Six patients have been killed in a fire that broke out at the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Sultanah Aminah Hospital in Johor Baru.
"I come from Luang Prabang in northern Laos. I lost my vision since early this year," Khamphong, a 50-year-old patient with cataract told Xinhua Thursday in Lao capital Vientiane.
Hong Kong lacks resources to deal with lymphoedema: swelling of the arm or leg following the removal of lymph nodes, most often as part of cancer treatment.
A hospital here that is the centerpiece of a series of suspected poisoning murders of patients has seen a total of 48 inpatients die on its fourth floor since July this year, sources close to the institution have revealed.
At least 11 people have been killed and 19 injured in an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition on a Yemeni hospital supported by Médecins Sans Frontières as the conflict escalates following the collapse of peace talks.
Chinese scientists will perform the world's first genetic editing trial on humans this month in an attempt to find a cure for lung cancer.
More than 350 HIV/AIDS patients from across China have received scam calls as of Monday evening and said their personal information has been leaked, according to a major AIDS support group in China.
Doctors say with only 19 palliative care specialists in the city, priorities and training must change.
Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), an aggressive form of the blood cancer, is not a single disorder, but at least 11 different diseases at the genetic level, a study said Wednesday.
In an "unprecedented" clinical trial, U.S. researchers have successfully reversed the long-term debilitating effects in some of the stroke patients by injecting stem cells directly into their brains.
The United States is facing tremendous health threats with which drug addiction and prescription drug abuse are on the top of the list. Recent studies show that an overwhelming number of Americans are suffering from drug addiction and abuse due to chronic pain.
Around 650 patients at an Australian hospital could have been infected by hepatitis B after being treated by a staff member with the disease.
China's e-commerce businesses are expanding into pharmaceuticals as the government directs prescription drug sales away from hospitals and into retail outlets.
The nation was once racked by a tuberculosis epidemic, one of the worst in which H.I.V. was not the driving force.But officials fought back fiercely.
Hong Kong’s public hospitals have been stretched to breaking point by a surge in the number of patients seeking treatment for flu and chronic diseases during persistent cold weather.
In late January, a video clip shot at a Beijing hospital went viral in China.
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