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Lab tests confirmed that "khat drops" sold in Israel were methamphetamine, police said Sunday. Khat leaves are legal in Israel, but any extract of the plant is illegal.
Embracing a “fitness mindset” can make a huge difference when it comes to living a healthier life.
SEN. Risa Hontiveros is pushing for a super El Niño-ready and responsive 2027 national budget, calling on government agencies and local government units (LGUs) to strengthen measures to protect the public from extreme heat, water shortages and threats to public health.
SEN. Christopher “Bong” Go pressed for accessible healthcare and grassroots economic development as he attended the joint turnover of the Kauswagan Super Health Center and the Senator Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel Barangay Economic Enterprise Building in Cagayan de Oro City.
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Government welfare agencies mobilized a massive multi-agency reception operation at the Zamboanga City Port to provide emergency assistance, medical screening, and reintegration support for 802 Filipinos arriving from Sabah, Malaysia, on Friday.
LOILO CITY — Dengue infections here have climbed by 37.7 percent this year, with eight deaths recorded as of Oct. 31, prompting health authorities to step up mosquito control operations and call for earlier medical intervention.
SWEDEN’s achievement of having one of the world’s lowest smoking rates offers lessons for Filipino policymakers seeking to reduce the health risks associated with traditional cigarettes, a tobacco harm reduction expert said.
At 29, the mom of has to catheterize herself and carry special signs to explain her bathroom needs to strangers.
Israel kills two Palestinians in attack on Gaza's Khan Younis Israeli bombardment of southern Gaza's Khan Younis city has killed two people, including a woman, Wafa reports citing a medical source. According to the source, the attack struck a group of civilians near the Taiba Towers, in the city's west, resulting in…
"I couldn't even get out of bed," Khiana Smith recalled of her "terrifying" hospital ordeal.
There's long been debate over whether boxers or briefs are better for your manhood — and sperm quality. But a new study of 27,000 aims to settle this debate about drawers once and for all.
Benefits of baxdrostat are unexpectedly found to remain up to two years after patients stop taking itMillions of people with high blood pressure stand to benefit from a new drug that has stunned doctors by reversing a common cause of the condition for years after patients stopped taking the medication.Patients who t…
More people recognize opioid overdoses, but education about stimulant overdoses hasn’t been as clear-cutOverdoses involving stimulants are on the rise in many parts of the country, according to recently available data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but experts say recognizing and responding to …
Artificial intelligence models will soon be powerful enough to master biology, presenting both benefits and serious risks, Tencent Holdings’ chief AI scientist and former OpenAI star researcher Vinces Yao Shunyu said during a rare public appearance on Saturday. The assessment comes as frontier AI systems are increas…
The post An 11-Day-Old Baby Couldn’t Stop Bleeding. For Hours, the ER Didn’t Provide a Critical Vitamin Shot. appeared first on ProPublica.
The most expensive psychiatrists are asking almost $700 out of pocket for an initial visit – and they should be stripped of federal funding, according to a leading think tank.
Grattan Institute finds some doctors charge up to triple the fees of their peers – well beyond what can be justified by business running costsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 2.2 million Australians paid an “extreme” fee to see a specialist last year, with psychiatrists and paedia…
An NYU study found that falling asleep an hour earlier was tied to 1.3 pounds of weight loss over eight weeks in adults with prediabetes.
Three hikers have been injured in Hong Kong after being hit by a paraglider landing at the Ngong Ping campsite in Ma On Shan Country Park. Police received a report at 12.36pm on Sunday that three people, including two teenagers, had been injured at the campsite after being hit by a landing paraglider. The Government…
Fans packed Etihad Arena, some unaware that this would be their final chance to see the Iranian-American comedian perform after his cancer diagnosis
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has recently endorsed new guidelines for “nature dosing” to improve patients’ health and wellbeing.
Jack Ham is stable after a medical emergency before Penn State’s radio broadcast, with Steve Jones credited for quick action.
For most of his life, Osman Uki lived in a world dictated by the sun, relying on kerosene and leftover cooking oil to light his home in a remote indigenous village in Malaysia. That changed in April when solar power finally reached Kampung Bertang in the state of Pahang, allowing families to power electric lights, r…
A virus that can severely damage tomatoes and peppers has been detected in greenhouse crops in Busan, the city’s Agricultural Technology Center said Sunday, urging growers to limit contact between farms. The pathogen, known as the tomato brown rugose fruit virus, or ToBRFV, is subject to plant quarantine controls in…
A number of important things must fall into place to flesh out a vision of Hong Kong as a biotech hub with a key role in developing affordable access to the latest drugs and other medical products. With the appointment of Dr Li Zili as controller of the Hong Kong Centre for Medical Products Regulation (CMPR), there …
Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. For decades, not a few Western politicians and commentators have assumed that China’s integration…
This article was first published on November 9, 2006. Margaret Chan wins WHO race in coup for China, HK by Mary Ann Benitez Hong Kong’s former director of health Margaret Chan Fung Fu-chun made history yesterday (November 8, 2006) when she was nominated World Health Organisation director-general in a resounding vict…
Miami takes the crown as America's rudest city in a new survey by Manhattan Mental Health Counseling. Number 2 was Las Vegas, followed by Memphis, Oakland and New York City.
About half of all middle-aged women experience chronic pain, a condition experts say is under-recognised and "inadequately treated".
LOS ANGELES, United States — World number one Elena Rybakina withdrew from the WTA Finals at Indian Wells on Saturday due to a viral illness.
New Zealand spinal surgeon Rowan Schouten has gained a reputation as the man to see for a generation of injury-plagued fast bowlers.
"I have felt the fear that so many across this city, across this country have felt since these raids began."
Els and Jan sought medical intervention to end their lives after 50 happy years of marriage, leaving behind their only child.
Long before Moe Harukawa was killed, she lived in fear. The 21-year-old shop assistant had reported her ex-boyfriend to police and a court had ordered him to stay away from her. Yet weeks later, Taiki Hirokawa, 26, walked into Harukawa’s workplace – a packed Pokemon store in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district – and stabbed …
Millions of Chinese internet users grieved after beloved snow leopard cub Ling Xiaohan died last Sunday, following 26 days of medical treatment after he was found weak, injured and unable to move in the Qinghai Lake reserve on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Despite intensive treatment efforts, the five-month-old cub die…
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday slammed the deaths of children in areas of wealthy Uruguay gripped by drug violence and urged young people to 'dare' to get married, on the second day of his South American tour.
German immigrant’s skeleton, on display at South Australian Museum for 80 years, finally laid to rest in Adelaide on SaturdayFor almost 80 years, war hero Max Dreyssig’s skeleton was on display in a museum.Pictures show him posed with one leg up on a small chair, a bird skeleton perched on his outstretched hand. Con…
A Penn State and Steelers legend suffered a medical emergency before his on-air duties on Saturday.
World No. 1 has withdrawn from the WTA Finals due to health concerns, allowing Marta Kostyuk to enter the tournament draw.
New research released by the American Heart Association will be presented at the AHA Scientific Sessions in Chicago, November 6–9, 2026.
Moon Chen stared down at her textbook, struggling to make sense of the words on the page. The 15-year-old felt a suffocating weight press into her chest, while her heart fluttered erratically. Chen’s mother rushed her to a cardiologist – only to be told that she should see a psychiatrist instead. Chen, now in higher…
The dementia treatment for children is available in the US, with funding for UK children unclear.
After an ABC investigation revealed systemic failures in the care of prisoners with mental illness, a leading forensic psychiatrist says Corrections NSW should play no role in managing mental health.
Depression is something as many as one in three older adults deal with. The good news is that a wholesome treat can lift older folks' spirits, a new study suggests.
Keeping our brains active at any age takes practice, but there are simple habits everyone can follow.
Rapid weight loss can trigger hair loss, heart complications and vitamin deficiencies if nutrient needs go unmet, health experts have warned.
Four women and two men are dead, 15 others are injured and the gunman is in hospital after a shooting in a market square in the Polish city of Krakow.
Six people were killed and at least 15 wounded on Saturday when a gunman opened fire in the landmark historic centre of Poland’s second city of Krakow, in the country’s deadliest shooting in decades. Three bodies – of two women and a man – were later found at the suspect’s home, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk sai…
A dark-money Soros-backed group helped propel 19 Democratic doctors and scientists -- many whose careers are built on hyper-politicized, identity-driven research -- into Congress, a record number that's expected to shape the nation's health agenda next year.
