Catch-up sleep on weekends cannot make u...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- American scientists found that catch-up sleep on the weekend couldn't repay the weekday sleep debt and such an inconsistent schedule might make things worse. The study
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Catch-up sleep on weekends cannot make u...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- American scientists found that catch-up sleep on the weekend couldn't repay the weekday sleep debt and such an inconsistent schedule might make things worse. The study
Sri Lanka to launch e-health cards to bo...
COLOMBO, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's Health Ministry will introduce e-health cards by the end of this year, which will uplift the country's free state health sector, local media reported Thursday
Indian official says new health scheme w...
MUMBAI, March 11 (Xinhua) -- India's new health scheme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year will make healthcare financing more equitable, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Natio
Alzheimer's treatment holds promise for ...
CHICAGO, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Researchers at Northwestern Medicine have discovered that an existing therapy frequently used to treat Alzheimer's disease might work on patients with Primary Progressive
South Sudan, UN sign 5 mln USD health co...
JUBA, April 9 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and South Sudan's Ministry of Health on Tuesday signed a five-million-U.S. dollar cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening the
TB cases in England fall to record low: ...
LONDON, March 22 (Xinhua) -- New cases of tuberculosis (TB) in England have fallen to the lowest levels since records began in 1960, Public Health England (PHE) said in a new report Friday. According
Uganda scales up tuberculosis diagnosis,...
KAMPALA, March 23 (Xinhua) -- As the world commemorates World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on Sunday, Uganda's ministry of health said it is scaling up diagnosis and treatment to reduce the incidence in the
News Analysis: Italy's fall on health in...
ROME, March 1 (Xinhua) -- By most measures, Italy is one of the healthiest countries in the world. But there is less agreement about how -- and even whether -- the country's health care system can be
Kenyan campaigners root for youth inclus...
NAIROBI, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Kenya should tap into innovations from the youth to revitalize progress towards attainment of universal health coverage, campaigners said on Wednesday. Githinji Gitahi, c
Pakistan crackdowns on anti-vaccine mess...
On the verge of stamping out poliovirus from the country, Pakistan has intensified efforts to remove anti-vaccine content circulating on various social media platforms and throughout the Internet. “I
World Health Day observed in China
CHENGDU, April 7 (Xinhua) -- The National Health Commission (NHC) recently hosted an event to commemorate the 70th World Health Day at West China School of Medicine of Sichuan University, in Chengdu,
WHO's historic reform centers on univers...
GENEVA, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) unveiled on Wednesday the most wide-ranging reforms in its history, vowing to help billions of people worldwide benefiting from univers
China sees progress in online medical ca...
BEIJING, April 5 (Xinhua) -- China has made headway in promoting the initiative of Internet plus medical and health care, according to the national health authority. An array of supporting policies h
Beauty pageant helps young girl cancer p...
The world's first ever beauty pageant for child cancer patients was held earlier this week. A star-studded lineup performed during the show /CGTN Photo Designed to give the 12 contestants, a
Mongolia launches mental health hotline
ULAN BATOR, March 26 (Xinhua) - Mongolia has launched a 24-hour hotline for mental health consultation, local media reported on Tuesday, citing the country's National Center for Mental Health. "Our m