Preventive Care & Screening

1+ hour, 14+ min ago   (183+ words) A health body has urged anyone bitten by a bat to seek "urgent medical assessment" after more than three dozen people have been bitten or scratched by bats over a two-week period. Between September 28 and October 10, 43 people were assessed by…...

1+ hour, 40+ min ago   (538+ words) Monday, October 12, 2026, 11:46 GMT+7 The AVAC Vietnam Joint Stock Company on October 10 shipped a batch of 100,000 doses of its AVAC ASF LIVE vaccine to the Philippines, completing a 300,000-dose order following the vaccine’s approval for unrestricted commercial use in the country....

3+ hour, 11+ min ago   (818+ words) For people at high risk of developing breast cancer, yearly mammograms may not be enough to detect tumors early. To make earlier diagnosis easier, an MIT team has developed portable detectors based on ultrasound, which could be used much more…...

2+ hour, 8+ min ago   (507+ words) Amidst the peak season for hand, foot, and mouth disease, with many localities reporting severe cases and complications, the VNVC Vaccination System has administered over 100,000 doses of vaccine to children in just over half a month of implementation, while also…...

2+ hour, 45+ min ago   (674+ words) With trembling hands, the 45-year-old man held the stomach cancer diagnosis report and repeatedly asked the doctor, "I'm very health-conscious and regularly get cancer screenings, so why did I still get it? Could there be a mistake?" Mr. NNH (45 years…...

2+ hour, 8+ min ago   (1129+ words) Contributor Dr Gerrit Dekker is a radiologist at Mossel Bay Radiology LIFESTYLE NEWS - Fear, misconceptions and misinformation can prevent women from seeking help when they notice changes in their breasts, potentially delaying the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. Breast…...

2+ hour, 26+ min ago   (617+ words) Members of the Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital breast imaging team include (from left) Dr. Catherine Grey Kasper, a breast radiologist; Jamie Vannorsdall, ultrasound technologist; and Angi Linde, lead mammographer. SEBASTIAN — Feeling healthy and having no family history of breast…...

2+ hour, 56+ min ago   (264+ words) A radiologist uses a magnifying glass to check mammograms for breast cancer in Los Angeles. A screening mammogram is performed when a woman has no breast cancer symptoms. Images of the breast are taken and evaluated for abnormalities. About 10 out…...

4+ hour, 40+ min ago   (479+ words) Emerging discoveries in liquid biomarker research promise to transform early detection, diagnosis, and treatment monitoring of colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a new study, offering less invasive alternatives to traditional methods that often require surgical interventions or tissue biopsies. The…...

4+ hour, 17+ min ago   (178+ words) The #myMINIstory initiative features survivor Charlene Koh and complimentary awareness decals available at the MINI showroom throughout October. MINI Singapore has launched #myMINIstory, a campaign celebrating the people and personal experiences behind its cars. Its first storyteller is Charlene Koh,…...