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Readers’ Forum: Alcohol misuse is a preventable public health problem
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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Health The Cool Down Scientists issue warning about potential surge in disease carried by mosquitoes: 'Can help public health authorities prepare'
The findings of a study published this September in the journal PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases indicate that factors including rising global temperatures and changing rainfall are set to increase the risk of mosquito-borne diseases in Brazil —...

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...
UK Public Health Assistant Arrested In Lagos with Tramadol Concealed In Frozen Snails
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted consignments of illicit drugs concealed in frozen snails, electrical bulbs, and female clothes destined for the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Democratic...

The gig economy: Video doctors on the frontlines of the Uberisation of healthcare
Your family doctor is probably moonlighting across different telemedicine apps, like an e-hailing driver switching between Bolt and Uber. Welcome to the future, where eight years of study reduces highly trained medical professionals to gig economy...
UK-based public health assistant arrested for trafficking hard drugs as NDLEA intercept drugs concealed in Electric bulbs, car compartments
Consignments of illicit drugs concealed in frozen snails, electrical bulbs and female clothes heading to the United States, United Kingdom and Democratic Republic of Congo have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement...

Rogers warns the shutdown threatens national security
WASHINGTON — As the government shutdown stretches into its fourth week, House Armed Services Chairman Mike Rogers warned Friday that the agency overseeing the nation’s nuclear stockpile plans to furlough most of its staff. The National Nuclear...

National workshop on elderly issues concludes at NU
Morung Express News Lumami | October 19 A two-day national workshop on Elderly Issues, organised by the Department of Sociology, Nagaland University, Hqrs: Lumami, concluded on October 16. Dr. Yamsani Srikanth chaired the valedictory session, and...

Top healthcare executive and her husband are charged for leaving six-month-old baby alone on the beach
A top healthcare executive and her husband have been charged after they allegedly abandoned their six-month-old baby on a Florida beach for nearly an hour. Sara, 37, and Brian Wilks, 40, were arrested on October 10 after deputies with the Walton...

New Toulon Telepharmacy Opens in Stark County on October 20th During National Pharmacy Week
Stark County residents will soon have better access to pharmacy services. The Stark County Health Department and First Choice Healthcare Clinic have announced the opening of the Toulon Telepharmacy on October 20, 2025, located at 120 E. Court...

Kaiser healthcare worker strike ends after five days. Bargaining resumes this week
A five-day strike that affected hundreds of Kaiser Permanente clinics and hospitals in California and Hawaii came to an end after the union representing workers said it had “new momentum” to head back to the bargaining table, but no apparent...

Kaiser healthcare worker strike ends as scheduled, bargaining continues
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Roughly 4,000 Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers across Oregon and Southwest Washington ended their five-day strike as scheduled Sunday morning, the company announced. The strike, organized by the Oregon Federation of...

CII J&K Healthcare Conclave 2025 held in Srinagar
Srinagar, Oct 19: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) J&K organised the 2nd Edition of the CII J&K Healthcare Conclave 2025 today in Srinagar. According to a statement issued here, the conclave brought together key stakeholders from...

Oman advances national strategy for quality and standards
MUSCAT: The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion (MoCIIP), in collaboration with Imtiaz Development and Investment Company, has launched a two-day workshop titled “Quality and Standardisation: From Concept to National Impact” at...

How China fosters growth, innovation amidst global uncertainties through past 5-Year Plan
Analysis BEIJING – This year marks the conclusion of China’s 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025), which has steered the country through global uncertainties while maintaining growth and electrifying innovation over the past five years. Despite global...