13, pray for organ ‘miracle’
The parents of a 13-year-old Hong Kong girl critically in need of a new heart and lungs have appealed to the public in hopes of a “miracle”, with the girl fearing she “won’t be ab…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsWHO declares cruise ship-linked hantavirus outbreak over
The World Health Organization on Thursday declared an end to the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship which sparked international alarm, after the last person left quaranti…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsHow a ‘Chinese heart’ could get US blood pumping despite biotech decoupling
A “Chinese heart” could be helping to save lives in the United States despite efforts to decouple the two countries’ biotechnology sectors as a result of rising political tensions…
Source: Your Story ·
StartupsPadma Awards 2026: the doctors and healthcare pioneers honoured this year
Padma Awards 2026 recognised doctors and healthcare figures across oncology, gastroenterology and traditional medicine. Here are the medicine honourees of the year.
Source: BBC News – World ·
GeopoliticsLoved and loathed: The making of India's viral liver doctor
Dr Cyriac Abby Philips has built a large online following, but often clashes with India's traditional medicine specialists.
Source: The New York Times – World ·
Geopolitics12 Hours With Venezuelan Doctors Searching for Earthquake Survivors
A medical team set out from the capital to rescue people in the hardest-hit part of the disaster zone, La Guaira. They found silence in the ruins instead.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsThe fittest founder in the room got cancer. Here’s how he used AI to fight back.
When confronted with cancer, Connor Christou fed everything tied tied to his regime — blood results, scan data, wearable output, journal entries — into Claude.
Source: The New York Times – World ·
GeopoliticsThe Netherlands Records Its First Assisted Death of a Child Between 1 and 12
Physician-assisted death for terminally ill children in that age group has been allowed in the country since 2024.
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsWhy having more foreign-trained doctors in Hong Kong won’t threaten local ones
As Hong Kong marks the 29th anniversary of its return to Chinese rule on July 1, the South China Morning Post talks to the city’s senior officials about the administration’s achie…
Source: The Guardian – World ·
Geopolitics‘Horrific’ maternity care failings at Nottingham NHS trust prompt calls for public inquiry
Report uncovers biggest childbirth scandal in NHS history in which 520 mothers and babies suffered ‘potentially avoidable’ harm or diedHorrific failings led to 520 mothers and bab…
Source: The New York Times – World ·
GeopoliticsNorway’s Crown Princess Has Lung Transplant
Princess Mette-Marit was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis eight years ago and was placed on a waiting list for organ donation this month.
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsNorway’s crown princess has ‘successful’ lung transplant
Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit has undergone a successful lung transplant and is recovering from the procedure, the royal household said in a statement on Wednesday. The 5…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
Geopolitics34 fetuses found in Polish doctor’s garden
A Polish doctor has been taken into custody after 34 human fetuses were found buried in the garden of her former home, the authorities said on Monday. Magdalena H. – a 57-year-old…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsWhy are breast cancer cases surging among younger Hong Kong women?
In the third of a six-part Health Matters wellness series on cancer in Hong Kong, Elizabeth Cheung looks into the rise in breast cancer cases among women, the changing reproductiv…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsHong Kong-born scientist King Li named founding dean of third medical school
A Hong Kong-born biomedical imaging expert and founding dean of a US institution has been appointed to head the city’s third medical school. According to the University of Science…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsHow an HKU-developed eczema product could help fight superbug threat
When Scottish doctor Alexander Fleming accidentally discovered the first antibiotic in 1928, he changed the course of history, extending global life expectancy by decades and savi…
Source: Times of India – World ·
GeopoliticsMedical miracle or MAGA marvel? Trump's doctor says he has heart of someone 14 years younger
Based on the article, here are four clear bullet points summarizing the key information: • The White House released a three-page medical memo about President Donald Trump's healt…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsHealth leaders call for closer collaboration to improve patient experience and outcomes
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Greater clarity on costs, stronger co-ordination between public and private sectors, and more comprehen…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
Geopolitics3 scientists win Hong Kong’s Shaw Prize for developing therapy for rare leukaemia
Three life scientists from mainland China and France have won Hong Kong’s Shaw Prize for developing a therapy that has turned a rare form of leukaemia from deadly to widely curabl…
Source: BBC News – World ·
GeopoliticsTrump to undergo annual medical exam ahead of 80th birthday
The BBC’s Bernd Debusmann explains the routine medical check of the president of the US.
Source: The Hindu – World ·
GeopoliticsUgandan health officials report new Ebola virus infections, bringing cases to 7
Ugandan health officials report two new Ebola cases, raising total infections to seven amid an ongoing outbreak linked to Congo
Source: The Hindu – World ·
GeopoliticsIndian-origin cancer specialist struck off U.K. medical register over conviction
He was convicted last November at Carlisle Crown Court of two counts of “controlling/coercive behaviour” and one count of “cruelty to a person under the age of 16” relating to two…
Source: BBC News – World ·
GeopoliticsRed Cross volunteers die from suspected Ebola in DR Congo
They are thought to have caught the virus before the outbreak was identified, the Red Cross says.
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsSupercharging Immune Cells May Help Control HIV Long-Term
CAR-T cell therapy is already a potent treatment for certain cancers. Now, a small study is showing early promise for managing HIV.
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsHealth authorities order halt to use of medical devices tied to patient’s death
Hong Kong health authorities have ordered hospitals to stop using a batch of blood pressure monitoring sets after an improperly sealed device was linked to the death of an elderly…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsHong Kong inquest finds rare gastroscopy complication caused man’s death
A 29-year-old Hong Kong man died of misadventure linked to a rare complication following a gastroscopy at a public hospital two years ago, an inquest has found. The Coroner’s Cour…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsWhy Hong Kong scientists think GLP-1 weight-loss drugs can help stroke patients
Popular weight-loss injections have the potential to help patients recover from severe strokes when used alongside a surgical procedure to remove blood clots in the brain, scienti…
Source: Times of India – World ·
GeopoliticsA mother’s liver donation gave her 17-yr-old son a second chance at life
A mother's love proved stronger than fear when her 17-year-old son Armaan faced acute liver failure. Renu Khanna donated a portion of her liver in a life-saving transplant at Apol…
Source: Your Story ·
StartupsWhat if your health had a CIBIL-like score? A Hyderabad startup is building it for a decade
ekincare's decade-long bet on structured health data is becoming the backbone of corporate healthcare in India, and the implications go far beyond employee wellness.
Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) – World ·
GeopoliticsHantavirus: How it differs from COVID
In 2018-2019, the Andes virus hantavirus spread person-to-person in Argentina. Eleven people died — but it was stopped. Analysis of that outbreak shows the current one can also be…
Source: MIT Technology Review ·
AI / Deep TechWhat’s next for IVF
MIT Technology Review’s What’s Next series looks across industries, trends, and technologies to give you a first look at the future. You can read the rest of them here. Forty-eigh…
Source: The Hindu – World ·
GeopoliticsWHO says now five confirmed cruise ship hantavirus cases
The WHO said it expected the outbreak on the MV Hondius, currently sailing from Cape Verde to the Spanish island of Tenerife, to be limited, so long as public health measures were…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsHandle with care: Chinese study finds aquatic virus can infect human eyes
A virus found in shrimp and fish may cause an eye disease in humans, according to a recent study that marks the first known case of a pathogen from aquatic animals infecting peopl…
Source: The Hindu – World ·
GeopoliticsAtlantic Cruise ship Hantavirus outbreak: What we know so far
The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed two cases of the virus, with five additional individuals suspected of infection, as the vessel remains docked in the Atlantic near Ca…
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsHe Couldn’t Land a Job Interview. Was AI to Blame?
Armed with some Python and a white-hot sense of injustice, one medical student spent six months trying to figure out whether an algorithm trashed his job application.
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