Health

While litigation is pending challenging the regulatory clearance of abortion medications, the Biden administration has asked the Supreme Court to intervene to make them available. This move is in response to a recent judgement from the Fifth Circuit that maintained temporary restrictions on mifepristone pills. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland was very unhappy with the appeals court’s ruling, which reversed …

South Korea has launched an exceptional initiative to combat social isolation among its adolescent population. The government has proposed a plan to provide isolated youngsters with a monthly allowance of 550,000 Korean won (about $490) in order to encourage them to leave their homes and contact with society. The initiative, known as the “Youth Reconnection Allowance,” aims to address the …

Singapore has been elected for the term 2023-2026 to the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND). The CND is the primary policymaking body of the United Nations in the field of drug control, charged with overseeing international drug control conventions and promoting cooperation in the struggle against drug trafficking and abuse. Singapore’s election to the CND coincides with its …

The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has issued a safety alert regarding the increased prescribing of high-dose hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to women, joining other health organizations in doing so. In response to concerns that some women may be at risk of harm due to the elevated doses of estrogen and progestogen in certain HRT formulations, this alert has …

A recent study published in the journal Nature offers insight on the association between hereditary variables and mental health, creating a buzz in the scientific community. The study, done by a team of researchers from the University of Oslo, discovered that some genetic differences may raise the risk of acquiring a variety of mental health issues, including depression, anxiety, and …

Singapore will prioritize the stockpiling of medical supplies and other important healthcare items in the future, a senior government official announced on Monday (Mar 13). Gabriel Lim, permanent secretary of the Ministry of Trade and Industry, stated on CNA’s Singapore Tonight that the country already has a food stockpile, including rice, and must “carefully consider what other commodities we need …

China must be more forthright about the sources of the COVID-19 pandemic, the US ambassador to China stated on Monday, February 27, in response to news that the US Energy Department assessed that the pandemic was likely caused by a laboratory leak in China. Nicholas Burns, addressing via video connection at an event hosted by the US Chamber of Commerce, …

Department of Health (DOH) Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said on February 28 that the Philippines would get 1,002,000 doses of bivalent coronavirus vaccinations from the worldwide COVAX facility. “The EUA for bivalent vaccinations that will be supplied to us has already been issued,” Vergeire added, referring to emergency use authorisation. Pfizer is donating the bivalent vaccines from COVAX. Bivalent COVID-19 …

In 2022, the resident total fertility rate in Singapore reached a record low of 1.05, falling below the previous high of 1.1 in 2020 and 1.12 in 2021. Indranee Rajah, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), told Parliament on Friday, “This was partially due to the Tiger year in the Lunar calendar, which is typically associated with fewer births …

When Ignasi Biosca-Reig learned that amoxicillin was in limited supply in Spain, he immediately expanded shifts at his company’s plants to increase output of the popular antibiotic. However, he could only accept a few extra shifts. Biosca-Reig stated that he could not justify investing millions of euros in new production lines unless he was compensated much more for the generic …