[2025-12-21 00:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong teaching hospital investigates staff over viral ‘water fight’ video

Snippet: Queen Mary Hospital vows disciplinary action after staff caught on video using syringes as ‘water pistols’ inside a ward

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3337194/hong-kong-teaching-hospital-investigates-staff-over-viral-water-fight-video

[2025-12-20 18:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese or Western medicine? Hong Kong to help residents decide

Snippet: Chinese and Western medicine each have their own strengths and ‘sometimes a combination of both is more effective’, official says

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3337172/chinese-or-western-medicine-hong-kong-help-residents-decide

[2025-12-20 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: ‘Medical pork’ row exposes political grip over Philippine health assistance

Snippet: Doctors and health groups say the system allows politicians to influence who receives state medical aid, undermining universal care

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3337119/outraged-philippine-doctors-call-congress-rein-lawmakers-medical-pork

[2025-12-20 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Letters | Building renovation management should not be entrusted to laymen

Snippet: Readers discuss the law that makes owners responsible for common parts of buildings, the opening of the Chinese Medicine Hospital, and a robot’s record-breaking feat of endurance

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3336884/building-renovation-management-should-not-be-entrusted-laymen

[2025-12-20 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: US singer marries sultan, paraglider’s 28,000ft stunt: 8 viral stories in 2025

Snippet: From US singer marrying Malaysian sultan to Chinese paraglider cheating death, here are our stories that have gone viral in 2025

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3335686/us-singer-marries-sultan-singaporean-chinese-least-attractive-8-viral-stories-2025

[2025-12-20 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Editorial | Hong Kong well set to raise the global bar for Chinese medicine

Snippet: A new blueprint and hospital could be just the right medicine to help achieve the central government’s goals for the Greater Bay Area

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3337054/hong-kong-well-set-raise-global-bar-chinese-medicine

[2025-12-20 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Traditional Medicine Global Summit in New Delhi - DailyNews

Snippet: India’s Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Anupriya Patel held a cordial and constructive meeting with of Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa in New Delhi, on the sidelines of the second WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit yesterday. The interaction underscored the strength of the India-Sri Lanka partnership, with discussions on ongoing health cooperation, avenues to further deepen collaboration in the coming years and India’s enduring commitment to stand with Sri Lanka as a trusted

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/20/local/918669/traditional-medicine-global-summit-in-new-delhi/

[2025-12-20 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Eradicating illicit small arms - DailyNews

Snippet: The world was rocked in recent weeks by a series of shooting massacres, which have again called into question the prevalence of small arms in private and unauthorized hands. Among these incidents were the Bondi Beach attack, Australia’s deadliest mass shooting in decades, in which 15 people lost their lives and two deadly shootings in US universities.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/20/editorial/918496/eradicating-illicit-small-arms/

[2025-12-20 01:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Robbery suspect flees Hong Kong hospital barefoot but is caught after taxi rides

Snippet: Suspect escapes police custody at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Jordan but is caught hours later in Mong Kok

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3337133/robbery-suspect-flees-hong-kong-hospital-barefoot-caught-after-taxi-theft

[2025-12-20 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: घर के कामों की दोहरी मार से बिगड़ रही महिलाओं की सेहत

Snippet: यह तो हम सब देखते आए हैं कि औरतें घर में ज्यादा काम करती हैं. वे खाना बनाने, सफाई करने, घर संभालने और बच्चों की देखभाल करने में पुरुषों से कहीं ज्यादा समय बिताती हैं.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/hi/womens-health-suffers-bearing-the-brunt-of-household-labor/a-75243447

[2025-12-19 19:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: ‘I have witnessed magic’: how horses help Hong Kong people with disabilities

Snippet: Riding for the Disabled Association instructor Joelle Scott reveals some of the amazing ways equine therapy can help those with disabilities

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3336887/how-hong-kong-horse-riding-charitys-equine-therapy-helps-people-disabilities

[2025-12-19 17:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Philippines struggles to win back Chinese tourists as regional rivals surge

Snippet: New data shows Chinese arrivals to the Philippines hit 312,000 last year, only 18 per cent of pre-pandemic levels

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3337022/philippines-struggles-win-back-chinese-tourists-regional-rivals-surge

[2025-12-19 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Are Myanmar hospital air strikes a bid to ‘intimidate’ voters ahead of poll?

Snippet: The junta has been emboldened to strike as China, Russia and the US are looking the other way to serve their own interests, analysts say

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3337001/myanmar-hospital-air-strikes-heighten-election-turmoil-amid-global-inaction

[2025-12-19 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Dr. Rukshan Bellana suspended following preliminary investigation - DailyNews

Snippet: The Ministry of Health and Mass Media has taken steps to suspend Dr. Rukshan Bellana from his duties as Deputy Director of the National Hospital Colombo.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/19/local/918227/dr-rukshan-bellana-suspended-following-preliminary-investigation/

[2025-12-19 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Indonesian elephants tasked to help in flood recovery spur conservation debate

Snippet: The four elephants deployed to lift debris in Aceh last week after flooding were also involved in the 2004 post-tsunami recovery efforts

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3336966/indonesian-elephants-tasked-help-flood-recovery-spur-conservation-debate

[2025-12-19 12:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong taxi driver, 62, arrested over fatally knocking down pedestrian

Snippet: Police say taxi was travelling along Caine Road when it hit 68-year-old woman, who sustained multiple injuries and later died in hospital

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3336984/hong-kong-taxi-driver-62-arrested-after-fatally-knocking-down-pedestrian

[2025-12-19 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s pharmaceutical industry transforms into a global innovation powerhouse

Snippet: The China Pharmaceutical Innovation and Invention Index, a new gauge, highlights top drug makers on the mainland for the first time

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3336851/chinas-pharmaceutical-sector-moves-big-leagues-global-innovation-powerhouse

[2025-12-19 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Violence erupts in Bangladesh after shot leader of youth uprising dies

Snippet: Sharif Osman Hadi was attacked by assailants in Dhaka and airlifted to a hospital in the city state, where he succumbed to his injuries

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3336979/violence-erupts-bangladesh-after-shot-leader-youth-uprising-dies

[2025-12-19 08:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ProPublica

Title: Medical Examiners Warn That Controversial Lung Float Test Could Be Dangerous

Snippet: The nation’s largest organization for medical examiners has issued a warning about a controversial, centuries-old forensic test that has contributed to cases in which pregnant women have been charged with murder.

Read full article: https://www.propublica.org/article/lung-float-test-stillbirth-pregnancy-medical-examiners

[2025-12-19 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Meditation programme at Galle Face Green tomorrow - DailyNews

Snippet: A group meditation programme will be held at Galle Face Green, Colombo tomorrow (20) from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., in line with the World Meditation Day, to regain their mental strength and mental focus of the people affected by Cyclone Ditwah.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/19/local/918027/meditation-programme-at-galle-face-green-tomorrow/

[2025-12-19 00:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Women's health suffers, bearing the brunt of household labor

Snippet: We've heard it all before: Women do more in the home. They spend more time cooking, cleaning, planning, and caring for children.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/womens-health-suffers-bearing-the-brunt-of-household-labor/a-75214422

[2025-12-18 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Can young people change the way we power the Philippines?

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – According to the United Nations, the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas remains the biggest contributor to global climate change. Communities are the first to feel its consequences as storms grow stronger, natural resources are depleted, and health conditions steadily worsen in their areas.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/environment/video-young-filipinos-just-energy-transition-luzon-visayas-mindanao/

[2025-12-18 22:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: New dating app is helping disabled and chronically ill people find love

Snippet: Disabled and chronically ill people are often ghosted or rejected on mainstream dating apps. Dateability is evening the playing field

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3336576/new-dating-app-dateability-helping-disabled-and-chronically-ill-people-find-love

[2025-12-18 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: ‘Used medicine to kill’: French doctor jailed for life for poisoning patients

Snippet: Prosecutors allege Frederic Pechier tampered with IV bags to discredit colleagues, resulting in 12 deaths, including a four-year-old

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3336943/french-doctor-frederic-pechier-jailed-life-poisoning-30-patients-12-fatally

[2025-12-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Don’t build on ‘active zones’, experts warn Indonesia as Sumatra recovery begins

Snippet: Jakarta has pledged US$3.6 billion and a special agency to help restore homes and public facilities destroyed in last month’s cyclone

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3336923/experts-warn-indonesia-not-rebuild-disaster-prone-zones-sumatra-recovery-starts

[2025-12-18 20:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: New pork barrel? Health workers flag MAIFIP budget hike in bicam

Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/new-pork-barrel-maifip-bicam-budget-hike-flagged/

[2025-12-18 19:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Flat owners hit by Hong Kong fire to receive annual HK$150,000 rental subsidy

Snippet: Hospital Authority’s charity fund set up for employees affected by fire raises more than HK$14 million, including nine individual donations of HK$1 million or more

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3336914/flat-owners-hit-hong-kong-fire-receive-annual-hk150000-rental-subsidy

[2025-12-18 18:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: UK health authorities issue major warning over Dubai-style chocolate - DailyNews

Snippet: People with allergies should avoid Dubai-style chocolate, the food safety watchdog has cautioned, after several products failed to meet UK food standards.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/18/breaking-news/917549/major-warning-issued-for-dubai-style-chocolate-over-allergy-risk/

[2025-12-18 18:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong unveils its first blueprint to develop Chinese medicine sector

Snippet: Health minister says plan underpins city’s contribution to national strategy of bringing healing powers of Chinese medicine to the world

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3336880/hong-kong-unveils-its-first-blueprint-develop-chinese-medicine-sector

[2025-12-18 14:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Indian scientists predict how bird flu could spread to humans - DailyNews

Snippet: For years, scientists have warned that bird flu – better known as H5N1 – could one day make the dangerous leap from birds to humans and trigger a global health crisis.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/18/breaking-news/917488/indian-scientists-predict-how-bird-flu-could-spread-to-humans/

[2025-12-18 13:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: How a Hong Kong charity helps injured workers get back on their feet

Snippet: Hong Kong Workers’ Health Centre will be able to help 120 people and their carers next year with funding from Operation Santa Claus

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3336839/how-hong-kong-charity-helps-injured-workers-get-back-their-feet

[2025-12-18 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ProPublica

Title: This Hospital System Fought COVID, Then a Far-Right Leader. Now It’s Taking on Idaho’s Abortion Ban.

Snippet: These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.

Read full article: https://www.propublica.org/article/st-lukes-hospital-idaho-abortion-ban

[2025-12-18 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Full probe into two deaths at IDH hospital - Health DG - DailyNews

Snippet: Health Services Director General Dr. Asela Gunawardena stated that Health authorities have launched investigations into two deaths reported at the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH), and stressed that it has not yet been conclusively established that the incidents were caused by the drug Ondansetron.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/18/breaking-news/917361/full-probe-into-two-deaths-at-idh-hospital-health-dg/

[2025-12-18 04:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: 4 Republicans defy House speaker to force vote on extending Obamacare subsidies

Snippet: The revolt comes as millions in America face soaring health insurance costs when their Affordable Care Act tax credits expire at year’s end

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3336830/4-republicans-defy-house-speaker-force-vote-extending-obamacare-subsidies

[2025-12-18 03:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Delhi-NCR air pollution measures a ‘total failure’, only for interim relief: Supreme Court - DailyNews

Snippet: The Supreme Court orally observed on Wednesday that the measures taken by the authorities to curb the rising levels of air pollution in the Delhi-NCR region have been a ‘total failure’ so far and are merely temporary policy decisions aimed at mitigating the health risks.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/17/breaking-news/917306/delhi-ncr-air-pollution-measures-a-total-failure-only-for-interim-relief-supreme-court/

[2025-12-18 00:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong dental scheme serves 10,000 teens and poor, adds 1,500 street sleepers

Snippet: Teenagers, underprivileged benefit from subsidised dental programmes launched earlier this year, with new services to be added in 2026

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3336816/hong-kong-dental-drive-serves-10000-teens-poor-adds-1500-street-sleepers

[2025-12-18 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese city sues Missouri for US$50 billion in tit-for-tat Covid-19 litigation

Snippet: Wuhan’s government is one of three parties accusing the US state of using the virus to stigmatise China

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3336780/chinese-city-sues-missouri-us50-billion-tit-tat-covid-19-litigation

[2025-12-17 23:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: "Mama are cancer": Când o copilărie fără griji se încheie

Snippet: To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/ro/mama-are-cancer-c%C3%A2nd-boala-unui-p%C4%83rinte-devine-%C8%99i-povara-copilului/video-75201164

[2025-12-17 23:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese University of Hong Kong to offer free autism test for 200 young children

Snippet: University to launch pilot project in January using new technology that tests stool samples and provides results as quickly as one week later

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3336806/chinese-university-hong-kong-offer-free-autism-test-200-young-children

[2025-12-17 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Delhi battles severe pollution with traffic bans, work-from-home order

Snippet: Every winter, Delhi’s air pollution surges as cold air traps vehicle, construction, and crop-burning emissions, causing severe health risks

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3336803/indias-delhi-battles-severe-pollution-traffic-bans-work-home-order

[2025-12-17 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Deadly Indonesia fire fuels claims of ‘back-room dealings’ on safety

Snippet: Unions blame bribery for lax enforcement after 22 workers died in a burning Jakarta office building with no emergency exits

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3336766/deadly-indonesia-fire-fuels-claims-back-room-dealings-safety

[2025-12-17 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China ALS woman holds farewell party, says disease cannot beat ‘optimism, love, hope’

Snippet: ALS is described as ‘freezing disease’ because it creates sensation of being trapped or ‘frozen’ within an immobile body as illness advances

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3336005/china-als-woman-holds-funeral-home-party-says-disease-cannot-beat-optimism-love-hope

[2025-12-17 20:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Physicists prove Einstein wrong, US-China jet race: 7 science highlights

Snippet: From a fresh water production breakthrough to a promising Parkinson’s treatment, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3336639/cheaper-fresh-water-china-potential-parkinsons-treatment-7-science-highlights

[2025-12-17 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: How Chinese scientists turn allergy into a powerful weapon against cancer

Snippet: Mast cell platform can expand to carry other payloads, such as molecules, viruses, proteins and drug-loaded nanoparticles

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3336725/how-chinese-scientists-turn-annoying-allergy-powerful-weapon-against-cancer

[2025-12-17 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong man arrested after car hits 94-year-old pedestrian, who later dies

Snippet: Elderly man dies in hospital on Wednesday morning after sustaining multiple injuries as police call for witnesses

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3336713/hong-kong-man-arrested-after-car-hits-94-year-old-pedestrian-who-later-dies

[2025-12-17 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Nepal rolls out delayed tourist tracking system to keep tabs on foreign visitors

Snippet: Starting next year, hotels and travel companies must begin automatically reporting visitor locations to a central government database

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3336654/nepal-rolls-out-tourist-tracking-system-keep-tabs-foreigners-after-protest-delays

[2025-12-17 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Why Hong Kong’s first pro female MMA fighter now battles for women’s health

Snippet: Wellness entrepreneur Tricia Yap is helping reshape women’s health by focusing on areas like precision training and lifestyle medicine

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3336574/why-hong-kongs-first-pro-female-mma-fighter-now-battles-womens-health

[2025-12-17 13:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Why retailers are beating a hasty retreat from mainland China

Snippet: Hong Kong retailer Mannings will cease online operations from December 26 and close its physical stores after January 15

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3336698/health-and-beauty-chain-mannings-withdraw-mainland-china

[2025-12-17 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Calls to halt Indonesia’s free meal drive after horror crash injures 21 children

Snippet: One child lost 18 teeth and had to undergo reconstructive surgery. Critics blame the scheme’s ‘chaotic’ roll-out for the tragedy

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3336641/calls-halt-indonesias-free-meal-drive-after-horror-crash-injures-21-children

[2025-12-17 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s new drug insurance: lifeline for patients or squeeze on big firms?

Snippet: New insurance formulary trims costs of Alzheimer’s and cancer therapies and marks a small win for global novel drug makers

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3336397/chinas-new-drug-insurance-lifeline-patients-or-squeeze-big-pharmaceutical-firms