Many of the most serious gastrointestinal (GI) cancers – colon and gastric cancer among them – begin silently, without obvious symptoms. By the time warning signs appear, the disease may already be advanced. That’s why screening is so critical.
Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease is now recognised as the most common chronic liver disease globally, affecting approximately 25 per cent of the population.
Việt Nam faces a significant TB burden, with approximately 170,000 new cases and 11,000 to 12,000 deaths annually. TB is one of the leading causes of death from infectious diseases in the country.
An initiative to provide free to use toilets for pedestrians and tourists is being piloted on the food streets of Trúc Bạch Ward in Hà Nội’s Ba Đình district.
Spinal muscular atrophy type 1 is a genetic disorder that typically appears within the first six months of life, causing severe muscle weakness and hypotonia. Babies with SMA often struggle to meet motor milestones, such as sitting, standing or walking.
Sitting on the 16th floor of an office building in HCMC, I look out across the skyline at a haze that is full of everything bad and nothing good for human consumption.
Pertussis, or whooping cough, is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. It can be severe, especially for unvaccinated infants who may develop complications like pneumonia or convulsions
Recent reports of a surge in respiratory infections in China have led to concerns of another pandemic. However, the virus responsible for this increase, human metapneumovirus (hMPV), is neither new nor mysterious.
