Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.

Global investors fear missing the trends
Global investors appear to be in a "fear of missing out" (FOMO) mode, with strong buying momentum continuing to flow into gold and trendy equities worldwide, despite heightened risks from renewed US-China trade tensions and political uncertainty...

National No Kings protests land in Clovis and Fresno
Thousands of protesters from Fresno and Clovis turned out this Saturday to voice their frustrations with the Trump administration. The No Kings protest movement launched a series of protests across the country on Oct. 18 as pushback against the...
Milestone For Australian’s First National Clinical Guidelines For Perimenopause And Menopause
Department of Health Development of Australia’s first national clinical guidelines for perimenopause and menopause has reached a new milestone with the opening of the tender process to develop the guidelines. As the world marks World Menopause Day...
Clover Appoints Nicholas Jackson, Ph.D., as President of Global R&D and Alliances
SHANGHAI, Oct. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Clover Biopharmaceuticals, Ltd. (Clover; HKEX: 02197), a global commercial-stage biotechnology company committed to unleashing the power of innovative vaccines to save lives and improve health around the...

Hospital association chief warns that big fee proposal for global talent could worsen shortage
The chief of the West Virginia Hospital Association expressed concern over potential Trump administration changes to temporary, non-immigrant visas intended to let U.S. employers hire foreign workers with specialty skills. Jim Kaufman “We are...

SHIFA and Amanat Healthcare sign agreement to provide long-term care services
Lieutenant General Dr. Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, Chairman of the Supreme Council of Health (SCH) and Chairman of the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIFA), attended the signing of a cooperation agreement between SHIFA and Amana...

FMM showcases its role as national enabler at Qatar International Facility Management Conference
Tribune news network Doha Facilities Management and Maintenance Company (FMM), the leading provider of integrated facilities management services in Qatar has announce its participation as a Diamond Sponsor at the Qatar International Facility...
US Healthcare and the Government Shut Down
US Healthcare and the Government Shut Down by Jack R Johnson 10.2025 To understand the current government shut down over subsidizing Obamacare, start with a small pox outbreak in the late 1860s. That’s when an epidemic “hopscotched” across the...

Tapping the tenacity to transform healthcare
FOR Chin Wei Jia, healthcare is a social responsibility. “Every life we touch is an opportunity to create lasting impact,” the group chief executive officer of HMI Medical declares. That conviction has powered her two-decade journey with the...

Malaysia: Commission proposed to address insurance problems in healthcare
A Malaysian member of parliament has suggested establishing an independent private healthcare commission to tackle long-standing medical insurance problems in the country Malaysian parliamentarian Mr Sim Tze Tzin (PH-Bayan Baru) told Dewan Rakyat,...


Unmet healthcare demand in Asia presents Chinese hospitals with opportunities
Driven by accelerating healthcare demand, Fosun Health plans to target markets in South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Middle East to capitalise on their economic growth and fragmented health systems, according to chairman and CEO Frank Hu Hang. The...

Is your keiki at risk? Hawaiʻi DOH urges lead quiz during national lead poisoning prevention week
Lead exposure has serious health and cognitive impacts on the health of residents, especially pregnant women and keiki. PC: Hawaiʻi Department of Health As National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week approaches, running from Oct. 19 to 25, the Hawaiʻi...

Unleashed capital: Why Indian companies are now hunting global acquisitions
“We have already done close to $15 billion of IPOs since the beginning of 2025, and we have a few more in the pipeline. I think this year the volumes have largely increased, and the sizes have been bigger," Arvind Vashistha, head of Citi India’s...

Qure.ai reimagining healthcare via faster, cheaper diagnostics
Mumbai-based healthtech firm Qure.ai plans to onboard 10,000 hospitals over the next four-five years to deploy its artificial intelligence (AI)-based image-analysis tools to detect life-threatening diseases early and improve patient outcomes, its...

“My visit to Delhi has been successful for people of Tripura”: CM Manik Saha as he highlights developmental discussions during his National Capital visit
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha discussed various developmental initiatives during his visit to Delhi and emphasised that it was a successful trip for the people of Tripura on Sunday. In his recent visit to Delhi, Saha stated that to ensure...

Annual Wichita Kidney Walk raises awareness for national health crisis
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - With 17% of Kansas Medicare patients living with chronic kidney disease, and nearly 150 waiting for lifesaving transplants, the Annual Kidney Walk held in Wichita on Sunday morning highlighted a growing health crisis. The...

Metlink Prepared For National Strike Action
Press Release – Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao To ensure our public transport system functions with and around the planned protest, we will stand up our usual disruption response and will receive regular updates from officers on the...

National Health Education Week Empowers Communities to Embrace Prevention and Wellness
The Henry and Stark County Health Departments, along with First Choice Healthcare, have announced that October 20th to 24th, 2025, is National Health Education Week. This initiative aims to highlight the crucial role of health education in...
Readers’ Forum: Alcohol misuse is a preventable public health problem
Your browser does not support the audio element. Play audio NEW: Try Article Audio Audio quality:| Skip back 15 seconds Play audio Skip forward 15 seconds Decrease playback rate 1.0x Increase playback rate 00:00/00:00 Skip back 15 seconds Play...