Health

Read about healthcare developments and public health issues across the region.

Sharmila Tagore's Stage Zero Lung Cancer Highlights Risks Beyond Smoking

Sharmila Tagore's Stage Zero Lung Cancer Highlights Risks Beyond Smoking

IndiaOctober 13, 2026

Thai Gold Card Campaigners Oppose Patient Charges, Warn of Lost Access to Care

Thai Gold Card Campaigners Oppose Patient Charges, Warn of Lost Access to Care

ThailandOctober 13, 2026

ThaiHealth Funding Overhaul Draws Opposition as Scrutiny and Prevention Needs Collide

ThaiHealth Funding Overhaul Draws Opposition as Scrutiny and Prevention Needs Collide

ThailandOctober 13, 2026

Singapore Public Healthcare Services Restored After Network Disruption Lasting Nine Hours

Singapore Public Healthcare Services Restored After Network Disruption Lasting Nine Hours

SingaporeOctober 13, 2026

Liver Dysfunction Linked to Cartilage Aging Through Disrupted Selenium Delivery

Liver Dysfunction Linked to Cartilage Aging Through Disrupted Selenium Delivery

South KoreaOctober 13, 2026

Experimental mRNA Delivery System Reactivates Hidden HIV in Laboratory Cells

Experimental mRNA Delivery System Reactivates Hidden HIV in Laboratory Cells

AustraliaOctober 13, 2026

South Korea Plans 2,000 Psychiatric Emergency Beds by 2030 in Suicide Prevention Overhaul

South Korea Plans 2,000 Psychiatric Emergency Beds by 2030 in Suicide Prevention Overhaul

South KoreaOctober 13, 2026

Jet Li Reflects on Daughter's Depression and the Conversations That Brought Them Closer

Jet Li Reflects on Daughter's Depression and the Conversations That Brought Them Closer

ChinaOctober 12, 2026

Afghanistan Admitted 111,099 Children for Malnutrition Treatment in August as Aid Gaps Deepened

Afghanistan Admitted 111,099 Children for Malnutrition Treatment in August as Aid Gaps Deepened

AfghanistanOctober 12, 2026

Supreme Court Questions Cancer Drug Margin Cap, Seeks Wider Scrutiny of Medicine Prices

Supreme Court Questions Cancer Drug Margin Cap, Seeks Wider Scrutiny of Medicine Prices

IndiaOctober 12, 2026

Nepal's Mental Health Care Gap Persists Despite Court Orders and New Service Plans

Nepal's Mental Health Care Gap Persists Despite Court Orders and New Service Plans

NepalOctober 12, 2026

Study Links 76 Environmental and Lifestyle Factors to Dementia Risk in Nearly 500,000 Adults

Study Links 76 Environmental and Lifestyle Factors to Dementia Risk in Nearly 500,000 Adults

HealthOctober 12, 2026