TOKYO, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) — Cancer patients face a risk approximately 1.8 times higher of taking their own lives within two years of diagnosis compared to the general population, a survey by a researc
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Nipah virus alert issued in India\’s Kerala state
NEW DELHI, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) — An alert for Nipah virus has been issued in parts of India\’s Kerala after two \”unnatural deaths\” were reported from the southern state and four people were admitted to
Radioactive material leaks detected at Japan\’s nuclear fuel research facility
TOKYO, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) — The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) has confirmed the detection of radioactive material leaks in one of its nuclear fuel research facilities but reported no adverse effec
Chinese doctors perform over 10,000 free cataract surgeries in Cambodia, Laos
NANNING, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) — Chinese doctors have performed a total of 10,059 surgeries at no cost to cataract patients in Cambodia and Laos, according to health authorities.
The surgeries were made
Finding external scapegoats to cure internal wounds: US unjustly blames China for its own fentanyl abuse
Cartoon by Ma Hongliang
Some U.S. officials have once again hyped fentanyl-related issues, blaming China for the rampant abuse of this opioid drug in the United States, and claiming they will push for
Sci-tech innovation in health services highlighted at CIFTIS
BEIJING, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) — At the exhibition hall for health services in Shougang Park, an exhibition area for the ongoing China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, a knee
U.S. opioid crisis does more harm to Black, brown communities: report
NEW YORK, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) — In the United States today, overdose deaths are increasing in the \”Black and brown communities,\” reported The Nation on Monday.
As the pharmaceutical opioid addiction cri
Bangladesh\’s dengue cases soar to 119,133 with 569 deaths
DHAKA, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh reported 2,291 new dengue cases and 13 more deaths on Tuesday, bringing the tally to 119,133 and the death toll to 569 since January this year, the Directorate Ge
Former mining community gets fresh new start
CHANGSHA, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) — Li Jianda\’s father recently shared his hopes of returning to his hometown, a mining area with a constantly improving environment and a state-of-the-art healthcare center
Over 58,000 dengue cases, 38 deaths reported in Sri Lanka this year
COLOMBO, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — More than 58,000 dengue cases have been reported in Sri Lanka with 38 deaths this year, according to the health ministry\’s national dengue control unit.
The unit said on Tu