Medicine
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Asia
Singapore’s Eu Yan Sang to be acquired by Mitsui, Rohto Pharmaceutical for US$594 million
Founded in 1879, Eu Yan Sang operates over 170 retail outlets and 30 clinics in Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia,…
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Sport
‘The silent pandemic’: How is the EU facing Antimicrobial Resistance?
In this episode of Smart Health, we hear from a sufferer of Antimicrobial Resistance, the deadly disease which has researchers…
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United Kingdom
Patients hospitalised after using counterfeit weight-loss drugs
Austria’s health authorities said they had reports that Ozempic counterfeit medicine had reached patients. UK regulators also said a small…
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Sport
Biosimilars: a cheaper and efficient alternative to name-brand drugs
The European Commission’s pharmaceutical reform would improve access to cheaper biosimilar medicines and speed up the time it takes to…
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United Kingdom
Woman cured of bowel cancer in 6 months after receiving new drug
A 42-year-old woman had no evidence of cancer after receiving the drug dostarlimab which is still in early trials for…
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Sport
New medicines to tackle paedriatic cancer ‘imperative’ in Europe
Some 35,000 children are diagnosed with cancer every year in the EU. Back in 2016, Fé suddenly started falling ill…
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Sport
Your health is your wealth: How Qatar invests in well-being
In this episode of Qatar 365, we do a pulse check on how well Qatar is spurring innovation in its…
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Travel
‘I got €20 botox in South Korea and I’m hooked’
Inside South Korea’s viral beauty clinics – where botox costs only €20. Despite its hostile border, South Korea has never…
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Sport
What is the EU doing to tackle Alzheimer’s?
In this episode of Smart Health, we travel to Ireland to hear from a family whose life was turned upside…
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News
Australian doctors find live parasitic worm in woman’s brain
SYDNEY: A parasitic roundworm typically found in snakes has been pulled “alive and wriggling” from a woman’s brain in a…
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